E-Books

On Thursday, June 11, the European Commission (EC) opened a formal antitrust investigation into “certain business practices by Amazon in the distribution of e-books.” 

On Tuesday, Kobo revealed plans for an incentive program aimed at encouraging customers at ABA member stores to give e-reading a try. Set to launch later this summer and to run for 100 days, eRead Local will reward both ABA member stores that acquire new Kobo customers and the customers themselves.

Canadian company to host summer Bookseller Academy; Publishers Lunch releases Buzz Books; Kobo to provide free e-book access to Southwest Airlines customers

Canada’s Indigo Books looks to expand to U.S.; Macmillan partners with BitLit on e-book bundling; Lerner to distribute Hutton Grove; Skyhorse announces promotions, reorganization

Following early April media reports that HarperCollins and Amazon had yet to reach a new contract agreement, Publishers Lunch reported on Wednesday that HarperCollins is moving to a full agency model for e-book sales as of midnight Pacific Time on Tuesday, April 14.

2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals shortlist announced; College to take over management of Bryn Mawr Bookstore; Consortium signs two indie publishers; Oyster to sell e-books; Atticus Lish wins 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction;  X.J. Kennedy wins Jackson Poetry Prize; Winners of the 2014 James Tiptree Jr. Award announced; Winners of 2015 Christopher Awards announced

Three e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include bargain books, digital originals, and down-priced frontlist.

Thirteen e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include Easter, baseball, cooking, and mysteries.

On March 5, the European Union’s top court ruled that EU countries must charge the full value-added tax on e-books. The court found that e-books are not subject to the same tax reductions as physical books, as they are considered a service.

Elizabeth McCracken’s Thunderstruck wins annual Story Prize; Finalists announced for 27th Annual Lambda Literary Awards; SIBA releases 2015 Book Award longlist; CBC names Jon Colman new executive director; HuffPo publishes list of nine studies that say print beats e-books

NYT article on indie bookstores shared with millions of Twitter followers; SFWA announces 2014 Nebula Award nominees; Poets & Writers introduces mobile app; PEN releases 2015 Literary Awards calendar; Young people prefer print books to digital, Washington Post reports; May 2 announced as first Canadian Authors for Indies Day; Lerner Publishing Group acquires Egmont USA’s list

Five e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include gardening, home improvement, and cooking.

This week, ABA notified Kobo program participants that Kobo was no longer producing the Kobo Aura HD.

Macmillan returns to agency pricing on e-books, plans to test subscriptions; Nielsen Children’s Book Summit highlights growing market; Cameron Post wins again with help of Kids’ Right to Read Project; Duncan, Ellroy named Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters

Brookline Booksmith customer wins A.J. Fikry sweepstakes; NPR’s Morning Edition announces first book club pick; BookCon grows partnership with We Need Diverse Books; Kobo launches “buy more, save more” program; Consumers look to shop local this holiday season; Scholastic report details kids’ reading habits; Chronicle Books to distribute Quadrille Publishing