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Gaming the system pays… on Amazon UK. Over 30% of the Amazon UK Top 100 Kindle ebooks are in breach of Amazon rules and BIC guidelines. Including Amazon’s own titles

by Mark Williams | Oct 29, 2019 | Amazon, Ebooks, Publishing Controversies, UK | 2 |

Back in March 2018 the BIC called on UK publishers not to game the system by abusing metadata....

The new Harry Potter subscription service will set you back $75 to get the ebooks you probably own already, but the extras make it a great deal for Potter fans

by Mark Williams | Oct 27, 2019 | Innovative Publishing, Publishing News, UK, USA | 0 |

Earlier this month, buried in the deluge of news from Frankfurt, a new Harry Potter digital...

Déjà vu. Once again self-published authors are not welcome at the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award

by Mark Williams | Oct 23, 2019 | Awards, Publishing Controversies, UK | 0 |

Last year the Wall Street Journal noted how Jeff Bezos had proudly told us how thousands of...

RH Business Relaunch; VAT on Russian ebooks; Amazon’s Kindle for Kids; Brexit fears; Random House Graphic; Ebooks and Libraries; Nobel Prize Controversy

by Mark Williams | Oct 11, 2019 | Amazon, Audiobooks, Awards, Digital Audio, Digital Libraries, Europe, Global Publishing, Libraries, Publishing News, Russia, The global book market, UK | 1 |

Industry News Round-Up is a selection of some of the most interesting stories emerging from the...

NetGalley Advanced arrives in UK, France and Germany nine months after US launch

by Mark Williams | Oct 2, 2019 | Australia, Ebooks, Europe, France, Germany, Global Publishing, The global book market, UK, Uncategorized, USA | 0 |

When it comes to getting new books noticed in the digital age, advance copies sent out to trusted...

Audible UK doubles profit as audiobook sales slow in 2018. But claims the ebook bubble has burst is just wishful thinking from the UK Booksellers Association

by Mark Williams | Sep 22, 2019 | Amazon, Audible, Audiobooks, bookstores, Ebooks, Europe, Global Publishing, The global book market, UK | 0 |

After a 47% increase in sales in 2017, Amazon-owned Audible UK saw a rise in sales of only 38% in...

Digital now delivers 56% of revenue for car manual publisher Haynes

by Mark Williams | Sep 15, 2019 | Ebooks, Global Publishing, Publishing Brief, The global book market, UK | 0 |

If we’ve ever been bold enough to try some car maintenance we’ve probably has an oil-covered...

Canongate’s “rewarding year” with “record breaking backlist sales” and ebook, audio, and global sales all rising is part of a bigger picture

by Mark Williams | Sep 9, 2019 | Audiobooks, Ebooks, Europe, Global Publishing, UK | 0 |

After several years of ebook sales “plateauing” as publishers increased ebook prices to avoid...

Dash – a new digital-first commercial fiction imprint – launching from Orion this autumn

by Mark Williams | Aug 13, 2019 | Ebooks, Global Publishing, Publishing News, UK | 0 |

Commissioning editor Victoria Oundjian will lead Dash, a new digital-first commercial fiction...

The imaginary death of books by streaming continues as Netflix makes “massive financial commitment” to DC’s “most-expensive TV foray ever”

by Mark Williams | Jul 1, 2019 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, ebook subscription services, Ebooks, Europe, Film & TV, Global Publishing, UK | 0 |

Neil Gaiman’s Sandman is no stranger to options. The graphic novel has been in line to become a...

Ebook & audiobook VAT set to tumble in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Poland and Czech Republic on 1 July

by Mark Williams | Jun 26, 2019 | Ebooks, Europe, Global Publishing, The global book market, UK | 2 |

One reason digital books haven’t, mostly, take off as they did in the US this past decade...

Boldwood Books goes energetically global with simultaneous ebook, audiobook and POD, but will they still be leaving money on the table?

by Mark Williams | Jun 19, 2019 | Digital Audio, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Print, Publishing Brief, The global book market, UK | 1 |

With a name like Boldwood Books one really wouldn’t expect anything less than a bold launch of a...

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Gaming the system pays… on Amazon UK. Over 30% of the Amazon UK Top 100 Kindle ebooks are in breach of Amazon rules and BIC guidelines. Including Amazon’s own titles

The new Harry Potter subscription service will set you back $75 to get the ebooks you probably own already, but the extras make it a great deal for Potter fans

Déjà vu. Once again self-published authors are not welcome at the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award

RH Business Relaunch; VAT on Russian ebooks; Amazon’s Kindle for Kids; Brexit fears; Random House Graphic; Ebooks and Libraries; Nobel Prize Controversy

NetGalley Advanced arrives in UK, France and Germany nine months after US launch

Audible UK doubles profit as audiobook sales slow in 2018. But claims the ebook bubble has burst is just wishful thinking from the UK Booksellers Association

Digital now delivers 56% of revenue for car manual publisher Haynes

Canongate’s “rewarding year” with “record breaking backlist sales” and ebook, audio, and global sales all rising is part of a bigger picture

Dash – a new digital-first commercial fiction imprint – launching from Orion this autumn

The imaginary death of books by streaming continues as Netflix makes “massive financial commitment” to DC’s “most-expensive TV foray ever”

Ebook & audiobook VAT set to tumble in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Poland and Czech Republic on 1 July

Boldwood Books goes energetically global with simultaneous ebook, audiobook and POD, but will they still be leaving money on the table?

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