Category Archives: Publishing News

Kindle Comes to the iPhone

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Mac Slocum

Users of the iPhone and iPod Touch can now tap into Amazon’s Kindle store with the free Kindle for iPhone application. From The New York Times: The move comes a… Continue reading →

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Expectation of Fair Pricing, Not Free

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Peter Brantley

At Dear Author, a post stating that not all content should be expected to be free; rather it must be provided, free or not, in a realistic understanding of consumer… Continue reading →

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Amazon Announces Kindle 2

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Mac Slocum

I’ve got just enough time between TOC tutorial sessions for a quick Kindle 2 post. As anticipated, Amazon unveiled Kindle 2 this morning. The $359 update is thinner (0.36… Continue reading →

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Safari Books Online Goes Mobile

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Allen Noren

Like much of the publishing world, I’m eager to hear about Amazon’s latest version of the Kindle. But that’s not the only news today. I’m sitting here at TOC and talking to John Chodacki from Safari Books Online and, with a smile on his face, he’s showing me beta version of m.safaribooksonline.com. The smile is well deserved. It looks great, it’s fast, and I love the stripped-down navigation and lack of clutter. Continue reading →

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Google Opens Mobile Access to Public-Domain Books

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Andrew Savikas

Via a Google press release, word that visiting books.google.com/m provides mobile access to 1.5 million public-domain books from within Google Book Search: Today, we’re making it possible for anyone… Continue reading →

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UC Press Podcast Featuring, Jeri Quinzio and Allison J. Pugh

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Lindsay Wong

We are pleased to announce that Episode 11 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In February’s episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews a sociologist and a food writer.First, Jeri Quinzio talks about ice cream… Continue reading →

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New York Times Settles Linking Suit

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Peter Brantley

In what many of us thought was a slightly bizarre case, the New York Times Co. has settled with GateHouse Media in a suit attempting to cease the automated… Continue reading →

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Amazon Dropping Non-Amazon Ebook Formats (Sort of)

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Andrew Savikas

Via Publishers Weekly, Amazon announced Monday it will stop offering ebooks in formats other than Kindle and Mobipocket: In the future, the online retailer says it plans to offer… Continue reading →

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“None of this is good or bad; it just is”

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Mac Slocum

Lev Grossman takes a pragmatic look at the changing state of authors, readers, and the definition of publishing: Self-publishing has gone from being the last resort of the desperate… Continue reading →

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“Amazon Tax” Moves Forward in New York

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Mac Slocum

A judge has dismissed lawsuits from Amazon and Overstock.com challenging New York’s “Amazon tax,” which was enacted last year. From the Associated Press: The law applies to companies that don’t… Continue reading →

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