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Category Archives: The Business of PublishingIs Amazon’s “Duplicate Title” Problem Costing You Sales?If you publish your own books or are published by a traditional publisher, there’s only one person who is really going to be paying close-enough attention to your books to catch the listings on Amazon that are for your book, … Continue reading The Authors Guild’s Mary Rasenberger Gets It Wrong on Flat RoyaltiesIn July’s IBPA Independent, Authors Guild executive director Mary Rasenberger wrote about the potential future of a flat royalty rate for authors. Unfortunately, her article included inaccuracies that almost certainly will mislead most authors. In her article, Rasenberger makes one … Continue reading Amazon KDP, It’s Time to Break through the 9.99 CeilingIt’s all really about the value of books. Two sides met in battle. On one side, there were several major publishers and Apple. On the other, the Department of Justice (with Amazon in the wings, whispering into the DOJ’s ear). … Continue reading It’s Booksellers, Not Publishers, Who are Responsible for High PricesEveryone needs to make money. I get that. But I get a bit frustrated when I see comments on eBooks or even printed books about prices being too high. That DVD used for that movie you bought costs 39 cents, … Continue reading Is Amazon Misleading Indie Publishers on VAT Pricing?Is Amazon’s Kindle pricing system misleading indie publishers? Like many small publishers, I read with some confusion the various emails about Amazon’s changing approach to VAT or Value Added Tax in the European Union and Japan. But did you know … Continue reading
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iTunes Royalties and VAT-Inclusive PricingYesterday I wrote about Amazon KDP royalties and how the changes in VAT in the EU would affect author and publisher income from Kindle sales. Today, let’s tackle iTunes Royalties and VAT-inclusive pricing. You may not know this, but Apple’s … Continue reading
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Why Apple has Lost the E-Book WarAs I sit here writing this, it looks like Apple will be paying many millions to settle lawsuits with the various states over E-Book pricing, as well as to settle a class-action lawsuit for the same reason. These are essentially … Continue reading
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The Madness of Bowker’s My IdentifiersThere’s quite a bit that’s annoying me of late and that probably won’t surprise anyone. Hell, my wife refers to me as Eeyore. But as the publisher of a small press (www.endpaperspress.com), I have to say that the folks at … Continue reading |
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