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Authors Prefer Traditional Publishers


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the preference of traditional publishing for authors.

For more visit:
http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-authors-prefer-traditional-publishers-to-selfpublishing-surprised-20140109,0,2171066.story#axzz2qGNO62dt

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Why Publishers Hate Amazon


The links below are to a series of articles that examine why publishers hate Amazon.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/amazon/why-big-publishing-hates-amazon-and-wants-you-to-hate-amazon-too/
http://www.teleread.com/amazon/why-big-publishing-hates-amazon-part-2/
http://www.teleread.com/amazon/why-big-publishing-hates-amazon-part-3/

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United Kingdom: Book Publishing Crisis Leads to Closures


The link below is to an article that reports on the closure of some 98 book publishers in the United Kingdom in the last 12 months.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/04/ebooks-discounts-98-publishers-closure

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Infographic: History of Publishing


The link below is to an infographic that takes a look at the history of publishing.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/publishing/a-brief-history-of-publishing-infographic-by-finvy/

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Article: Publishing and the Digital Revolution


The link below is to an article that looks at the place of publishing in the midst of the digital revolution.

For more visit:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115010/publishing-industry-thriving

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Article: Publishers & Their Customers


The link below is to an article that takes a look at publishers and their customers – worth a read. Bad day for publishers here, as they seem to be copping a bit of a bashing.

For more visit:
http://www.hughhowey.com/its-the-reader-stupid/

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Article: Bad Amazon – Kindle Matchbook


The link below is to an article that takes a different approach to Kindle Matchbook and once again Amazon is the bad boy. You can always find some reason to bash Amazon, but I remain a fan and I don’t see any great issue with Kindle Matchbook. It seeks to look after the customer/reader, and perhaps that is the real issue for publishers. I think most publishers have had an issue with looking after their customers/readers, so it’s really no surprise that this would be a something they take issue with.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/09/09/least-surprising-aspect-kindle-matchbook/

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Article: Fixing Book Publishing


The link below is to an article that considers ways to fix the problems in the book publishing industry.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/12/5-ways-to-fix-book-publishing.html

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Article: Solving the Problems of Book Publishing


The link below is to an article that considers the issues facing book publishers and what to do about them.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/drm/open-letter-to-the-big-six-publishers-have-you-learned-anything/

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Article: The Problem Facing Book Publishing


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the major issue that has been facing book publishing for some time.

For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/elephant-graveyard