The link below is to an article that looks at the current situation with ebook pricing and price collusion within the industry. It also makes three predictions concerning ebook pricing for the future.
For more visit:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremygreenfield/2012/12/10/let-the-ebook-price-wars-begin-three-ebook-pricing-predictions/
There are a number of debates currently ongoing in the book industry – the ebook pricing war, blogging and book reviews, digitalisation of books, etc. A reasonably new area of debate has been that of ebook lending. The link below is to an article that looks at the ebook lending debate.
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http://blog.bookbaby.com/2012/09/why-is-ebook-lending-under-siege/
Recently great strides have been made against fixed book pricing in the USA. The link below is to an article that looks at efforts being made in the European Union to do the same.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/eu-begins-to-dismantle-agency-pricing-on-ebooks/
The link below is to an article that suggests higher prices may be the new reality following the recent ebook pricing lawsuit settlement. Could that be the new reality? What do you think?
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/agency-pricing-settlement-higher-prices-on-the-way/
The link below is to an article that looks at the pricing of ebooks and the attempted pricing scam by various publishers.
For more visit:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409431,00.asp
The link below is to an article that considers the pricing of digital content.
For more visit:
http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/pricing-digital-content
The link below is to an article with the latest news on the US ebook pricing lawsuit, with news of a settlement with Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster. Apple, Macmillan and Penguin are still fighting the lawsuit.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/aug/30/us-ebook-customers-compensation-price-fixing?
The link below is to an article on the pricing of ebooks.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/apps-books-coffee-the-media-pricing-debate/
The link below is to an article that looks at the current debate over the pricing of various forms of media, including ebooks.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/apps-books-coffee-the-media-pricing-debate/
The link below is to an article that reports on authors and the pricing of their ebooks. This is a good article to look at.
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