Against Religion is now available on Amazon.
Announcement here, in case you forgot.
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J.A. Konrath author of the Jack Daniels series, subject of the author photo most likely to be called-back-to on Importance, announced that his next physical book will be released by AmazonEncore.
Konrath has recently championed Kindle as a means to sell electronic editions of his books direct to consumers on his blog and in an interview with Galley Cat.
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Google sets a June-July launch date for its long delayed digital bookstore. The store will only sell books that aren’t tied up in Google’s settlement with authors and publishers.
… and remember this?
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Ken Auletta has an overview article in The New Yorker about the iPad, Kindle, and the current state of eBook publishing. The release of the iPad, at least temporarily, prevented Amazon from dictating the price of eBooks at $9.99, but will the new boss be the same as the old boss… hm?
Worth a read, although I never heard the iPad referred to as the “Jesus Pad,” in any self-respecting publishing circle, as the author claims.
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Amazon sues the state of North Carolina over demand for customer records. Amazon wants to protect your privacy and just maybe give you a better deal than brick & mortars that have to charge sales tax. Read more at PW.
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J.A. Konrath author of the Jack Daniels series interviewed at GalleyCat. Nevermind my haughty use of his author photo (I just can’t help myself), you should read the interview.
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Hachette books are unavailable on Amazon, also some Penguin titles, as the tug-a-war between Amazon and publishers over E-book pricing continues. In early February, Amazon removed all of Macmillan’s buy buttons over E-book pricing.
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between Amazon and Wal-Mart. WalMart.com CEO Raul Vazquez said, “If there is going to be a ‘Wal-Mart of the Web,’ it is going to be Walmart.com.” After which, he walked away from the interviewer and smacked Barbara Ehrenreich across the face.
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