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Open Letter to Amazon Gains Support of Best-Selling Authors

By Barbara Payne

July 30, 2014 by Ooligan Staff Leave a Comment

Open Letter to Amazon Gains Support of Best-Selling Authors

While this year’s Fourth of July fireworks displays around the country were bold and beautiful, the fireworks between online retail giant Amazon.com and long-standing book publisher Hachette were anything but. Over the holiday weekend, support for Authors Guild Council Member Douglas Preston’s open letter to Amazon hit 300 signatures, with big names like Stephen King, […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: amazon, author compensation, Authors Guild, Douglas Preston, eBooks, Hachette, industry, James Patterson, petitions, pricing, royalties, Scott Turow, Self-Publishing, Stephen King

The Battle for a Digital Pricing Model that Works Part 4: The Return of the Jedi!

By Ooligan Press

July 15, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Battle for a Digital Pricing Model that Works Part 4: The Return of the Jedi!

by Rebekah Hunt According to Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, the solution to the digital publishing issue is simple. “The day has come,” he says, “for publishers to offer a $4.00 book.” Has Mr. Coker lost his mind, or could this really be the future of ebook pricing? He goes on to elaborate, “Most books […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: books, digital, ebook, eBooks, iTunes, Mark Coker, pricing, publishing, Smashwords, Steve Jobs

The Battle For a Digital Pricing Model That Works. Part One: Pub Wars!

By Ooligan Press

June 25, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

By Rebekah Hunt In March of 2011, Jon Bon Jovi famously accused Steve Jobs of being “personally responsible for killing the music business,” in an interview with the London based Sunday Times. “Kids today,” the aging rocker said (probably after chasing some off his lawn), “have missed the whole experience of… taking your allowance money […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: A New Hope, digital, ebook, eBooks, Fall of the Old Republic, Hulu, iTunes, Jon Bon Jovi, London, Napster, Netflix, pricing, Return of the Jedi, Steve Jobs, Sunday Times

Digital Pirates II: The Curse of the Black URL

By Ooligan Press

March 17, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

By Rebekah Hunt In my last thrilling, swashbuckling article on digital piracy, I explored the differences between the piracy of films and that of books. However, the most pressing question surrounding the piracy of digital content is this: does piracy of digital content hurt sales? As it turns out, opinions on this very complex issue […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: ABC, Carnegie Mellon University, digital media, digitalbookworld.com, DRM, Hugh Howey, Hulu, Looper, piracy, pricing, swashbuckling, Very Scary Stuff, Wired

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