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‘Get Smart’ About the Business of Your Book
by, Jill Swenson
March 3, 2015

‘Get Smart’ About the Business of Your Book Distribution is not a dirty word. No one talks about it much in literary circles and it is something you may not have thought much about as an author. Perhaps you are more conscious of its importance when it comes to films and music. Distribution determines what movies appear in which theaters. What selection of music is… [Read More]

Filed Under: Baker & Taylor, book stores, Consortium, Distribution, Ingram, IPG, libraries, NBN, Publishers Group West, sales and marketing
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The Battle with Monopsony: Amazon v. Books
by, Jill Swenson
June 27, 2014
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There is a war raging in book publishing. Amazon v. Authors, Books, Bookstores, Publishers, and Readers. There has been a long buildup to this conflict. It’s recently heated up over the pricing of ebooks with Hatchette. To bring in reinforcements, Hachette announced a three way deal. It intends to purchase Perseus Books and sell off distribution services to Ingram. Germany launches an investigation of Amazon… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amazon, Hatchette, Ingram, monopsony, Perseus Books, self-publishing
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