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Jason Boog / GalleyCat:
eBook Revenues Top Hardcover   —  Net sales revenue from eBooks have surpassed hardcover books in the first quarter of 2012.  —  According to the March Association of American Publishers (AAP) net sales revenue report (collecting data from 1,189 publishers), adult eBook sales were $282.3 million …
Jun 16, 2012, 7:50 AMIn context
Jason Boog / GalleyCat:
Barnes & Noble Stores Will Not Stock Books Published By Amazon   —  Barnes & Noble has decided not to stock books published by Amazon in their physical stores, keeping the new publisher out of the country's largest network of brick and mortar bookstores.  —  Bloomberg Businessweek senior …
Jan 31, 2012, 4:40 PMIn context
Jeff Rivera / GalleyCat:
New York Times Bestseller Seth Godin to No Longer Publish Books Traditionally   —  New York Times bestselling author and marketing guru, Seth Godin vows to never publish traditionally again.  After over 12 books with a legacy publisher, Godin says he's had enough.
Aug 22, 2010, 5:50 PMIn context
GalleyCat:
Breaking: Hachette Book Group to Transition to Agency Model   —  In an email to agents this evening, Hachette Book Group USA CEO David Young announced a shift to an agency model for eBook pricing.  —  Here's an excerpt: “There are many advantages to the agency model, for our authors, retailers, consumers, and publishers.
Feb 4, 2010, 9:20 PMIn context
Jason Boog / GalleyCat:
Macmillan NYT Ad: “Available at booksellers everywhere except Amazon”   —  In that full-page New York Times advertisement today, Macmillan took a more aggressive stance in the ongoing debate with Amazon over eBook pricing.  —  The advertisement for Atul Gawande's new book, “The Checklist Manifesto …
Feb 4, 2010, 7:25 PMIn context
GalleyCat:
Macmillan CEO Confirms Amazon Price Feud   —  In a paid advertisement in Publishers Marketplace, Macmillan CEO John Sargent confirmed that Amazon (AMZN) had stopped directly selling books by the publisher.  “It is impossible to reach you all in the very limited timeframe we are working under …
Jan 31, 2010, 1:55 AMIn context

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Unison's blog:
“Yammer sucks”  —  Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).