23/04/08: Stop Press for April 22nd
- George Monbiot: The most potent weapon wielded by the empires of Murdoch and China [Guardian] - “Most notoriously, he instructed HarperCollins not to publish the book that it had bought from the former governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten…. (he instructed the publishers to “kill the fucking book”).” Just in case you didn’t know.
- As Amazon Soars, Bookstores Creep [Publishers Weekly] - “Publishers may be a bit anxious on learning that in Amazon’s 10k filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company lists among its many competitors not just bookstores but also publishers.” OK, now it’s not just me saying it: so are Amazon.
- Internet sales hit record £13bn in first quarter [The Independent] - “The numbers, which come amid a flurry of disappointing updates from high-street retailers, underlines retailing’s nature as a zero sum game ? web retailers’ gain is the high street’s loss.”
- AuthorHouse Bows to Amazon Pressure Over Booksurge - Publishers Weekly - We keep hearing different sides to this. Everybody goes through changes. No one seems to know what’s going oooonnnnnn… Sorry.
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