It looks like the two month dispute over terms in the agency model agreement has been resolved between Penguin and Apple. While Random House have yet to decide whether theyt will ultimately adopt the agency model for e-books, Penguin were the only other publisher from the big six not to have reached an agreement with…
Google Quietly Planning New World Publishing Order
Google are teaming up with Verizon Wireless to deliver a hand-held tablet computer like the Apple iPad according to the Wall Street Journal. This is hardly a surprise and has been long expected in light of Google’s imminent launch of their own e-book store in the shape of Google Editions, which will see them become a…
Apple iPad Set For May 28th Release in Nine Countries
The Apple iPad will be available in nine different countries, including the UK, from 28th May. The doors of the Apple iBookstore will also open on the same date, with customer pre-orders beginning from May 10th. The following UK price points will apply: £429 for 16GB £499 for 32GB £599 for 64GB (Wi-Fi devices) £529…
Apple Delay iPad International Release
Apple today announced that the international release of the iPad will be delayed by a full month due to unprecedented demand. International online pre-orders will be taken from May 10th when pricing for the device will also be confirmed. From the press release: “Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week,…
TOT Test-Drives New iPad For Review
There is a lot going one here apart from the fact that a two-and-a-half year old girl has been viewed nearly 275,000 times on Youtube playing with Dad’s new iPad. I’m not entirely sure why some parents choose to make their very young kids internet celebrities. Watching this little girl made me think of my…
iPad Launches with 300,000 Sales on Day One
Apple today announced that it sold over 300,000 iPads in the USA as of midnight Saturday, April 3rd. These sales included deliveries of pre-ordered iPads to customers, deliveries to channel partners and sales at Apple Retail Stores. Apple also announced that iPad users downloaded over one million apps from Apple’s App Store and over 250,000 ebooks from…
Lulu Clarify iBookstore Options
Last week independent sources revealed that Lulu had signed a deal to have their eBooks included in the new Apple iBookstore. On Saturday, on the Lulu Blog, the official announcement was made with this posting – Get Your eBook in the Apple iBookstore. When I posted on the independent reports about Lulu’s deal with Apple,…
Did Lulu Get a Shed-Load of iPads with Apple Deal?!
Looks like Lulu got a shed-load of free iPads after this week’s agreement with Apple. Their latest ‘fantastic’ offer to celebrate ‘the momentous occasion’ is a free iPad with three promotional publishing packages. I’m not sure if the ‘momentous occasion’ is their deal with Apple, though, I suspect they mean the release of the iPad itself.…
Shss! It’s Softly, Softly For Lulu in The eBook Wars
This week seems to be the week that anyone remotely connected with selling ebooks is announcing a hook-up deal with Apple or Amazon. We have already seen announcements from Author Solutions’ deal with their brands, AuthorHouse, Xlibris, iUniverse and Trafford for inclusion on Amazon’s Kindle, and yesterday, news came of the popular Smashwords announcing a distribution…
Makinson on Penguin’s iBook Future
John Makinson is serving his eight year as CEO of the Penguin Group. He had an early career background as a journalist and the investor relations sector. He has worked for the Financial Times and Reuters. On Tuesday, Makinson gave a presentation to demonstrate the new ibooks Penguin have in development for the Apple iPad…