So, 2010 is but moments away. Where is the publishing industry going and where does independent and self-publishing see itself in the twelve months ahead? To be frank, the industry as a whole remains very tentative as to what lies ahead. Expect further caution and much consolidation. From what I have seen so far from…
2009: The Year That Was (Sept – Dec)
SEPTEMBER Bob Miller, President of HarperStudio, shared some pertinent views in September on the future of publishing with PublishingPerspectives.com on how he saw the need for the relationship between publisher and author to become more of a partnership of commitment. […]”I believe that publishers and authors should be equal partners, sharing profits fifty-fifty, as we…
Amazon Request Rejected in Google Settlement Case
Amazon’s request that Judge Denny Chin withdraws his preliminary approval for the revised Google Settlement case in New York has been unsurprisingly rejected. Judge Chin ruled on the request yesterday and the case will now move on to a fairness hearing on February 18th. Judge Chin underlined his belief that argument against the agreement would…
Google Settlement Given Court’s Preliminary Approval
Judge Denny Chin has granted the US District Court’s preliminary approval of the revised Google Settlement. The next stage will be a final hearing on 18th February 2010, which will examine the terms of the agreement and make a ruling on its full approval. The opt-out/opt-in and final objections deadline will be 28th January. November,…
Revised Google Settlement Filed At Eleventh Hour
At one point on Friday it did not look like we were going to have a revised Google Settlement. Delays of several hours and attorney negotiations finally led to a revised settlement being lodged late Friday evening with Judge Denny Chin presiding over the case in the US District Court. The revised settlement, according to…
Google Books Settlement Case Given Eleventh Hour Extension Until Friday
Judge Chin has today granted a short extension in the Google Settlement case which will allow The Authors Guild and Google to finalize a new agreement by this Friday, November, 13th. No substantive reason was given by the court to allow the extension until the end of this week, but lawyers for Google did argue that…
Google Books Settlement: Make Haste At Your Peril – Objectors
Judge Denny Chin, presiding over the Google Books Settlement case, has again been requested by opponents to ensure they are given ‘sufficient time to study and comment on any amended settlement agreement’ and that there are no limits on any objections. The call came from Yahoo and Microsoft, two of the most significant corporate objectors…
New York Times: Sergey Brin Offers His Opinions On Google Book Settlement
Sergey Brin, co-founder and technology president of Google has expressed his opinions and support for what Google is trying to achieve with the Google Book Settlement in an article for yesterday’s New York Times entitled, A Library to Last Forever. It is a frank and reasoned opinion few–bar the most partisan–could find fault with. Brin’s…
Revised Google Book Settlement For November
Following the status conference on the Google Book Settlement case, Judge Denny Chin has agreed to the requests of lawyers for Google to allow a revised agreement to be drawn up in light of the multiple objections from parties, including the US Justice Department, lodged with the Federal Courts. The revised agreement will now be presented to…
Google Book Settlement – When Fairness Becomes Status
As widely expected Judge Denny Chin has acceded to the request of the plaintiffs in the Google Book Settlement case and agreed to put back the date for the Fairness Hearing scheduled for October 7th. However, in its place, Judge Denny Chin will instead preside over what is now being declared as a ‘status conference’ on the same date.…