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Amazon saw big losses again in its Q3 2014 earnings, missing analyst estimates and reporting a whopping operating loss of $544 million. Read more »
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Laura oversees news production in the mornings from the Gigaom East office in Manhattan, assigning, editing, and writing stories as needed. She also covers digital book publishing, and has a particular interest in Amazon and ebooks. She was previously the editor of Publishing Trends, a website and newsletter for the book publishing industry, and served as a staff writer for paidContent.
Amazon saw big losses again in its Q3 2014 earnings, missing analyst estimates and reporting a whopping operating loss of $544 million. Read more »
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HarperCollins is paying authors more when they sell their print, e- and audiobooks directly through its website. It’s a step in the right direction, even if it’s not the standard higher… Read more »
Amazon’s crowdsourced publishing initiative is for romance, mystery/thriller and sci-fi/fantasy authors, and will open to the public in a couple of weeks. Separately, Amazon is launching a community called WriteOn… Read more »
Dear Author, a leading romance blog, reported on digital publisher Ellora’s Cave’s tax violations and missing author payments. Now Ellora’s Cave is suing Dear Author and its founder for defamation. Read more »
Add this one to the is-Amazon-Prime-still-a-good-deal? file: Amazon is cutting back on Amazon Mom, its discount program for parents. Read more »