While Amazon offers a variety of Prime perks for Britons, it can often take a while for some of them to make it across the Atlantic. Take, for example, Prime Reading: a “free” book subscription that launched in the US last October but is only now coming to the UK. Unlike Kindle Unlimited — which […]
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Amazon will no longer strongarm ebook publishers in Europe
The European Commission has accepted Amazon’s changes to how it sells its e-books. Following a 2015 investigation over the retailer’s anti-competitive behaviour, Amazon said back in January that it would change its ebook contracts, removing clauses that demanded the most favorable distribution deals. This encompassed release dates and promotions, in addition to the plain wholesale […]
E-book publishers and Apple reach new deal with Competition Bureau over pricing
Three major book publishers have signed an agreement with Canadian competition authorities that will permit retailers to sell those publishers’ e-books at a discount — something they couldn’t do before. CBC | Business News
