http://www.bookweb.org/news/aba-criticizes-president%E2%80%99s-choice-venue-jobs-speech American Booksellers Association president Oren Teicher joined the chorus of booksellers and other publishing industry figures criticizing Obama for giving a…
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Kobo replaces Google in ebooks deal with indie bookstores
Ebook company Kobo has signed a deal with the American Booksellers Association to allow indie bookstores to sell Kobo ebooks through their websites and stores. The new partnership replaces the ABA's deal with Google, which had been set to end in January.…
Read MoreWith Google backing out, ABA promises indie bookstores new e-book solution by fall
Google is ending the affiliate program that allows independent bookstores to sell e-books through their websites, but the American Booksellers Association says it will have a new solution in place "well in advance" of the end of the Google program in January 2013.…
Read MoreABA to DOJ on e-book settlement: Punish collusion, not indie bookstores
In his letter to the Department of Justice on the proposed e-book settlement, American Booksellers Association president Oren Teicher calls Amazon a "classic free-rider" and argues that settling publishers shouldn't have to drop agency pricing as a requirement of the settlement.…
Read MoreGoogle: No more e-books for indie booksellers
Google is reportedly ending its program that allows independent booksellers to sell Google e-books through their websites. Below is the full letter that the American Booksellers Association sent to members announcing the news.…
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