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  In letter to DoJ, Mike Shatzkin argues publishers should have ability to set prices

  1054 readersPublishing-industry consultant Mike Shatzkin has posted the letter he has sent the Department of Justice in regard to its proposed settlement with three of the five original Agency publishers. Shatzkin spends much of the letter establishing his credibility as a consultant, then points out the two fundamental problems he sees with the settlement. First is

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  The Publishing Industry Enigma

  684 readers Legal experts don’t understand the publishing industry, writes Mike Shatzkin, a publishing industry consultant (and partner on Digital Book World 2013). Shatzkin attended the In Re Publishing conference put on by the New York Law School this weekend and found many enthusiastic proponents of the recent settlement between the Justice Department and several publishers to resolve

• Shatzkin Urges DoJ to Reconsider Discounting Rules in Letter

  927 readersIn the past weeks and until June 25, the Department of Justice will read and publish letters from anyone regarding its settlement with three large U.S. publishers for its e-book price-fixing lawsuit. Earlier in May, Simon Lipskar of Writers House and the Association of Authors’ Representatives wrote a letter accusing the Justice Department of a “bizarre

• Three Predictions for the E-Book Marketplace Following DOJ Settlement Approval

  1335 readers In his latest blog post, publishing consultant (and DBW partner) Mike Shatzkin ruminates on how the e-book marketplace will change if (more like “when”) Judge Denise Cote approves the proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster. Here are two of Shatzkins most bankable predictions: It is a safe prediction that

• DoJ Letters: Self-Published Authors Vs. Booksellers, Agent, Consultant

  853 readersThe public has until June 25 to send letters to the Deparment of Justice commenting on the proposed settlement between the U.S. and Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins in the matter of the DoJ’s e-book price-fixing lawsuit. Many prominent members of the digital book community have sent letters for and against the proposed settlement —

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  Mike Shatzkin ponders near-future of publishing under DoJ settlement

  874 readersPublishing industry consultant Mike Shatzkin has posted a look on his blog at what the settlement terms could mean for the near future of publishing as the publishers who’ve settled put the required contract changes into effect. Assuming things move forward at all speed, the terms could be in effect as soon as mid-September, well

• Pressure Mounting for Judge Cote to Reject E-Book Settlement

  778 readers Bookstore chain Books-A-Million and a group of independent publishers are two of the latest parties to come out against the proposed e-book price-fixing settlement between Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins and the Department of Justice. According to Publishers Lunch, publishers Abrams Books, Chronicle Books, Grove/Atlantic, Chicago Review Press, New Directions Publishing, W.W. Norton, Perseus Books

• Pressure Mounting for Judge Cote to Reject E-Book Settlement

  447 readers Bookstore chain Books-A-Million and a group of independent publishers are two of the latest parties to come out against the proposed e-book price-fixing settlement between Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins and the Department of Justice. According to Publishers Lunch, publishers Abrams Books, Chronicle Books, Grove/Atlantic, Chicago Review Press, New Directions Publishing, W.W. Norton, Perseus Books

• Did the DOJ Settlement Greatly Benefit Publishers and Keep E-Book Prices High?

  574 readers The settlement recently approved by the Southern District Court in Manhattan between the Department of Justice and HarperCollins, Hachette and Simon & Schuster may have served to benefit the publishers and to keep e-book prices relatively high for consumers, speculates industry consultant (and DBW partner) Mike Shatzkin. When new prices for HarperCollins e-books started showing up

• Guild Slams DOJ Action – “Will Harm Readers in the Long Run”

  577 readers Paul Aiken, Executive Director of the Authors Guild, has issued an open letter to the chief of litigation in the Department of Justice’s antitrust division, expressing its opposition to the DOJ’s proposed settlement of the price-fixing charges against Apple and several major publishers.  We reproduce it in full below. Richard Curtis ******************************** Feel free to forward or comment.