NPR: hachette book group https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=363794490 hachette book group en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 22 May 2025 13:43:28 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: hachette book group https://www.npr.org/tags/363794490/hachette-book-group The surprising economics of digital lending Long gone are the days of hauling sixty books home from the local library. With eBooks, the worlds of Fahrenheit 451 to Harry Potter are at your fingertips with just a tap. But what's the price behind the click? Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:43:52 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/08/18/1118289764/the-surprising-economics-of-digital-lending https://www.npr.org/2022/08/18/1118289764/the-surprising-economics-of-digital-lending

Long gone are the days of hauling sixty books home from the local library. With eBooks, the worlds of Fahrenheit 451 to Harry Potter are at your fingertips with just a tap. But what's the price behind the click?

]]> Wailin Wong Publishers Sue Internet Archive For 'Mass Copyright Infringement' The lawsuit filed this week in federal court alleges that the organization, which lends books online for free, amounts to a "piracy site" that has been eluding copyright law for years. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:52:38 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/06/03/868861704/publishers-sue-internet-archive-for-mass-copyright-infringement https://www.npr.org/2020/06/03/868861704/publishers-sue-internet-archive-for-mass-copyright-infringement

The lawsuit filed this week in federal court alleges that the organization, which lends books online for free, amounts to a "piracy site" that has been eluding copyright law for years.

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]]> Colin Dwyer The 'Netflix Of Books' Hopes To Open Up The E-Book Market Oyster, the subscription e-book service, says it is opening up a retail component and has the Big Five publishers on board. The move sets up Oyster to challenge Amazon. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:48:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/08/398307886/the-netflix-of-books-hopes-to-open-up-the-e-book-market https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/08/398307886/the-netflix-of-books-hopes-to-open-up-the-e-book-market

Oyster, the subscription e-book service, says it is opening up a retail component and has the Big Five publishers on board. The move sets up Oyster to challenge Amazon.

]]> Colin Dwyer Book News: Random House Promises Changes To Lena Dunham Book In <em>Not That Kind of Girl</em>, Dunham accuses a man she identifies as Barry of sexual assault. Yet "Barry" is a pseudonym — and the ensuing confusion has prompted her publisher to clarify matters. Tue, 09 Dec 2014 10:57:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/12/09/369600711/book-news-random-house-promises-changes-to-lena-dunham-book https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/12/09/369600711/book-news-random-house-promises-changes-to-lena-dunham-book Not That Kind of Girl, is her first book.'/>

In Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham accuses a man she identifies as Barry of sexual assault. Yet "Barry" is a pseudonym — and the ensuing confusion has prompted her publisher to clarify matters.

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]]> Colin Dwyer Amazon And Hachette Reach A Deal On E-Book Pricing The multiyear agreement, which will take effect in early 2015, ends a months-long stalemate between the online retail giant and the publishing powerhouse. Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:16:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/13/363794096/amazon-and-hachette-reach-a-deal-on-e-book-pricing https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/13/363794096/amazon-and-hachette-reach-a-deal-on-e-book-pricing The multiyear agreement, which will take effect in early 2015, ends a months-long stalemate between the online retail giant and the publishing powerhouse.

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