Independent Publishers Are Fed Up with Barnes & Noble - Publishers Daily

There's more stores than them.

Panzer stopped at the Publishers Weekly site today. There he discovered an interesting post about Barnes and Noble's buying practices.

 

Jim Milliot's post quotes extensively from Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt about his book inventory buying practices. 

 

Panzer says, "It explains why this little kitty's Barnes and Noble sales went to zero."

 

Note: This is a long, long post. You'll need to decide what you want to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Independent Publishers 

Court to Hear Bids by Amazon, Publishers to Dismiss Revived Price Fixing Case - Publishers Weekly

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. With no digging at all in the posts he found one about Amazon and price fixing.

 

Let's see what happens this time.

According to Andrew Albanese's post, Amazon and the Big 5 publishers are being accused in court of ebook price fixing. This is a case which was dismissed in September of last year and has now been refiled. The case accuses Amazon and the Big 5 of working together and keeping the price of ebooks high. The case was dismissed last year for lack of evidence. Amazon's attorneys say the case hasn't changed and should be dismissed again.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty is confused. Did they not listen the first time?"

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for your reading snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon and Big 5

Court Hears Amazon, Publisher Motions to Toss Price Fixing Conspiracy Lawsuits - Publishers Weekly

Today's trip into  the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about the lawsuit against Amazon and the Big Five Publishers for price-fixing..

 
According to Andrew Albanese's post, Amazon and the publishers are asking to have the lawsuits tossed out. The lawsuit says publishers are trying to set up a monopoly for Amazon. Amazon and the publishers' attorneys say it's ridiculous to say publishers would want to set up a monopoly for Amazon. In a second lawsuit, bookstore owners say publishers and Amazon are in a conspiracy to price-fix books. Amazon and publishers' attorneys say there is no evidence to support the claim as Amazon has had absolutely no contact with publishers. There are links included in the post to other information about the lawsuits.

 

Did you know cats can chortle?

Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders why they would think publishers would want to help their biggest enemy become a monopoly."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a large glass of iced tea and some chocolate-covered cherries for today's reading. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you will need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to Price-fixing Conspiracy Lawsuits

'Unaffordable, unsustainable and extremely unfair': Libraries battle publishers for equal access to ebooks - Irish Examiner

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly shaken by crying and the gnashing of teeth. Following all the ruckus, took our brave kitty boy to the Irish Examiner site. There he found a post about the financial problems of Irish libraries.

 

Big 5? Sounds like big bullies to me.

According to the post by Jess Casey, libraries in Ireland are facing funding issues due to the Big Five publishers ebook library policies. The Big Five publishers are Penguin/Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster, and Macmillan. The publishers library policies for ebooks include charging libraries license fees, restrictions on the number of library patron loans an ebook can have before re-licensing, time limits before an ebook can become available in the library, and Hachette won't even license ebooks to libraries. The Library Association of Ireland wants legislation enacted so libraries have access to ebooks with reasonable terms and conditions and without embargo.

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Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty thinks this is familiar to what's happening to libraries in the U.S."

 

Note: This is a very, very long post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Irish libraries

Lawyers Argue that E-book Price-Fixing Case Against Amazon, Big Five Publishers Should Proceed - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer found something floating in his water dish in the Panzermobile.  Pulling it out, he discovered it was a post about the price-fixing case involving Amazon and the Big 5 publishers. Panzer has been telling you about this court case since it started.

 

I don't understand any of it. Do you?

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, lawyers for the plaintiffs suing Amazon and the Big 5 publishers for price-fixing have filed a rebuttal to Amazon's and the Big 5's motion to dismiss the case. The plaintiffs' lawyers' submitted a 56 page filing alleging Amazon's contract wording is the basis for their case. The lawyers say the contract contains the same wording as the price-fixing case they (the lawyers) won against Apple and the publishers a few years ago.

 

Panzer says, "The whole case is giving this little kitty a headache."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a huge cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea, six muffins, three brownies, three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits), and a blanket for a nap in the middle.

 

To read the post tootle over to Ebook Price-fixing Case

To read Panzer's previous post about the case tootle over to Publishers and Amazon 

Publishers, Amazon Ask Court to Dismiss 'Illogical' E-book Price-Fixing Suit - Publishers Weekly

Today Panzer made a trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found one about the lawsuit against Amazon and the Big 5 publishers for price-fixing.

 

When the case is explained that way, it makes no sense.

In his post Andrew Albanese reports Amazon and the Big 5 publishers' lawyers have asked the court to dismiss the 'illogical' case. The Big 5 publishers are Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster. Their lawyers say the case is 'illogical' because the case says Amazon and the publishers conspired through e-book price-fixing to make Amazon a monopoly. The lawyers say obviously the publishers wouldn't gain anything "from helping Amazon gain market power."

 

Panzer says, "If the case was held in my Kitty Court, I'd dismiss it."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Publishers and Amazon

Plaintiffs Oppose Discovery Delay in E-book Price Fixing Case Amazon - Publishers Weekly

Panzer's day began with a trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There our traveling kitty pilot found a post about one of the lawsuits against Amazon mentioned in the day before yesterday's post.

 

According to Andrew Albanese's post, the plaintiffs in the case against Amazon and the Big 5 publishers have asked the judge not to grant the company's request to delay the discovery phase. Amazon has filed to dismiss the case against the company and wants the discovery phase stopped until the dismissal is decided. The judge has not decided how to rule on the discovery question yet. The plaintiff's case accuses Amazon and the Big 5 publishers of price-fixing. This is based on the most favored nations clauses in the contracts between Amazon and the publishers. The post includes several links to other information about the case.

It is a waste of my nap time.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... A delay makes sense to this little kitty. If the company does the discovery now and the case gets dismissed, that's a lot of wasted time and money."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a large glass of iced tea for today's reading. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you will need to decide what to bring to eat and drink during your reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

What the Big 5's Financial Reports Reveal About the State of Traditional Book Publishing - Book Business

Today, Panzer found some interesting information at the Book Business site about the big five traditional publishing companies' financial reports.

According to the post by Thad Mcilroy, three of the Big 5, (Hachett, HarperCollins, and Simon and Schuster) had losses in sales over the same period last year, one (Macmillan) did not report their sales figures, and only one (Penguin Random House) had an increase. The post is a little confusing because it compares figures from different reporting periods for the companies. The end of the post speculates on which publishing companies might be candidates for mergers/takeovers.

Me...OW ... OW. My head hurts.

Panzer says, "Make sure you have an aspirin (or headache tablet). You'll need it by the time you finish the post."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Big 5