Let's face it, Macmillan isn't known for its love of e-books. From the moment Jim Baen and, later, Amazon showed the viability of the new technology, Macmillan and others did their best to torpedo the new market. The Big 5 (remember when it was the Big 6) engaged in price collusion, ongoing attempts to undermine... Continue Reading →
A settlement and another cry of “foul” from the peanut gallery
There are days when I really wonder if I'm the writer or if I'm actually a character living in some writer's head -- and the writer is a mean SOB who likes to torment me with little things meant to drive me insane. The first one of those "why me?" moments happened the other day... Continue Reading →
A Real Change of Heart or Just More Smoke and Mirrors
Earlier this week, it was announced that Tor/Forge was going to go DRM-free by July 2012. Normally, I'd view such news as very good news indeed. However, I'll admit I'm still playing Scrooge about it. Maybe it's because of who owns Tor/Forge -- Macmillan. You remember them. They are one of the Big 6, those... Continue Reading →
The Glamour’s Worn Thin
by Amanda S. Green I'm a little late posting this morning because I've been going round and round about what to write. Dave did such a wonderful job yesterday discussing his thoughts on Mike Shatzkin's blog about what he thinks will happen if the Department of Justice's possible antitrust investigation into Apple and five of... Continue Reading →