While many were dreaming of the new Kindle Fire and its implications, Apple overnight added 26 New Territories to a list of countries where iBook titles are sold. Significantly, all the added countries are European; meaning texts can be sold via the iBookstore in all EU member states. Read more »

Self-published author Catherine Ryan Howard ponders her e-book pricing strategy: In the midst of the Polly Courtney hullabaloo over the term “chick-lit”, I happened upon a  somewhat snide blog comment that suggested Courtney would do better if she were to return to her self-pu Read more »

On Friday, The Bookseller reported that Argos is planning to sell e-books and expand its print book offering. And noted, ‘The retailer said it would not rule out producing its own e-reader in the future.’

This seemed to barely register a ripple, with many unaware that Argos sells print books. Read more »

With the release of their Cloud Reader browser app for Kindle, Amazon has become the first of the major booksellers to respond to Apple's recent enforcement of its rules on in-app purchase with an attractive browser-based alternative. Read more »

Something is happening in the world of publishing as it appears the major publishers are finally reacting to the aggressive pricing of eBooks at Amazon by self published authors and independent publishers. This weeks top 20 only 8 titles prepared to take titles over £1. This is great for readers but a worrying sign for smaller publishers and independent authors who have led the way with pricing on eBooks so far. Karin Slaughter’s eBook exclusive ‘The Unremarkable Heart’ is priced at 44p and publishers Cornerstone is clearly going to make a killing. Read more »

Philip Stone, Charts Expert: Karen Slaughter's direct-to-digital ebook exclusive, The Unremarkable Heart, climbs to the top of this week's eBestseller list thanks to solid Kindle and iBookstore downloads. It has a "digital list price" of 56 pence according to Amazon, who have discounted it by 21% (12p), to just 44p. Apple are selling it somewhere in between the two - at 49p. Benjamin Daniels' Confessions of a GP returns to the Top 10 following a three-week hiatus while Tea Obreht's The Tiger's Wife charts thanks to its recent Orange Prize for Fiction win. Read more »

Philip Stone, charts expert: "Britain's Got Talent" judge Michael McIntyre's memoir, Life and Laughing, second only to Stephen Fry's The Fry Chronicles as the bestselling memoir of 2010, takes top spot in this week's eBestseller list, ahead of Karin Slaughter's The Unremarkable Heart - Random House Group's first direct-to-digitial fiction title. The latter contains the opening chapter of Slaughter's forthcoming Fallen, which hits shelves (both physical and digital) next month. Read more »

Two pieces of news from Amazon yesterday - one anticipated, one very surprising. After launching their Romance imprint Montlake it was clear that the company had serious plans to move into regular publishing. Yesterday the Thomas & Mercer Mystery Imprint was announced, launching with four titles. Read more »

Philip Stone, charts expert: Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White tops this week's e-book charts thanks to its recent four-part TV adaptation hitting BBC Two. Sales of the print edition of the novel have also been on the up - sales are up five-fold from just a month ago. Read more »

"Ebooks destroying traditional publishing!" Read more »