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Amazon’s serialization platform, Vella, is now available to readers after opening earlier this year for writers to upload their works.

After a year of investigation, the US House Judiciary committee has introduced multiple bills that would potentially break up tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.

Amazon Publishing, with a catalog of about 10,000 titles, made it possible for US public libraries to purchase ebook and audiobook licenses.

The $8.45 billion acquisition includes a catalog of 17,000 TV shows and 4,000 films.

The platform offers a strong monetization model for serials, but writers lack control over pricing

As promised, ACX/Audible has started showing audiobook returns for authors who use ACX as a distributor.

The same firm that filed a lawsuit against Amazon earlier this year has now filed a second lawsuit on behalf of a bookstore in Evanston, IL.

Amazon has about a half million employees, and 5,800 of those in Alabama are voting this week on whether to unionize.

Two experts discuss how the strategy of going wide—selling through multiple retailers—may yield increased and more sustainable income.

Law firm Hagens Berman has filed a new ebook price-fixing suit against Amazon.

Amazon announced that Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO of Amazon and become executive chairman of the board during the third quarter of 2021.

ACX has also introduced more lenient terms and will let authors out of exclusivity agreements.

In a case of déjà sue, Hagens Berman is litigating against anticompetitive practices it helped put in place seven years ago.

Amazon Publishing is in talks with the DPLA to offer its ebooks to libraries through DPLA’s ebook reading platform, SimplyE.

Many small publishers supply Amazon with books through the Amazon Advantage program, a consignment program with a $99 annual membership fee.

Regardless of how you publish, every author has access to a free Amazon Author Central account.

Authors demand increased transparency for audiobook returns and additional changes to Audible’s return policy.

Most career indie authors today run paid advertising to keep their books visible, with steady sales or reads

Yesterday, Amazon was charged with violating competition laws by using the data it gathers from its own third-party sellers to compete against those sellers.

Amazon recently released its third-quarter results, showing growth of more than 30 percent year on year.

Customers may continue reading books they previously borrowed from KOLL.

The pandemic has boosted sales for the online retailer, increasing revenue by 37 percent overall.

Amazon has long been open to competing third-party sellers (TPS), who sell through Amazon but ship independently or pay for

The Bookseller in the UK reports that shipments from publishers to Amazon are getting “backed up” or even turned away by Amazon’s warehouses.

The House Judiciary Committee has issued a 449-page report on the extensive ways in which Big Tech companies have become abusive monopolies.