Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.
Macmillan and Amazon have made a multi-year deal.
Apple is back in court for the ebook price collusion case with an appeal, but this time things seems to be going well for them.
Google is considering adding a buy button and two day shipping to compete with Amazon Prime and one click ordering service.
A tablet made just for children, named Fable, will be available in March 2015.
A German app called Blinkist, which condenses nonfiction books into 15 minute summaries, has launched an audio version.