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An ebook experiment stirs up conversation

July 17, 2009 by Mike Shatzkin 15 Comments

The Wall Street Journal was the first to announce, on Monday, (behind a pay wall, but Google “Publisher Delays E-book Amid Debate On Pricing” and you’ll get it) that Sourcebooks CEO Dominique Raccah was holding back the ebook publication of a new hardcover YA novel, Bran Hambric, scheduled for release this September. Raccah’s explanation to the […]

Filed Under: eBooks, General Trade Publishing, New Models, Publishing, Supply-Chain, Uncategorized Tagged With: Add new tag, Amazon, Brad Stone, Bran Hambric, Dan Brown, Dominique Raccah, Doubleday, Ereads, Kaleb Nation, Kassia Krozser, Kindle, Michael Cader, Motoko Rich, New York Times, Peter Brantley, Richard Curtis, Robert Gottlieb, Sourcebooks, Stephen King, Ted Kennedy, Wall Street Journal

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