Sean Feeney
Architect of the digital age

Anyone surprised? Google to enter ebook direct sales market

29 March 2010

Google announced to publishers today that in the “near future” they are launching “Google Editions,” a paid access product that will enable you to sell digital books through Google Books and online retailers. The service encourages authors to set ebook prices at 80% of current print sales list prices, and hopes to partner with online retailers of print editions to bundle the Google ebooks with the print edition for 20% of the Google ebook price. The terms page suggests that Google is planning on using the epub format for these ebooks.

Ooka Booka is still my favorite ebook marketplace.

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