Comments on: News Corp.: Conan's Not Coming to Fox Just Yet; Amazon's Ready to Bend on E-Book Pricing

By: News Corp. Singles out Fox News Channel In Earnings Release - TVNewser

News Corp. Singles out Fox News Channel In Earnings Release - TVNewser — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:42:57 +0000

[...] release. News Corp. posted fourth quarter earnings of $0.25, on revenues of $8.7 billion. That beat Wall Street estimates of earnings of $0.20 on revenues of $8.23 [...]

By: MySpace Co-President Jason Hirschhorn Leaves | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:40:14 +0000

[...] The most charitable description of MySpace would be a “work in progress“, which is the phrase News Corp. COO Chase Carey likes to use, over and over. [...]

By: HarperCollins Also Battles Over Amazon Pricing, Wired’s Tablet Concept Isn’t iPad-Compatible

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:19:18 +0000

[...] has come out swinging after Macmillan’s win over Amazon. The multibillionaire owner of NewsCorp wants to more than Amazon’s $9.99 price cap. Of the price point, Murdoch said “we want some room to maneuver,” as he believes the [...]

By: Amazon: What iPad? | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Amazon: What iPad? | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:14:15 +0000

[...] publisher has yet to agree to “agency model” that Apple (AAPL) is using with the rest of the industry, where publishers get to raise the prices for their titles but receive less for each [...]

By: » Blog Archive » Macmillan CEO Defends E-Book Price Hike, Again

» Blog Archive » Macmillan CEO Defends E-Book Price Hike, Again — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:30:06 +0000

[...] ultimately, it’s a red herring. Either you’re sympathetic to publishers’ attempts to protect pricing of their paper-and-ink books or you’re not. If you want a good summary of the debate, check out the comments on [...]

By: Macmillan CEO Defends E-Book Price Hike, Again | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:10:55 +0000

[...] ultimately, it’s a red herring. Either you’re sympathetic to publishers’ attempts to protect pricing of their paper-and-ink books, or you’re not. If you want a good summary of the debate, check out the comments on [...]

By: 7 Reasons eBooks Should Be Almost Free | J. Timothy King's Blog

7 Reasons eBooks Should Be Almost Free | J. Timothy King's Blog — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:01:21 +0000

[...] Says News Corp Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch of Amazon’s practice of discounting eBooks to get them down to $9.99, “it really devalues books and it hurts all the retailers of the hard cover books.” (News Corp owns HarperCollins.) [...]

By: Jason Pinter: Is This The Most Exciting Time Ever For Book Lovers? | Twitmerlin - News, Celebs Gossip, Social Media

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:02:46 +0000

[...] mainstream media, covered everywhere from the New York Times to Gizmodo and inspiring comments from corporate titans like Rupert Murdoch. In the midst of al this, there was a public backlash towards the retailer supporting Macmillan [...]

By: News Corp. Spikes On Strong Q4; No Conan Just Yet

News Corp. Spikes On Strong Q4; No Conan Just Yet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:03:16 +0000

[...] other things, posted an operating loss of $125 million, versus a loss of $38 million a year ago.Peter Kafka at AllThingsD (which also is published by News Corp.) reports that CEO Rupert Murdoch on the post-earnings [...]

By: Rock Band Falls Flat for Viacom, But Profits Soar | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:42:16 +0000

[...] follows cautiously upbeat performances from other big media companies, including News Corp. (NWS) and Disney [...]

By: That Was Fast: Owen Van Natta Out at MySpace | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:37:31 +0000

[...] clear that attempts to turn around the social network are taking much longer than expected, as News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch acknowledged last week during the company’s earnings [...]

By: Book Publishers Beware! At iTunes, Expensive Music Equals Slower Sales. | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:44:44 +0000

[...] here’s the question for the book industry, which has been working very hard to boost the price for its digital goods: Which lesson do you learn from [...]

By: Kelly McClymer's Blog » Does $9.99 devalue an e-book? Unpacking the Myth

Kelly McClymer's Blog » Does $9.99 devalue an e-book? Unpacking the Myth — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:01:54 +0000

[...] Rupert Murdoch says $9.99 for an e-book devalues a book. As do others. [Picture me scratching my head, wondering, "If a paperback can go full price for $6.99 (as my Getting to Third Date goes for on Amazon, though it is discounted to $6.29 at B&N; and the respective Â e-version is $5.59 at both online stores), then how is a $9.99 e-book devaluing that author or her story? Am I chopped liver?"] [...]

By: ma.ttrubinste.in » Amazon wounded?

ma.ttrubinste.in » Amazon wounded? — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:28:26 +0000

[...] for Amazon to cry uncle in The Macmillan Impasse (worst thriller title ever), and since then both HarperCollins and Hachette have indicated that they’re moving to a similar agency model, under which each [...]

By: Another publisher kills $10 e-books | MyCE

Another publisher kills $10 e-books | MyCE — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:01:07 +0000

[...] a matter of time before they followed in Macmillan’s footsteps. First, HarperCollins said it will be renegotiating with Amazon to sell e-books at higher prices. Now, Hachette Book Group has announced a switch to [...]