Industry News
Amazon licenses fan fiction ebooks
23rd May, 2013Original authors and their amateur adapters can now jointly 'monetise' the popular spinoffsGeorge RR Martin hates fan fiction, Anne Rice has banned it, Ursula K Le Guin calls it "an invasion". But a host of authors have signed up to a new programme f...
Andrew Shaffer: The Book That Disappeared
22nd May, 2013With traditional publishing, books might be pulled due to plagiarism or libel -- but rarely for content, and especially not without a widespread outcry.
Malinda Lo: The MAJOR Problems With Amazon's 'Kindle Worlds'
22nd May, 2013This morning I woke up to the news that Amazon was about to launch \"Kindle Worlds,\" a New Publishing Model for Authors Inspired to Write Fan Fiction. My initial reaction: WTF?!
How Barnes & Noble Overlooks Its Biggest Asset
21st May, 2013This article is by Megan Meagher, a senior planner at Red Peak Group.
Lev Raphael: Authors Can Be Trapped by TMI
14th May, 2013Some authors, begging for attention, even go overboard and live too much of their lives in social media, recording every twitch of consciousness as if the fate of publishing depended on it. Their neediness -- however disguised -- is epic and sometim...
Barnes and Noble shares climb 20% following Microsoft rumours
9th May, 2013The American book retailer saw its shares climb following reports Microsoft are considering offer to acquire Nook businessShares in America's biggest books retailer Barnes & Noble climbed nearly 20% yesterday after a report that Microsoft is conside...
What's Left If Barnes & Noble Sells The Nook Business To Microsoft?
9th May, 2013Barnes & Noble is reportedly considering selling the remaining stake in its tablet business to Microsoft, setting up an interesting couple of questions. What exactly would be left for Barnes & Noble--and wouldn't it bare an uncomfortable resemblance ...
Patti Davis: Ronald Reagan's Daughter On The Joys Of Self-Publishing
8th May, 2013Thanks to self publishing, I'm finally excited about my career as an author.
Penguin And Author Solutions Sued For Deceptive Practices
7th May, 2013Three authors have begun a federal class action suit against Penguin and its self-publishing services provider, Author Solutions, seeking damages of more than $5 mn. Says Publishers Weekly: The suit, which seeks class action status, alleges that Auth...
Norris J. Chumley, Ph.D.: The Ivory Tower In Cyberspace: Is Internet Publishing Publishing?
7th May, 2013Not so long ago anything but a peer-reviewed article or book printed by an established academic press was all that found its way onto a curriculum vitae. But times are changing exponentially fast.