Here's the author's step-by-step guide to getting your campaign set up on the Kickstarter website, quirks and all. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Los Angeles might often be dismissed by the bookish as a 'Hollywood Town' but it is home to numerous small presses and a vibrant literary community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, a spine-tingling horror novel, what life was really like in Dickens's London, and the new James Lee Burke novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Katherine Armstrong, newly-appointed associate crime editor at Faber, has signed UK and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher is reportedly in talks with the e-commerce giant, sparking speculation as to what the negotiations are about. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon already gives Prime customers access to a Kindle lending library, allowing the user to "borrow" books each month. But for some of the more voracious types, this may not provide enough material for a month's worth of entertainment. For those customers, the retail giant has unveiled Kindle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
We look at how Amazon's new ebook subscription service stacks up against similar offerings from Oyster and Scribd in terms of publisher deals, number of books, and the number of books you'll actually want to read. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon entered the ebook subscription market Friday by launching Kindle Unlimited, a Netflix-like subscription service for ebooks available for $9.99 a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first quarter of 2014 was a mixed period for the book industry, based on sales reports from the 1,218 publishers that take part in AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hugh Howey says his study, based on calculation of Amazon sales, shows 'real progress' for authors who have chosen to go it aloneA new report claims that self-published authors have surged to 31% of ebook sales on Amazon.com, and are now earning more ebook royalties than writers published by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attorneys last week submitted the details of an agreement that, if approved, would settle the damages phase of Apple’s ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has signed world rights for the literary work of Eric Rücker Eddison, often... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
StumbleUpon has been a mainstay of native advertising. But it's lost some of its luster with the rise of Facebook and Twitter. The post Publishers’ love-hate relationship with StumbleUpon appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
TheReadingRoom, a book discovery, reading, and e-commerce service, recently relaunched its website and relocated its headquarters to New York City, and it continues to roll out new services and features. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon will likely introduce an ebook subscription service, Kindle Unlimited, in the near future. Subscribers will have access to over 600,000 ebooks and audiobooks for $9.99 per month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
InterMix, the digital-first imprint of Berkley/New American Library, has acquired "Tryst," a novel by Alex Rosa developed on Book Country, Penguin Random House’s online writing community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
From small-town New Mexico to a military base in Kuala Lumpur, publisher promises 'razor-sharp dialogue and headlong pacing'A collection of previously unpublished short stories by the late Elmore Leonard will be released next year, his publisher has said. Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Specs Who Chris Colfer Age 24 Accomplishments Star of Fox’s Glee; screenwriter; author of The Land of Stories book series (his latest, A Grimm Warning, was just released) Base Los Angeles What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I immediately turn to my cellphone and look to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The $9.99 monthly service offers access to more than 600,000 books and audiobooks.Now the go-to place for electronics, groceries, and pretty much everything else, Amazon's e-commerce empire was built atop books. The site hasn't forgotten about its roots--it is reportedly testing an ebook and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Doyle estate is hoping to overturn two lower court decisions that affirming that the character of Sherlock Homes is in the public domain, in anticipation of a full appeal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]