A new report from Author Earnings previews what the Digital Book World Conference audience is likely to hear in "Data Guy's" keynote address. The post Digital Arachnid: What Does Author Earnings Say to the Industry? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lawrence Block, author of 'The Girl In the Deep Blue Eyes' (Titan, 978-1-7832-9750-4), will appear on BlogTalkRadio.com with 'Modern Signed Book' podcast host Rodger Nichols on Tuesday, February 9. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author of a controversial book on China's president, believed to be the reason five booksellers from the Mighty Current publishing house in Hong Kong went missing between October and December 2015, has released the title online. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Chinese writer tells the BBC he published a provocative book about President Xi Jinping, linked to five missing Hong Kong booksellers, as a challenge to China. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sci-fi author Leena Krohn, political fiction writer Boualem Sansal, and nonfiction bestselling author Peter Wohlleben are on the global publishing radar these days in our Author Buzz. The post International Author Buzz: Leena Krohn, Boualem Sansal, Peter Wohlleben appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Victoria Hislop, Caitlin Moran, Mark Haddon and Tracy Chevalier have called on wealthy governments to resettle more Syrian refugees as Waterstones hits its £1m Buy Books for Syria fundraising target. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Malcolm Gladwell and Ursula K. Le Guin, are among those supporting the Authors Guild’s bid to have the Supreme Court review its case against Google. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comedian and journalist Faith Salie, from NPR's 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!,' will emcee the May 12 event, which will feature such authors as Colson Whitehead and Sebastian Junger. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
While the focus was primarily on the offerings for adult readers among the 625 booksellers attending this year's Winter Institute, children's publishers and authors also took their turns in the limelight at the annual gathering of publishers' reps, authors, and booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paul Aiken, the former long-time executive director of the Authors Guild, died Friday January 29, one day shy of his 57th birthday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Federal authorities say an Ohio seminary student has been arrested in California on suspicion of intending to travel to Mexico to have sex with a toddler or baby. See more of our top stories on Facebook >> Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that 23-year-old Joel Wright... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pushkin Press has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a novel by Danish author Dorthe Nors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
If Amazon’s business practices continue unchecked the result could be a “nuclear winter” for book publishing, said Smashwords founder Mark Coker during a Jan. 27 event called Amazon’s Book Monopoly—A Threat to Freedom of Expression? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A story by Potter titled 'The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots' was recently found and will be released by Penguin Random House in September. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
“The central problem is still with us,” Authors United founder Douglas Preston said, referring to Amazon, at a Winter Institute session called Authors, Agents, and Booksellers--United for a Fair Marketplace. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cuts to library funding in schools and community mean author visits are a luxury that only some can afford, that’s why author Alexia Casale founded the YA Shot festival and programme to partner libraries and schools for author visits – here’s how your library system can apply to be part of YA... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In India, reading local authors in many local languages is thriving, making translation a crucial strategy for Indian publishers to widen their reach within the country. The post For Success in India, Look to Local Authors and Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaign group Authors United is set to hold an event to discuss Amazon’s “enormous market power” and the "misuse" of that power, in Washington DC next week. The event, to be held on Wednesday 27th January at the New American Foundation, is entitled Amazon's Book Monopoly: A Threat to Freedom... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author advocacy group critical of Amazon known as Authors United has joined with the Authors Guild to host a discussion about the retailer’s power and influence in the book trade. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The anonymity of six finalists in the running for the Costa Short Story Award has been lifted, revealing a novelist who made it into David Bowie's "Top 100 Must-Read books of all time". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]