Amazon has responded to an open letter by Authors United, signed by 900-plus authors in support of Hachette, with their own open letter, Readers United. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Compares Hachette dispute to past paperback fears, but partially quoting George Orwell is a risky moveAmazon has hit back following an open letter from more than 900 authors criticising its licensing dispute with publisher Hachette, which was published as an ad in the New York Times.However, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Amazon Book Team urges KDP authors and others to email HBG CEO Michael Pietsch to tell him what they think of the publisher’s attempt to what Amazon says is its effort to keep ebook prices artificially high. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here is a sampling of some of the many authors who will be at this season’s eight regionals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Below is a sampling of some of the many authors who will be at this season’s eight regionals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stephen King and Donna Tartt among those petitioning Amazon to 'stop harming the livelihood of the authors'Readers of the New York Times will have to steel themselves this weekend, as the unseemly brawl between Hachette and Amazon erupts on to the tranquil pages of the Grey Lady. Perhaps the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling authors George R.R. Martin and Chuck Palahniuk and director Quentin Tarantino, along with their respective comics publishers Avatar Press, Dark Horse, and Dynamite Entertainment, generated a lot of attention at the recent Comic-Con International about their forthcoming comics projects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
There's no sign that Amazon and Hachette are close to burying their ebook hatchet, which has prompted the authors caught in the middle to speak up. One of those affected, Douglas Preston, penned an open letter to Jeff Bezos, requesting that he... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including Sebastian Faulks, P D James, Howard Jacobson, India Knight and Richard Dawkins... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judy Melinek, author of 'Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner' (Scribner, 9781476727257), will appear on NPR's 'Science Friday' on Friday, August 8. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors United, the loosely knit group of authors who joined forces to formally ask Amazon to end its sales terms dispute with Hachette Books, is preparing to run a full-page ad in Sunday's "New York Times." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book, 'The Ice Dragon,' appears to be set in the 'Thrones' fictional universe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book, 'The Ice Dragon,' appears to be set in the 'Game of Thrones' fictional universe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
After the BBCs commissioning of Walter, a police comedy drama submitted by ITVs Kevin Lygo under the pseudonym Ruby Solomon, some commissioners are said to be wearily preparing to find out all the names of their rivals kids, so theyre ready in future for scripts by good but unknown writers for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Luke Nichter, author of "The Nixon Tapes: 1971-1972" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544274150) will appear on WNYC's "The Leonard Lopate Show" on Thursday, July 31. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Book Group is “sharing too small a portion” of the revenue from ebooks with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books “should not be treated as if they’re boxes of cereal occupying grocery store... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A 19-year-old student from Kent has landed a publishing deal for a book that she wrote while studying for her A Levels. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andrea Q. Robinson, author of "Toss the Gloss: Beauty Tips, Tricks & Truths for Women 50+" (Seal Press, 9781580054904), will appear on "The Dr. Oz Show" on Tuesday, July 29. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Laurie Kellogg has self-published nine romance novels since February 2012 and says she's making more money and having more fun than ever before in her life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]