Beyond John Green and Veronica Roth: James Thurber compiled his own list of books that he thought young adults might enjoy, and his picks still hold up today. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The acrimony between Amazon and Hachette does not appear to waning. And their battle, over ebook sales terms, continues to play out in newspaper headlines. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. is offering authors caught up in its dispute with Hachette Book Group all of the proceeds from the sale of any digital book, seeking to bypass the publisher and appeal directly to the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The war of words between Amazon and Hachette US escalated overnight, after Amazon offered authors... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. is offering authors caught up in its dispute with Hachette Book Group all of the proceeds from the sale of any digital book, seeking to bypass the publisher and appeal directly to the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite sounding like a rogue militant organization from G.I. Joe, Hatchette is actually a book publishing group. Tame as that may sound, Hatchette is currently engaged in a high-stakes game of Chicken with a juggernaut in the book sales world:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. is offering authors caught up in its dispute with Hachette Book Group all proceeds from the sale of any digital book, seeking to bypass the publisher and appeal directly to writers.Amazon sent a letter to authors, including Douglas Preston, proposing to extract them from the spat... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
As things stand, Hachette is making ebook discounts impossible, and almost everybody else stands to lose, writes Hugh HoweyNews: New Amazon terms amount to 'assisted suicide' for book industry, experts claimHow much should an ebook cost? And how should that money be split? These two questions... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some 'old guard' authors are joining forces in a letter criticizing Amazon, even as a cluster of self-published authors is rallying around Amazon, charging that traditional publishers like Hachette mistreat authors and readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some 'old guard' authors are joining forces in a letter criticizing Amazon, even as a cluster of self-published authors is rallying around Amazon, charging that traditional publishers like Hachette mistreat authors and readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad, an online writing and reading community, has acquired the Red Room, an online community originally described as a “Facebook for authors.” The site will be subsumed into Wattpad. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nine romance writers are distributing an anthology of short stories, "Naught Nine," through INscribe Digital. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Food writer Diana Henry spoke with PW about the pleasures of "accidentally healthy" eating and why her latest cookbook, 'A Change of Appetite,' isn't a "diet" book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
First-time cookbook authors Kimberley Hasselbrink and Anya Kassoff describe what “vibrant” food means to them and suggest perfect height-of-summer meals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chipping Norton Literary Festival is to split its profits with authors in lieu of paying... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The typical income for a professional author in 2013 was just £11,000, more than £5,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Business author says bad manners can tank your careerBusiness author Richie Frieman has studied fine arts at the University of Maryland, launched a music-focused Internet magazine, written children's books, invented a device that keeps shirt collars crisp and created a pop culture-inspired... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2014-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Chris Cleave has called on his fellow authors to exercise a "profound attitude... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Myers, author of such books as 'Hoops' and 'Monster,' recently published an essay lamenting what he saw as a lack of diverse characters in children's literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
One one side are established authors including Stephen King, John Grisham and James Patterson. On the other side are self-published authors. They're taking sides in the weeks-old dispute between Amazon.com Inc. and Hachette Book Group. King, Grisham and Patterson have signed their names to a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]