A Scribd executive acknowledged the problem of pirated content on Scribd and also outlined the company's efforts to prevent unauthorized uploads. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rhondda Cynon Taf has approved budget plans that will see more than half of its 26 libraries... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Although she has yet to make an offer, a local author and blogger launched an Indiegogo campaign Monday to raise $15,000 by February 5 to purchase Main Street Books in St. Charles, Mo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a filing with the district court, the Authors Guild gave notice that it is appealing Judge Denny Chin’s to dismiss its copyright suit over Google’s library scanning program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives' #EtherIssue debate on the allegedly slowing ebook market reveals apparent contradictions in self-publishing interests. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Call on police and prosecutors by women's group EVAW comes as report reveals extent of sexual harassment on social mediaWomen's groups are calling on the police and prosecutors to treat abuse of women and girls online as "robustly" as they do offline, as a report published on Thursday reveals... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Previously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following OxTales (2009) and OxTravels (2011), Profile Books will publish fundraising collection... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
For anyone struggling with choosing the perfect literary present this holiday season, there’s a large, vocal, and opinionated group that just might be able to help: the more than one million subscribers to the Books category on Reddit, the popular social media Web site. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many independent booksellers have begun to have a change of heart about self-published books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A program at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun titled 'Winning Authors' brings bestselling authors to the casino, drawing crowds of hundreds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Australian authors and critics sift through the piles of books they read in 2013 to highlight the treasures they found. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Australian authors and critics sift through the piles of books they read in 2013 to highlight the treasures they found. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Choc Lit has bought world rights in self-published author Kirsty Ferry’s adult fantasy The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
SIBA rolls out wrapping paper featuring over 150 author signatures collected during the SIBA 2013 trade show in New Orleans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
It is the stuff of books and now it has become very real, with Australian authors Anna Funder, Frank Moorhouse and David Malouf joining the fight to demand an end to mass surveillance. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie publishing via online writing communities and ebooks can provide valuable feedback, and even set you on the path to mainstream successNews that a quarter of the top 100 Kindle books on Amazon.com are from indie publishers doesn't surprise me. I started out writing online. Fed up with the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Literary Review has awarded its 21st annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award to Manil Suri for a scene in The City of Devi featuring a, err, stellar climax. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Indies First movement garnered more than 1,000 authors working at bookstores across the US and in Canada for Small Business Saturday, including James Patterson and Garth Stein. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author of Stephen Ward Was Innocent, OK (Biteback Publishing), has revealed his book has been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]