Amazon's taken a number of steps to bring different types of content to the Kindle Store, and it's now venturing into an area that has a long history with the internet: fan fiction. The company's today announced Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.K. Rowling and other authors are selling first-edition copies of their books with annotations, written thoughts on the book, and/or illustrations to benefit the writers' organization English PEN. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The week's web buzz: Ann Patchett encourages authors to work with traditional publishers and gets rebuffed, a map of the five paths to publishing, the true costs of author services, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orange Prize-winner Ann Patchett has warned that authors who decide to shun traditional... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judge Denise Cote has granted a request by Author Solutions and Penguin to extend the deadline to respond to the class action lawsuit filed against the two to June 21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guild of Food Writers Awards shortlists include a “wonderful diversity of subject... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Harper Lee, now 87-years-old, is suing the son-in-law of her former literary agent after he "duped" her into signing over rights to her beloved classic "To Kill a Mockingbird." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has moved Andrew Phillips over to become c.e.o. of self-publishing business Author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Historical fiction authors Ben Kane, Anthony Riches and Russell Whitfield are walking the length... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple will have to pay three Chinese authors a total of $118,000 for stocking their books in its App Store without a proper say-so, according to China Daily. A court ruled that it was Apple's job to verify that third-party uploads met copyright requirements and that it had the means to do so... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longlist for the sixth Desmond Elliott Prize, which honours the best in debut fiction, is unveiled, with seven of the 10 novels by women. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have called on the Venice Biennale to "mobilise intelligence and artistic talent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-publishing has taken hold in the UK and two authors at the London Book Fair encouraged writers to consider DIY, offering observations and advice applicable to all. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Journalist killed in Syria is shortlisted for Orwell Book Prize, which celebrates political writing. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canadian writer A S A Harrison, whose debut novel The Silent Wife (Headline) is due for worldwide... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Debut novelist Taiye Selasi, whose tale of a fractured family Ghana Must Go was published by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson assesses the Digital Minds Conference at the London Book Fair, where metaphors were in vogue, the end of copyright debated, and "speed" was the word of the day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A previously unpublished writer has won the inaugural Historical Novel Society International... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
British novelist Michelle Lovric and Strega Prize-winner Tiziano Scarpa are among a large group... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lebanese-Canadian author Rawi Hage, a featured speaker at this year's Abu Dhabi Book Fair, discusses his long, transcontinental path to becoming a novelist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]