Authors have admitted they welcome the “huge boost” in sales when their ebooks are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
British writer Terry Deary, author of the 'Horrible Histories' children's series, says that libraries have 'had their day' and that there is no 'entitlement to read books for free.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The writer of US comedy Beavis and Butt-head is among 18 authors shortlisted for this year's Waterstones children's book prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House UK has released a video on YouTube showing some of its biggest authors, including E... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past eight years, more than 300 Florida middle and high school students graduated from aspiring writer to published author, thanks to the Océ Future Authors Project. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries across the country celebrated National Libraries Day on Saturday (9th February), the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
O’Reilly Media and Publishers Weekly will hold the first Author {R}evolution Day February 12 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Below is a discussion with co-chair Kristen McLean on what attendees can expect at the day-long event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin-owned Author Solutions Inc (ASI) has opened a self-publishing imprint called Partridge in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan SFF imprint Tor UK is now accepting direct submissions from authors, with editorial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson's weekly curation of the best Web postings for authors takes in the UK's growing consternation over 20p ebooks, Amazon's untrustworthy reviews and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scotland's East Neuk Festival of chamber music (3rd to 7th July) will feature an expanded... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten finalists were chosen as finalists from among 150 submitted for the Man Booker Prize International Prize for fiction. The shortlist was revealed at India’s Jaipur Literary Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
This is an excerpt from Mark O’Connell’s Epic Fail, an original ebook published by The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Turkish writer Elif Shafak will be London Book Fair's Market Focus Author of the Day on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
An award-winning ballet dancer and a French opera director are among the debut authors tipped for success in 2013 by book chain Waterstones. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten-year-old Black Lawrence Press, an imprint of Dzanc Books, had its editorial approach to publishing contemporary literature and creative nonfiction affirmed last month when the National Endowment of the Arts chose three of its authors to receive 2013 Literature Fellowships. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Up-to-date sales and royalties information are to become available to authors and agents via an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson curates the best web clips for authors, including Random House's Facebook success, male vs. female genre writing, self-publishing success in the UK and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has revealed that 15% of its bestselling Kindle books in the UK last year were written by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Bring Up the Bodies (Fourth Estate) has secured a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]