The general secretary of the Society of Authors has called for a one-on-one meeting with culture... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google Inc. urged a judge Thursday to toss The Authors Guild and an organization representing photographers out of 6-year-old litigation over the future of the world's largest digital library, a move that would force authors and photographers to individually fight the online search-engine... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Coker of Smashwords became the leader of indie ebook writers--including some with dirty minds--in a fight against censorship and PayPal. He also has strong feelings about the DOJ's ebook pricing lawsuit.Mark Coker is the CEO of Smashwords, an ebook publishing and distribution platform.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Can of Worms Kids Press has acquired a debut from "Gnomeo & Juliet" screenwriter... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hot Keys Books has partnered with the Guardian to launch a new young person’s writing prize... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is paying authors $1 for every audiobook they sell if they sign up to its Audible Author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Figment is a website that gives teenagers and young adults a forum for posting their work and giving advice to others. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green, London, is to have its own "writer in residence... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
These delightful biographies of 294 authors begin with John Bunyan in the 17th century and ends with Rana Dasgupta, born in 1971.My assignment: Read almost 300 literary biographies in more than 800 pages, all of English-language authors, beginning in the 17th century and ending in the present... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four debut authors are in contention for this year's CILIP Carnegie Medal, announced today (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Edinburgh International Book Festival and the British Council are launching the Edinburgh... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new book by Cal Ripken Jr. and journalist Kevin Cowherd focuses on the issue of bullying among children. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired three titles from its Young Sherlock Holmes author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired three titles from its Young Sherlock Holmes author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lee Child is the most successful British Kindle book author worldwide, followed by Stephen... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
English PEN has welcomed the government's announcement of a new visa for visiting writers and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has acquired two books from debut novelist Kimberly McCreight in a "... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
In early January, Apple released iBooks Author, a groundbreaking drag-and-drop ebook authoring environment that promises to democratize the production of complex, structured books, notably including textbooks. But iBooks Author could also presage something else: the eclipse of open ebook standards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeremy Lin has inspired a lot of rabid fans, magazine features, and six-figure book deal offers. But he's also fueled a new breed of lightning-fast ebook authors. Alan Goldsher, author of "Linsanity: The Improbable Rise of Jeremy Lin," is one of the fastest (and slickest). In the days before... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Ian Rankin stressed that authors "really need publishers", especially "as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]