Some see Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publishing platform as a great marketing move, while others are wary of Amazon's ownership of ideas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favourite fiction - and get paid in the process. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2013-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new ebook platform Kindle Worlds. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The digital publishing platform will let fans write, publish, and sell the stories they've written based on popular books, TV shows, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
Dutch writer Gerbrand Bakker has won this year's £10,000 Independent Foreign Fiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Several new high profile interactive fiction titles have been released so far this year, suggesting that publishers and readers may finally be ready for the medium. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a new report by the Association of American Publishers, children's and young adult books experienced a sales jump driven by hardcover sales of Suzanne Collins' trilogy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Women’s fiction blog Novelicious is to launch a new digital imprint. Novelicious Books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A "daring" novel which explores the plight of foreign workers in Gulf countries has won... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Kwani? Manuscript Project, a new one-off literary prize for unpublished fiction from African... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperFiction has signed a novel from author Miranda Beverly-Whittemore following an auction.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new Gimbal app, launching Tuesday at the London Book Fair, features translated short stories for commuters that allows you to explore a city through fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Titles from Frances Lincoln, Templar, Walker and Random House UK have been shortlisted for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Half of the novels shortlisted for this year's International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new report on the ebook market in 2012 shows the continuing dominance of fiction, with fiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Non-fiction projects with an international reach are in high demand ahead of this year’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Once an afterthought, children's nonfiction publishing is experiencing a revolution, especially in the US, where the segment grew by 5% in 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Classicist Natalie Haynes has turned her hand to novels, with Atlantic imprint Corvus set to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dorling Kindersley is taking a new direction, publishing a list of narrative non-fiction books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]