There is a “huge inequality” in earnings between writers, with a small number – 10% - earning most of the money made by professional authors, research released today (20th April) has found. The Business of Being an Author: A Survey of Authors Earnings and Contracts was commissioned by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), with research carried out by Queen Mary University of London. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#professional authors
#small number
#money made
#research carried
Mic, a website aimed at millennials, used to employ 40 writers and editors producing articles on topics like "celebrating beauty" and "strong women." Ten were let go this month, with most in the revamped newsroom of 63 now focused on making videos for places like Facebook.Critics have called... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#growing audience
#website aimed
#strong women
The Society of Authors has added two new Authors’ Foundation grants: the Antonia Fraser Grant and the Eric Ambler Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Ninety-five percent of freelance pros at the Reedsy Marketplace have worked for the Big Five. Now we know more about what they're making. The post What Are Book Cover Designers and Editors Earning? The Freelance Reality appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, author Tanya Byrne says true diversity in books for young people is shamefully overdueAs a BAME author who writes BAME characters, I’m frequently asked to explain why my books are so unusual. They’re not unusual, at least I don’t... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bame writers
#500th anniversary
#black children
His Dark Materials novelist says today’s steep price cuts devalue authors’ work and cheapen the experience of readingWith more than two months to go before Philip Pullman’s long-awaited new novel from the world of His Dark Materials is published, pre-orders have sent La Belle Sauvage flying up... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book discounts
#dark materials
#bestseller lists
#cover price
#award-winning author
#literary culture
#book clubs
In Canada, BookNet's check on sales shows ebooks a bit up, In the UK, a new author day is announced by London Book Fair and the US-based Writer's Digest. The post Industry Notes: Canada’s Shifts in Ebook and Print; London Book Fair Plans a Writer’s Digest Day appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#author day
The London Book Fair and US magazine Writer’s Digest are to launch a new conference for authors, The Writer’s Summit, which will explore new opportunities in publishing and in developing successful writing careers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Increased investment led to a 51% decline in operating income in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016, Amazon reported Thursday afternoon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#operating income
The Society of Children’s Book Writers (SCBWI) and Illustrators will launch a BAME scholarship sponsored by the Bent Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bent agency
Stories from award-winning writers including Jeanette Winterson, Max Porter and Sarah Perry are to feature in a new collection of ghost stories from English Heritage and September Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ghost stories
#english heritage
#max porter
#sarah perry
#september publishing
Polarising right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos filed a $10 million lawsuit against a New York publishing company on Friday over a cancelled book deal. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Ellie Peers has been appointed the new general secretary of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), a trade union representing professional writers in TV, film, theatre, radio, books, poetry, animation and videogames. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#general secretary
Lina Bengtsdotter's crime novel Annabelle is a hit with rights buyers. The book also has its own song by the author's sister and pop singer, Petra Brohäll. The post Rights Update: Swedish Crime Writer’s Debut Book Sells to 10 Territories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#rights buyers
#pop singer
Crime writer Helen Cadbury has passed away aged 52 following a battle with cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Ingrid Persaud from Trinidad and Tobago has won 2017's Commonwealth Writers' Short Story Prize for "Sweet Sop". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#commonwealth writers
Hodder & Stoughton has commissioned BuzzFeed writer Hannah Jewell to author 100 Nasty Women of History, a book profiling women united by the fact they were all "too scandalous, too difficult, and too unladylike for their time". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hodder stoughton
#nasty women
The Society of Authors, the Publishers Association and English PEN are launching a joint campaign in aid of imprisoned writers worldwide, called Speak Out. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishers association
#english pen
New and forthcoming memoirs in the religion and spirituality category tell stories of overcoming adversity, and of faith found, changed, or regained. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#religious writers
It's been a whirlwind of a time following the success of The Theory of Everything, but Anthony McCarten certainly hasn't been resting on his laurels. The New Zealand-born writer, based in London, has just finished screenwriting a film based on Winston Churchill's life, polished off Bohemian... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#john lennon
#winston churchill
#yoko ono
#non-fiction book
#darkest hour
A new podcast series exploring a debut crime author’s 14-year journey to publication will be released on 20th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#20th june