Retailer insists Authors Guild report that criticised the online giant for contributing to tumbling writers’ incomes used flawed figures, but Guild stands by findingsAmazon has called the conclusions of a recent report into US author earnings flawed, after the Authors Guild suggested that the retail giant’s dominance could be partly responsible for the “a crisis of epic proportions” affecting writers in the US.The report from the writers’ body, published last week, highlighted the statistic that median income from writing-related work fell to $6,080 (£4,730) in 2017, down 42% from 2009, with literary authors particularly affected. Raising “serious concerns about the future of American literature”, the writers’ body singled out the growing dominance of Amazon for particular blame. “Amazon (which now controls 72% of the online book market in the US) puts pressure on [publishers] to keep costs down and takes a large percentage, plus marketing fees, forcing publishers to pass on their losses to authors,” said the report. Related: Crashing author earnings 'threaten future of American literature' Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cool off with this week's new YA book releases, featuring romance, time loops, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-22 14:45:00 UTC ]
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Sable Yong’s debut book comes with some unusual marketing merchandise—a perfume to match. Sable Yong always wanted to make a perfume. She calls herself a “frag-head,” having previously written about fragrances for Allure and hosting the podcast Smell Ya Later with Tynan Sinks. Still, producing... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-07-22 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: CrowdStrike, Scholastic fall, Intuitive Surgical, SLB rise Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-07-19 20:21:50 UTC ]
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This week's new science fiction and fantasy reads include two that explore fantastical worlds about literature. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-19 16:00:00 UTC ]
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A partnership between Hello Sunshine, Reese's Book Club, and We Need Diverse Books is behind a spate of debut novels by underrepresented writers, including Chatham Greenfield's 'Time and Time Again.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Amazon Prime Day sale ends tonight, but don't think that all opportunities to save have come and gone. In typical Amazon fashion, most of the best Prime Day deals on day one of the sale remain the best offers now on day two — if they didn't sell out already, that is. Thankfully, many of the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-17 23:00:36 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be over in a few hours, but there's still time to save on some of our favorite gadgets. As to be expected, the best Prime Day deals from day one of the sale remain the best offers now on day two — if they didn't sell out already, that is. We haven't seen a ton of sold... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-17 17:35:46 UTC ]
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Today is the last day to snap up these Prime Day deals on some of the best kids' books. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-17 15:40:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's shopping holiday is the best time to buy some of the brand's devices that we love. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-07-17 11:10:44 UTC ]
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“This award not only symbolizes the milestone of half a million books sold, but also the fact that this book connects millions of readers to the person of Jesus Christ so brilliantly,” said Chadd Miller, divisional president of David C Cook’s publishing arm, in a statement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day 2024 has brought a bunch of solid tech deals on some of our favorite gadgets. The annual shopping event is a great time for Prime members to put that subscription to work and actually get some good deals on gadgets including tablets, earbuds, robot vacuum cleaners and more. This... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-17 00:20:35 UTC ]
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Amazon's shopping holiday is the best time to buy some of the brand's devices that we love. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-07-16 23:55:58 UTC ]
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Ereaders make it easy to take an entire library of books with you, and E Ink screens tend to be easier on your eyes than a tablet’s LED display. Amazon Kindles are easily the most popular ereader on the market — but they don’t go on sale often. Now that Amazon’s (twice) yearly Prime Day sale has... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-16 19:16:07 UTC ]
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If you had a sudden urge to review the 2016 memoir for some reason, you might be out of luck right now. Yesterday, former president Donald Trump announced his running mate for the 2024 election: Senator JD Vance of Ohio. Vance, a onetime fierce critic of Trump, is a relative newcomer to... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-07-16 12:25:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day is basically Black Friday for devices like Echo speakers, Fire TV sticks and Kindles. The Prime Day deals we see on Amazon devices are typically the same as you’ll find on Black Friday later in the year, or even better by a few dollars. That means it’s the time to stock up — if... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-16 11:21:49 UTC ]
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Amazon’s retail phenomenon is back and everywhere. Prime Day is here to offer deals on stuff you might want (and even more deals on stuff you don’t), and so far this year, discounts are pretty substantial on big-ticket items. While a lot of the Kindle deals aren't super compelling, the base... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-16 11:15:31 UTC ]
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Amazon is known for its discounts, so it’s odd that its own Kindle ereaders don’t go on sale all that often. Prime Day events are one notable exception, and this year is no different. Thanks to the sale, nearly every model of Kindle is seeing a price drop, and we’ve collected them all right here... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-16 10:00:53 UTC ]
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Scary short stories, grief and the afterlife, and more of this week's new YA releases in hardcover and in paperback. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-15 15:15:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Prime Day sales event is nearly upon us, but you can already find some great early deals ahead of the official kickoff on July 16 (and running through July 17). Luckily for tech enthusiasts, discounts are available across a range of popular categories, from laptop and desktop... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-12 17:26:52 UTC ]
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Novelist Zoë Eisenberg and journalist-turned-author Rhaina Cohen have something in common: they both published books about extraordinarily intimate friendships. Their debut books published in February of this year with strikingly similar titles—Significant Others (Eisenberg) and The Other... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-12 08:55:38 UTC ]
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