Author Solutions lawsuit continues

Lawyers acting for Author Solutions are due to file new papers with a New York court this week in the latest development in the lawsuit against the assisted publisher. The Penguin Random House-owned company Author Solutions provides a variety of services direct to authors under a series of imprints, and also operates lists on behalf of traditional publishers such Simon & Schuster. However, the company has been widely criticised for over-pricing its publishing packages and marketing fees, and misleading writers about the potential of their titles. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Shamsie: 'Publishers not investing in author careers'

Novelist Kamila Shamsie has said that traditional publishers’ focus on the “bottom line value of pounds and pennies” has meant a shift away from building authors’ careers in the long-term and created a lack of diversity and new voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smart: 'publishers do invest long-term in authors'

Ebury m.d. Rebecca Smart said that traditional publishers need to “shout from the rooftops” more about the value and investment they provide for authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corbett leaves S&S after restructure

Simon & Schuster has restructured its marketing and publicity teams, with communications director Hannah Corbett leaving the publisher after 13 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Declining E-Book Sales Hit Home

Softening sales for digital books have impacted the bottom lines at HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, according to both companies' recent earnings reports. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Earnings Up at Simon & Schuster

Revenue at the Big Five house increased 2% in the third quarter, rising to $203 million. Bestselling adult titles in the quarter included 'The Survivor' by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills, and this year's Pulitzer Prize-winner for fiction, Anthony Doerr's 'All the Light We Cannot See.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gompertz Joining Skyhorse as Editorial Director

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ehrlin: 'children's book world shouldn't fear self-publishing

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Is in Talks to Buy Jane Pratt's Millennial-Focused xoJane

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[ AdWeek | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S nabs German star

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To compete with Facebook and Google, publishers step up their ad-targeting game

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[ Digiday | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Up, up and away?

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Slate | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The State of Self-Publishing in Germany

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