Mark Coker of Smashwords, which recently inked a major content deal with Scribd, weighs in on how the all-you-can-read model changes the way we read, how authors make creative choices, and how everyone gets paid.Is a "Netflix for ebooks" nearing viability? Yesterday, Smashwords, the largest distributor of self-published ebooks, announced a new deal with Scribd, the document-sharing platform that has reinvented itself as an e-reading service, including an $8.99 all-you-can-read plan. "They're trying to do for ebooks what Spotify does for music and Netflix does for films," Mark Coker, the CEO of Smashwords, told Fast Company.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the comic book world's best-known series is finally coming to screens. Netflix has secured the rights to Jeff Smith's classic Bone, and intends to create an animated kids' series that covers the Bone cousins' trek through the desert. Smith t... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-10-17 00:10:00 UTC ]
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Tommy Orange, the award-winning author of “There, There,” recommends his favorite books by Native writers. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-10-14 22:12:55 UTC ]
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Book subscription club Reading in Heels has rebranded as Reposed, promising an immersive experience for members. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 16:39:02 UTC ]
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Twenty years ago, the news publishing world looked a lot different than it does today. Newspapers were still the main Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-10-07 07:00:48 UTC ]
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Industry output in Russia continues to slide, according to figures cited by the market's book chamber, even as book prices rise. The post Russia’s Book Business Statistics Chief: Some Market Contraction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-02 03:20:55 UTC ]
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Waiting for your favorite celeb to start a book club so you can combine your book love with your fandom? Well, it can't hurt to dream. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-29 10:32:22 UTC ]
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If you loved Outkast back in the days of CDs, you might know something about their ATliens comic. If not, hop on over and discover this find! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-27 10:42:53 UTC ]
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Zadie Smith has a new collection of stories, and Prince’s posthumous memoir comes out. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-24 19:34:47 UTC ]
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Despite heightening political and economic turmoil around the globe, a sense of confidence and stability has returned to the show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Get acquainted with the romance and YA novels of a prolific and bestselling author with this reading pathway for Colleen Hoover books. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-19 10:33:38 UTC ]
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From Stephen Chbosky’s long-awaited sophomore effort to André Aciman’s follow-up to “Call Me By Your Name.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-17 18:21:46 UTC ]
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BookTrust will deliver 700,000 free books to every school starter as part of the annual Time to Read campaign this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 12:05:14 UTC ]
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Six books are in the running for the £30,000 FT and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, with former winner Raghuram Rajan returning to the shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 07:08:32 UTC ]
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Think you don't like historical fiction? Try these books out and prove yourself wrong. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-14 10:33:10 UTC ]
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From the *Handmaid's Tale* sequel to Edward Snowden's memoir, the upcoming book season is looking deadly serious. Up to and including lesbian necromancers. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-09-12 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Researchers have used machine-learning (a reading robot!) to read 3.5 million books published between 1900 and 2008, and tally all the adjectives used to describe men and women. Not surprisingly, women in books are beautiful and men are true-hearted! Yup, when positively described, women (or... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-28 13:30:07 UTC ]
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The graphic novelist behind “Smile” and “Sisters” will be a featured author at the festival Saturday. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-27 16:19:28 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has snapped up rights to two new major business books, with plans to publish in 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-26 18:00:07 UTC ]
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lol. jk. My dude has never been to the beach. Dave’s actual Top 5 list (according to Far Out magazine) is, of course, a throughly Lynchian quintet of unheimlich surrealism, existentialist historical fiction, disturbing found photography, hundred-year-old art criticism, and auteur biography. Each... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-22 16:15:22 UTC ]
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Marc Randolph, co-founder and first c.e.o. of Netflix, will arrive in London next month to mark the publication of his book telling the inside story of the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 21:01:15 UTC ]
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