The story behind the ALCS author earnings survey numbers

Richard Combes examines the findings of the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society's author earnings survey. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon adds $1.5m to KDP author pot

Amazon is giving its KDP self-publishing platform a further push before Christmas by putting an... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ether for Authors: Circling the Collective

This week's edition looks at how online author communities promote members' books, the pros and cons of physical bookstores, and the steadily growing Kindle market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S to launch self-publishing service with Author Solutions

Simon & Schuster has teamed up with Author Solutions to launch a self-publishing service... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ether for Authors: Can We See You?

This week's edition looks at the troubles counting ebooks, why books need ISBNs, the five year history of the Kindle, James Daunt's UK gamble, and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Put me in the story, mom!' Now you really can

The new app 'Put Me in the Story,' released by publisher Sourcebooks, will allow older readers to add the name of a younger one to Sourcebook titles. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assets That Earn: Revenue-Generating Content

It’s been a year since Steve Jobs passed away, and yet it’s still easy to be reminded of his legacy in the publishing industry. It’s omnipresent in the equipment used to create content, especially the operating system th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beyond the Story re-starts with Anne Frank

App developer TradeMobile is to rebrand as Beyond the Story as it prepares to launch one of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors protest at 'appalling' cull of Newcastle libraries

Authors Philip Pullman, childrens laureate Julia Donaldson, Malorie Blackman and Meg Rosoff... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Author Goes Beyond Textbooks

When iBooks Author, Apple’s multimedia ebook authoring tool, was unveiled in January, it was hailed for how easy it is to use and its ability to create rich, multimedia, and interactive educational content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Stories becomes National Centre for Children’s Books

The Seven Stories museum in Newcastle upon Tyne has changed its name to the National Centre for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC uses iBooks Author for Hobbit film ebooks

HarperCollins is capitalising on the forthcoming release of the first Hobbit film by putting out... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple unveils new version of iBooks with continuous scrolling, iBooks Author also updated

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to a San Jose theater stage today to unveil a new version of the company's literature-based digital storefront, iBooks. Cook says it integrates better with iCloud, allows for quote sharing on Facebook and Twitter, and has support for "over 40 languages." Beyond the app... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers look for author 'staying power'

Publishers are still prepared to pay good money up front for the right books, agents have told... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PLR should remain with govt, survey finds

A huge majority of respondents to the government’s consultation on the future of Public... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey: Have You Ever Read an Enhanced E-Book?

We asked our readers two years ago if they had read an enhanced ebook. Over half of survey respondents had not. Now, we're asking again. Take our survey and tell us if you've read an enhanced ebook. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Syrian author shares Pinter prize

Samar Yazbek, whose latest book is an account of the Assad regime written inside Syria, will share the Pen Pinter prize with poet Carol Anne Duffy. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors support Oxfam land grab campaign

Writers Aminatta Forna, Kamila Shamsie, Paul Theroux and Henning Mankell have given support to a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magic stories from Solaris

A new story from Audrey Niffenegger, the author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, will feature... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New story from King for Hachette

Hachette companies Orion and Hodder & Stoughton are jointly publishing a new story by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin takes Breathing series by self-published author

Penguin Children's has snapped up rights to The Breathing series by self-published author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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