Apr 10 2013
NAA’s New Revenue Report: Been Down So Long Looks Like Up to Publishers – This report on news consumption is pretty interesting although not exactly fiction book publishing related. Pay walls are becoming increasingly more popular because they are profitable. “Revenue from digital/print circulation rose nearly five fold (499%) from 2011.” But only 11% of(…)
Apr 9 2013
One on One: Jason Merkoski and the View of E-Books From the Inside – I didn’t really find this interview all that illuminating and it didn’t pique my interest in reading the book Jason Merkoski is publishing through Sourcebooks about his experience at Amazon. I suspect anything interesting is prohibited by some employment non disclosure(…)
Apr 8 2013
Grafisches Labor Andreas Scheiger: Letter Fossils – Austrian artist Andreas Scheiger creates letter fossils for a project titled “Evolution of Type” by taking a flat letter, plasticine, and chicken bones. The end result is artistic and geeky all at the same time. Andreas Scheiger Streaming Sites and the Rise of Shared Accounts – This article(…)
Apr 5 2013
Apple iPad mini, Black – Walmart is selling the first generation mini iPads at the cut rate price of $299. They are usually $329 so it’s some kind of savings. This may signal retailers getting ready for new stock. Rumors are that the iPad Mini 2 will have a Retina screen. Walmart.com Does Spelling Matter?(…)
Apr 4 2013
Class Action Complaint Against Harlequin Enterprises Dismissed – Late Tuesday night, the class action complaint against Harlequin for failing to pay appropriate royalties was toss out. The suit was initially filed back in June of 2012. I blogged about it then. Whether Harlequin Authors will win is another question. Piercing claims are notoriously difficult. I’ve(…)
Apr 2 2013
Arizona bill looks to add e-book readers to library privacy law – “A bill is going through the state legislature to add e-books to the current library privacy law, according to the Associated Press. The current state law already prohibits the disclosure of library records without a court order. This bill would protect readers of(…)
Apr 1 2013
E-book Sales Bolster Publishers’ Bottom Lines – While the adoption of ebooks isn’t providing a one to one replacement of the loss of physical book sales, PW reports that none of the Big 5 publishers had a margin of less than 9% in 2012. Higher sales of ebooks was creating a higher margin. You’ll want(…)
Mar 29 2013
Amazon Buys Goodreads – I broke my arm yesterday patting myself on the back so typing is a little challenging right now. At the beginning of 2012, I predicted that Amazon would buy Goodreads. My boldest prediction is that Amazon will purchase Goodreads for the community and its recommendation engine. Yes, I knew that they(…)
Mar 28 2013
This is a very funny spoof of the Apple commercials along with all kinds of great uses of mobile/computer related terms like docking, sharing, wireless. I’ll take a tall glass please. Georgia Court Censorship Order Threatens Message Boards Everywhere – A Georgia trial court judge signed a restraining order against a message board forum(…)
Mar 27 2013
From my Inbox: It’s Forever’s 10th anniversary, and in celebration we’re giving two lucky fans a chance to win free registration to attend the RT BookLovers Convention! ($474 value*) Enter for a chance to win a ‘Readers’ registration to this year’s convention May 1 – 5, at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center,(…)
Mar 26 2013
Barnes & Noble-Simon & Schuster Dispute Said to Hurt Sales – Back in January, PW reported that Simon & Schuster and Barnes & Noble were having a disagreement over terms. Melville House noted in February that S&S books were still being stocked at low levels suggesting that the disagreement had not ended. In March, it(…)
Mar 25 2013
I’m interviewing author Julie James at the Lady Jane’s Salon in Naperville IL, in conjunction with her new release “Love Irresistibly” which I did love. I’m not sure what questions I’ll be asking her (so if you have any ideas, let me know). But we would love to have you attend. It is as Le(…)
Mar 22 2013
Google quietly pulls plug on Frommer’s print travel guidebooks – Google launched a new product called Keep earlier. It’s supposed to be a competitor to the popular free web and app program called Evernote. Evernote is like a trapperkeeper (everyone who went to school in the 80s will get this reference) or a post it(…)
Mar 21 2013
The Fast-Track to Making a Million Dollars From Writing Books – This is what happens when people who don’t read the books try to define the genre. “The book is in a relatively new genre called “new adult contemporary” (read: it’s basically a mashup of romance and erotica — think Fifty Shades of Grey). Publishers(…)
Mar 20 2013
Small online merchants file suit against Amazon.com – Amazon is getting sued by everyone. A class action suit on behalf of small third party merchants using Amazon’s retail portal has filed suit for unreasonably freezing funds. The interesting details of the suit include that “Third-party sales account for about 40 percent of all products sold(…)
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