March 19, 2014

Wednesday News: Harper Collins wins copyright case against Open Road, app warns users not to make defamatory comments, campaign for gender-netural toys gains support, Beastie Boys settles with Goldiblox in fair use suit

JanetPublishing Newscopyright / defamation / digital publishing / Fair Use / gender / Harper Collins11 Comments

Judge Rules for HarperCollins in Open Road E-Book Dispute – In a copyright dispute between Open Road and Harper Collins publishers, Harper Collins has been awarded a judgment against Open Road for copyright infringement. The book in question, Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George, was published in digital ... more >

March 18, 2014

Daily Deals: Icy wastelands, missed connections, and love triangles

JaneBook DealsDeals4 Comments

Ice Forged by Gail Matin. $ 1.99 From the Jacket Copy: Condemned as a murderer for killing the man who dishonored his sister, Blaine “Mick” McFadden has spent the last six years in Velant, a penal colony in the frigid northern wastelands. Harsh military discipline and the oppressive magic keep ... more >

March 18, 2014

REVIEW: Beyond Jealousy by Kit Rocha

JaneC+ ReviewsErotic-Romance / m/m/f / menage5 Comments

Dear Ms. Rocha: There are so many things I really love about this series and it’s not primarily the sexual interaction. The series is set in a post apocalyptic environment focusing on the city Eden and outlying sectors. Inside the city, people are taught that woman are chattels and sex ... more >

March 18, 2014

DABWAHA Entries Still Accepted

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The actual voting doesn’t start until March 20th so you are allowed to keep submitting and updating your brackets until March 19th 11:59 PM EST. ENTRY LINK HERE •To enter, press “NEW” and then enter the first name, last name, nickname and email address. •If you are updating, click the ... more >

JanetLetters of Opinionanonymity / book reviewing / community / genre criticism. free speech38 Comments

When I first read about Anne Rice’s new pet project, a Change.org petition to convince Amazon to disallow pseudonymous reviews (they’re not truly anonymous, since they must be connected to an Amazon account), I was perversely charmed by her reference to “gangster bully” reviewers, thinking, ‘Oh, please, we’ve so been ... more >

March 18, 2014

Tuesday News: Nook Press hits the UK market, the future of the Great American Novel, profile of Arundhati Roy, and Cover Girl’s new girl power video

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / Arundhati Roy / Barnes & Noble / digital books / Nook / novel / Self-publishing / sexism / UK6 Comments

Barnes & Noble to Launch Nook Press in the UK This Week – Barnes & Noble is using the Oxford Literary Festival to introduce its newest self-publishing platform to authors in the UK. Although the platform has been available in the US for almost a year now, self-published authors in ... more >