Publishing News3D Printing / censorship / genre critique31 Comments
Child-Proofing ‘Harry Potter’ – When I first saw this article I thought it was satire. A mother changes words when reading a book to her child. She calls it pink washing. For instance, she was going to read Harry Potter to her five year old and started changing the plot ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / Adobe / dyslexia / security3 Comments
Random House asked me if I was interested in posting Molly O’Keefe’s cover for her next book. Why not? We enjoy O’Keefe’s books here at Dear Author. NEVER BEEN KISSED by Molly O’Keefe is her second novel in her exciting new series—The Boys of Bishop—and features an irresistible romance and ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / Barnes & Noble / cloud computing8 Comments
How Barnes & Noble Overlooks Its Biggest Asset – Forbes suggests Barnes & Noble become a showroom for internet companies such as the high end fashion coops like Gilt Groupe to hand crafted items from Etsy sellers. It’s not a bad idea in concept but could easily become on of ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / Barnes & Noble / Microsoft / Nook12 Comments
BBC News – Downloads for 3D-printed Liberator gun reach 100,000 – So last year I started writing about 3D printing and in October, someone posited that guns would soon be built with a push of a button and how difficult that would be to police. BBC News Some of you ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / Amazon / circus / cooking / digital rights management / lawsuits / Science Fiction24 Comments
DRM Lawsuit Filed By Independent Bookstores Against Amazon, ‘Big Six’ Publishers – I think we all know that I am not a fan of DRM. I have also argued repeatedly that getting rid of DRM would reduce Amazon’s strangehold over readers and allow other bookstores to compete more readily with ... more >