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January 10, 2018

Wednesday News: Wrinkle in Time, PHR grows, a book is a book, and hundred-year-old words

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / books and reading / dictionaries / Madeline L'Engle / technology / Wrinkle in Time1 Comments

The Remarkable Influence of A Wrinkle in Time – A sweet tribute to Madeline L’Engle’s book, and in particular its impact on teen readers and the development of the strong, imperfect heroine. I did not know the publishing history of the book, but it makes an interesting comparison to the current ... more >

December 6, 2017

Wednesday News: Loose ID, Amazon Australia, new books, and roaming cats

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Australia / book lists / cats / Comics / Libraries / Loose-Id / publisher closing17 Comments

Loose ID is shutting down – Claiming that the move does not signal “financial distress,” digital publisher Loose ID is nonetheless closing its doors as of May 7, 2018. They are no longer accepting submissions. Loose ID has been publishing erotic fiction for 13 years, practically a lifetime in digital ... more >

November 29, 2017

Wednesday News: Royal engagement, Amazon imprint, and comic creation

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Art Spiegelman / Comics / Maus / Race / royal engagement / short fiction8 Comments

Meghan Markle, the Hallmark Star Set to Marry a Prince – Romance Twitter was very excited on Monday, when news of the royal engagement between Prince Harry and US across Meghan Markle was finally announced. Someone tamed the bad boy – how much better can it get for the Romance ... more >

July 10, 2017

Monday News: Yiannopoulos sues S&S, free audiobooks, communal reading, and Prime Day deals

JanetPublishing News18th C history / Amazon / Free Speech / lawsuit / Prime Day / reading / Simon & Schuster5 Comments

Milo Yiannopoulos Sues Simon & Schuster for $10M After Book Deal Gets Dropped – Just when you thought he was gone, professional troll Milo Yiannopoulos bolts back into view with a self-published book on Amazon and a lawsuit against S&S. Not that I feel one bit sorry for S&S; after ... more >

June 20, 2017

Tuesday News: Amazon, Apple, Netflix, comics, and princesses

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Comics / interactive narratives / Muslim comic book characters / Netflix / princess / wedding photos / Whole Foods1 Comments

Millions of Americans Have Free Amazon Credits. Here’s How to Check Yours – A friendly reminder that if you have unused Apple settlement credits, they will expire Saturday, June 24th, 2017. I’m not sure that mainstream publishing even remembers the trouble they faced, given current e-book prices (or maybe because they ... more >

June 16, 2017

Friday News: Publisher faces criminal charges, Man Booker International Prize, Amazon continues to piss off publishers, and the history of pop-up books

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / criminal charges / history of books / Man Booker International Book Prize / moveable books / third-party sellers1 Comments

Erotica publisher, author charged for manipulating book sales – Wowza. Colorado publisher Jana Koretko faces more than twenty charges, including multiple counts of money laundering, felony theft, computer crime, and tax evasion. The allegations cover 15 authors, and Koretko is accused of artificially inflating and lowering sales, all for her personal ... more >

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