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Shadow Fall by Seressia Glass
January 29, 2018

Monday News: Romance WOC, Walmart + Kobo, magazine archive, and Harry Potter in Scots

JanetPublishing NewsApple / archives / Ebooks / Harry-Potter / Jasmine Guillory / Kobo / magazines / translation / Walmart / women of color in Romance3 Comments

WOMEN OF COLOR AND MAJOR PUBLISHING HOUSE DEALS – So Bitch Media’s Evette Dionne published an interview with Jasmine Guillory on her upcoming debut, The Wedding Date, a Romance published by Berkley. Unfortunately, in their enthusiastic promotion of Guillory and her book, a lot of incorrect assertions about the status of ... more >

June 9, 2017

Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / Apple / Beren and Lúthien / digital publishing / Google / martial arts / TolkienComments Off on Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women

As Apple and Google take aim at ads, publishers tremble – So with Google now planning to monetize digital advertising to whatever extent possible, and Apple claiming that it will block autoplay (THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU) and stop (some) consumer tracking, digital publishers ranging from The New York Times to Vox Media are challenged anew ... more >

January 13, 2017

Friday News: Hidden Figures, Apple-flix, Vijayawada Book Festival, and HP restaurant

JanetPublishing NewsApple / book festivals / Harry-Potter / Hidden Figures / India / scripted television / used books1 Comments

“Hidden Figures” author discusses book, film at ODU Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance – Brief but nice coverage of Margot Lee Shetterly’s address at Virginia’s Old Dominion University this week, in honor of MLK Day (January 16th). Shetterly’s father was a researcher at Langley and knew the women depicted in ... more >

November 18, 2016

Friday News: A place for audio, Apple’s $300 design book, women’s writing in Brazil, best webcomics

JanetPublishing NewsApple / audiobooks / Brazil / Literary Criticism / webcomics / women's writing5 Comments

IS AUDIO REALLY THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK? – Although we’ve talked a lot about the increasing popularity of audiobooks, this essay from Rebecca Rego Barry on the history and reception of aural reading reveals the difficult path to widespread respectability the audiobook has taken. Matthew Rubery has written a book, The Untold Story ... more >

September 8, 2016

Thursday News: Bookstore, iPhone 7, Pokémon Go for Apple Watch, and Queen Sugar

JanetPublishing NewsApple / Bookstr / Natalie Baszile / Pokémon Go / Queen Sugar1 Comments

The Reading Room, Renamed Bookstr, Debuts New Website – So anyone a fan of this service? Apparently they’re looking to attract millennials, so I don’t know how that skews their content, but I don’t know a lot of readers who are using it. Although I’m still looking for a solid alternative ... more >

Apple
June 22, 2016

Wednesday News: Apple settlement disbursed, B&N’s murky future, and the end of the period?

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / Barnes and Noble / ebook settlement / Literary fiction / punctuation15 Comments

Amazon is Sending Out Emails for eBook Settlement Credits Today – Nate Hoffelder reports that emails from Amazon regarding ebook refunds from the recent Apple settlement are finally being disbursed to readers. Amazon has sent out an email, and word is that Barnes and Noble has also informed consumers of available ... more >

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