May 15, 2015

Friday News: Apple fights sale of Radio Shack data, news sharing and social media, 3-D printers in libraries, and boxing’s contributions to English

JanetPublishing News3-D printing / Apple / Bankruptcy / boxing / copyright / data / etymology / journalism / Libraries / patent / privacy / social media3 Comments

Apple asks court to block the sale of some RadioShack data – Part of the process for Radio Shack’s bankruptcy is the sale of the company’s assets, which include customer data. Remember when Barnes and Noble acquired all of the Borders customer lists? Well, Apple is now attempting to prevent ... more >

JanePublishing NewsBankruptcy / book-sales / Borders85 Comments

This morning, Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy which is an attempt to discharge (get rid of) bad debt and reorganize itself into a profitable business. According to the report in Publishers’ Weekly, Borders will close around 30% of its stores. Borders has 642 stores and plans to close 200 ... more >

JanePublishing NewsBankruptcy / book business / Houghton-Mifflin9 Comments

Oh look, a print publisher runs out of money, stiffs its writers, and no one is certain the outcome. Inkwell Publishing Solutions was a book assembler hired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and others to put textbooks together. Inkwell would hire freelance writers to provide content. Inkwell has owes about 50 ... more >

JaneMangaauthor-rights / Bankruptcy / Publishers-Behaving-Badly / Tokyo-Pop20 Comments

I received two publisher alerts and want to share them with the community. One relates to a Yaoi publisher closing shop and the second is Tokyo Pop’s Manga Pilot draconian contract. Iris Print: Iris Print is a Yaoi publisher who apparently closed up shop and failed to tell its authors. ... more >

JaneBook Reviews / EbooksBankruptcy13 Comments

Teresa Jacobs, aka Teresa Wayne, formerly dba Mardi Gras Publishing, appears to still be selling books under the Mardi Gras Publishing banner at Ebooksabouteverything.com. The rights of all these books have reverted back to the authors yet the books are still for sale and no sales apparently are being reported ... more >

JaneEbooks / Publishing NewsBankruptcy / digital publishing / publisher-closings3 Comments

I received a warning regarding Ocean’s Mist Press and a question as to its current status. Apparently sometime in 2006, Ocean Mist announced that it would be closing its doors. Then in early 2007, it was announced that there would be new management. No books were released, although the submissions ... more >