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May 13, 2016

Friday News: BEA, book sales, and Winds of Winter

JanetPublishing NewsBEA / book adaptations / booksellers / Ebooks / Game of Thrones / print books / publishing10 Comments

Books are back: Printed book sales rise for first time in four years as ebooks suffer decline and BEA 2016: E-book Sales Fell 13% in 2015, Nielsen Reports – Trends in both then UK and US book markets appear to mirror each other, with adult coloring books and other “lifestyle non-fiction” propelling the ... more >

June 1, 2015

Monday News: BEA & diversity, fair use for filmmakers, a brief history of educational tv, and “weird” American food

JanetPublishing NewsBEA / copyright / diversity / education / Fair Use / Film / food / infringement / NASA / publishing / television15 Comments

A Year Later, #WeNeedDiverseBooks Has Left Its Mark On BookCon – So compared to last year, the organizers of BEA feel like they’ve come a long way, with the help of the #weneeddiversebooks campaign. The international element of this year’s event may have been part of that, too. You can ... more >

May 27, 2015

Wednesday News: RIP Tanith Lee, Sydney Writers Festival, BEA welcomes Chinese delegation, and marriage equality in Ireland

JanetPublishing NewsBEA / cultural exchange / Fantasy / horror / Ireland / marriage equality / obituary / Tanith Lee / writers festivals / YA8 Comments

Tanith Lee Was An Indispensible Fantasy Author – As you may already have heard, Tanith Lee died on Sunday; she was only 67, and was still writing, despite the fact that she could not get any of her recent work published (see her own explanation below). There are several posts ... more >

February 12, 2015

Thursday News: Nora Roberts in the NYT, BEA is still too white, EverAfter free books, and “Fifty Shades of Buscemi”

JanetPublishing NewsAlpha Male / BEA / children's literature / diversity / Ebooks / Fifty Shades / free books / interview / Nora-Roberts / parody4 Comments

Nora Roberts: By the Book – Whatever you think of her books, you have to give it to the Nora Roberts Publicity Machine, because it is most definitely well-oiled and smooth. An interview in the New York Times just as her 40th In Death book is releasing. There’s even some ... more >

June 17, 2014

Tuesday News: Computational literacy, Diana Norman’s daughter finishes mother’s book, cool bookstores, and Dear Author gets love at BEA

JanetPublishing NewsAriana-Franklin / BEA / book blogs / bookstores / computer science / Diana-Norman / historical mystery / technology14 Comments

We Can Code It! Why computer literacy is key to winning the 21st century – A very interesting post on the importance of computational thinking to mastering the kind of skills necessary for computer literacy in the future. As the article points out, jobs in computer-science fields are increasing, while ... more >

June 2, 2014

Monday News: Do small pubs benefit from Amazon v. Hachette, Jay Lake dies, (no) diversity at BEA, and slut-shaming and social class

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / BEA / class / digital publishing / diversity / gender / Hachette / obituary / patriarchy10 Comments

Why Amazon Is Actually The ‘Very Best Thing’ For Small Publishers Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-vs-hachette-small-publishers-side-2014-5 – Another perspective weighs in on the Amazon – Hachette conflict, this time (some) small publishers. As the big guys fight it out, this argument goes, the smaller publishers (and, I’m thinking, independent authors acting as ... more >

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