April 29, 2012

Publisher Experiments I’d Like to See

JaneEbooksbook business / digital publishing21 Comments

In the past two weeks, we’ve seen two publishers engage in some experimental changes in the way they sell digital books. Sourcebooks launched a DRM free subscription site and TOR/FORGE announced it would be selling DRM free digital books beginning this summer. Traditional publishers have been quietly moving toward digital ... more >

April 27, 2012

Friday Midday Links: Kindle Fire Driving Down Sales of eInk Devices

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / book business / DRM / Kindle Fire / Penguin24 Comments

Some people have argued (Micah Bowers of Bluefire for example) that dedicated devices will go the way of the dodo bird and I’ve always disagreed. Seeing the rise of the affordable Kindle Fire, however, is making me wonder if Micah Bowers et al is correct. E Ink Holdings reports first ... more >

February 20, 2012

Monday News and Deals: Paypal Obscenity Crackdown, Fake Amazon Reviews, & Earnings Roundup

JanePublishing Newsbook business / Paypal36 Comments

News An author by the name of Mainak Dhar has several self published books for sale and many of his books have an average of 4 stars with over 200+ reviews.  The number of high ranking reviews is propelling sales.  Alice in Deadland, one title, had been lingering on the #1 ... more >

JaneEbooksbook business / digital publishing / publishing-costs74 Comments

I’m concerned that publishers have a deep disconnect with readers.  This shouldn’t be a surprise given that readers aren’t the customer of publishers, but recent events really highlight this.  I have wavered on posting this article because on the one hand, do I really care what happens to publishers?  Won’t ... more >

November 10, 2011

Thursday Midday Links: Stanza Not Dead, Reviewer Sued for Defamation, Amazon Acquires TTS Firm

JanePublishing NewsBarry Eisler / book business / defamation / lawsuits / Rape / Reviewers / self-published / Smashwords67 Comments

In the UK, a self published author is suing a reviewer for panning his book. Chris McGrath, an online entrepreneur from Milton Keynes, who wrote and self-published a little-known book entitled The Attempted Murder of God: Hidden Science You Really Need to Know, has launched libel proceedings against Vaughan Jones, ... more >

September 7, 2011

Wednesday Midday Links: The Amazon Tablet Is Real

JanePublishing Newsbook business / genre critique / Literary fiction / Mills & Boon18 Comments

Sometimes I forget what news pieces I’ve posted here so if I have posted this, please forgive my lapse in memory.  Tech Crunch has actual details of the new Amazon Tablet. It’s 7″ and supports two finger multi touch gestures (instead of the 10 finger supported by the iThings). Runs ... more >