Conversationsbook marketing / false advertising / publishing trends / reader expectations18 Comments
Janine: In our recent joint review of Helen Hoang’s The Heart Principle, Jayne and I expressed our dismay over the way the book is marketed, and over missold books more generally: Jayne: I also feel that in my opinion, this is more a women’s fiction book albeit one with strong ... more >
Publishing NewsAustralia / book marketing / cybersecurity / diversity / LGBTQIA rights / on-demand viewing / online census / Star Trek2 Comments
Hey, Sailor, Wanna See the New Star Trek? CBS All Access Has Your Ticket. – While CBS has always drawn viewers to their paid online Big Brother live feeds, the network’s “All Access” service is now more of a Netflix-style service, limited, of course, to CBS shows, past and present. For about ... more >
Publishing Newsbook errors / book marketing / Espresso Book Machine / France / girl detective / History / Knopf / POD bookstore / publishing / Shea Serrano / Twitter2 Comments
Famed publisher opens Paris’ first on-demand only bookshop – One of Paris’s most respected bookstores re-opened after more than fifteen years after it originally closed. Its renaissance is due to the availability of print-on-demand technology (note: Moriah Jovan had this idea eight years ago) : While the PUF’s [Les Presses Universitaires ... more >
Publishing Newsbad dates / book marketing / Disney / gender / Greece / harassment / menstruation / Publishers / reddit / Twitter14 Comments
Book agents trying to cash in on Greek tragedy – If you’ve been paying attention to the economic crisis in Greece, you know that economist-turned-Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigned after his push against a financial bail-out proved successful in this weekend’s national referendum. Varoufakis has always been a controversial ... more >