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middlemarch
December 14, 2015

Monday News: Books are getting longer (?), are the best British writers women?, daily habits of writers, and book cover contest

JanetPublishing Newsbook length / book-covers / classic literature / contests / great novels / women authors / writing routines5 Comments

Survey confirms the average book is 25% longer than 15 years ago – Although there is no consensus on the reasons, it does seem that on average books are longer. Now, if this is just a page count, then font size and margins needs to be considered, and bigger isn’t necessarily ... more >

August 5, 2014

Tuesday News: Cellphone unlocking now legal, the wonders of 3-D printing, 54-year overdue book returned, and library partnerships with Smashwords

JanetPublishing News3D Printing / cellphones / contests / digital books / dmca / DRM / Overdrive / public libraries / Self-publishing / Smashwords4 Comments

President Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill into law – This may seem like a small step, but given the incredible controversy over unlocking cell phones, and the fact that it’s been illegal to do so, this is not such a small thing. Will the same legal reversal happen for ebooks? ... more >

HarperCollins
July 11, 2014

Friday News: Authors Guild backs Hachette, Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest, Harper Collins tries direct-to-consumer sales, and Jenny Trout exposes bias against body fat

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Amazon publishing / Authors Guild / body image / contests / digital publishing / direct sales / Hachette / Harper Collins34 Comments

Authors Guild Weighs In on Amazon-Hachette Dispute – I know you’ve been waiting for this; the Authors Guild’s Richard Russo wrote a letter to its members, essentially backing Hachette in the current game of publishing chicken. I don’t think this is at all surprising, given the Guild’s history of and ... more >

May 2, 2014

Friday News: Harlequin authors win some and lose some, Toronto Public Library releases proposed banning list, Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, and win $1000 for deciphering margin notes

JanetPublishing Newscensorship / Comic books / contests / Harlequin / lawsuit / Libraries / Royalties / translation31 Comments

Updated by Jane to add: This morning it was announced that News Corp. will buy Harlequin for close to a half billion dollars and that Harlequin will become a division of HarperCollins. The “Harlequin as a division of HC” is worrisome to me. When Penguin and Random House merged, each ... more >

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