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San Antonio Library
January 10, 2014

Friday News: Another author goes self-pub; Yelp must unmask anonymous reviewers; the strange case of a $5m painting; paid books reviews redux; and the first US all-digital public library

JanetPublishing NewsBook Reviews / copyright / digital publishing / First-Amendment / intellectual property / Libraries / Self-publishing17 Comments

GF Newman on self-publishing: ‘There are huge changes coming’ – Beyond the giddy optimism some traditionally published authors bring to self-publishing, I think it’s interesting to see how different authors approach the business of becoming their own publisher. GF Newman, who lays claim to creating Law and Order in 1978 ... more >

Android v Apple
December 30, 2013

Monday News: Airport bookstores, mobile shoppers, blockbuster movies, Sherlock Holmes, and languages other than English

JanetPublishing NewsAndroid / Apple / bookstores / copyright / language / Movies / public domain6 Comments

Now boarding: How airport bookstores are reacting to a changing industry – Like all bookstores, airport bookstores are looking for ways to increase sales, attempting to create an environment more similar to a neighborhood independent bookseller, where patrons are handsold books while enjoying a respite from the airport environment. Also, ... more >

September 23, 2013

Monday News: Shey Stahl plagiarism scandal; Goodreads deletes reviews without notice; Amazon shares at an all time high; Cosplay copyright; and paid for reviews

JaneUncategorizedAmazon / copyright / Goodreads / paid reviews / plagiarism65 Comments

I had put the news piece to bed when my inbox blew up with links to a Goodreads review of Shey Stahl’s For the Summer. In the DNF review (rated one star), the reader details eight instances of similarities including exact verbiage and scene blocking to a highly beloved Twilight ... more >

Shoes Smart Bitches
June 12, 2013

Wednesday News:

JanePublishing NewsArt / book-sales / copyright7 Comments

Adults Up, Kids Down in January – For a few years, YA was getting insane money. Six figure deals were the norm rather than the exception and why not? Twilight and then the Hunger Games and to a lesser extent books like Vampire Academy held adult and YA readers in ... more >

May 13, 2013

Monday News: Mark Coker of Smashwords suggests that $3.99 is the new black; Copyright reform for consumers introduced to Congress; Gender hypocrisy exists outside romance

JanePublishing Newsbook prices / book-covers / copyright / Fantasy Romance / gender bias / Smashwords3 Comments

Smashwords: New Smashwords Survey Helps Authors Sell More eBooks – Mark Coker shares some Smashwords data with the public. How much of this can be extrapolated to overall sales is unknown. Some interesting points include that the #1 bestselling book outsells the #500 by 37 times in total revenue; longer ... more >

Home Alone
April 9, 2013

Tuesday News: Scott Turow given platform at NYT to get his hate on and Amazon insider writes ebook about Amazon

JanePublishing Newscopyright / first-sale16 Comments

One on One: Jason Merkoski and the View of E-Books From the Inside – I didn’t really find this interview all that illuminating and it didn’t pique my interest in reading the book Jason Merkoski is publishing through Sourcebooks about his experience at Amazon. I suspect anything interesting is prohibited ... more >

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