Publishing NewsArt / Beatles / Comics / digital books / Hachette Australia / Harper Lee / marketing / Nook / tattoos12 Comments
The desperate book industry and ‘tatvertising’ are a perfect, tragic match – I don’t even know what to say about this, beyond WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY THINKING?!? Hachette Australia has announced an open casting call for a woman who is willing to “donate” her back for a large, permanent ... more >
Book Reviewsaudiobooks / Books / digital books / Fiction / non-fiction / reading15 Comments
When you hear the word book, what comes to mind? I know may feel like an odd question, since we talk about books so routinely that the answer seems obvious. But stripping away everything but the word itself, what does it really mean? Is there a length or a format ... more >
Publishing Newsanxiety / audiobooks / copyright / creative commons license / digital books / feminism / media critique / mobile applications / photography / publishing / subscription services1 Comments
The Verdict on 2014: Sales up 4.6% – 2014 book sales data shows a slight increase in digital books (3.8%), which represented an increase in unit sales of only 0.2%, because of higher digital book prices. Digital audiobooks also increased by 26.8% and subscription sales were also robust at $20 ... more >
Publishing NewsAustralia / Beyoncé / book-sales / Canada / copyright / digital books / infringement / piracy / publishing12 Comments
‘Dallas Buyers Club’ wins access to pirates’ information in iiNet case – There has been a significant ruling in the ongoing Dallas Buyers Club piracy case in Australia. The DBC has been trying to acquire from iiNet customer information associated with ISPs linked to torrenting the movie. This week, the ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / awards / digital books / gender / Hachette Livre / Hugos / publishing / reading / SFF / subscription services4 Comments
The Hugo Awards Were Always Political. But Now They’re Only Political. – So if you follow SFF closely or casually, you have probably heard that the so-called Sad Puppies slate of nominees has manages to make the ballot — not in all categories, but enough that it has substantially skewed ... more >
Publishing NewsBook Reviews / copyright / digital books / feminism / infringement / trademark / VAT / Wonder Woman27 Comments
Authors: Don’t Scream “Piracy!”, Then Turn Around & Pay Thieves To Represent You Or Your Work – If you know anything about the Charles Schultz estate, you know that they are *very protective* of Schultz’s intellectual property. So you may very well share April Hamilton’s frustration and anger at the ... more >