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July 9, 2015

Thursday News: Tattoos as book marketing, gearing up for Go Set a Watchman, Nook closing international store, and Alex Ross illustrates the Beatles

JanetPublishing 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 >

June 16, 2015

A Book is a Book: What is a Book?

JanetBook 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 >

June 15, 2015

Monday News: 2014 book sales, public-use photo app, feminism & media critique, and photographer explores anxiety in self-portraits

JanetPublishing 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 >

April 8, 2015

Wednesday News: Dallas Buyers Club, piracy, and copyright trolling; the Canadian book market; and hilarious Beyoncé boyfriend test

JanetPublishing 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 >

April 6, 2015

Monday News: The Hugos in crisis, interview with Hachette Livre CEO, pleasure in reading, and profile of model Rain Dove

JanetPublishing 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 >

Wonder Woman
March 23, 2015

Monday News: IP protection for images, the wisdom of VAT, another author v. reviewer disaster, and the evolution of Wonder Woman

JanetPublishing 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 >

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