Publishing Newsbook bloggers / digital rights management / Regency England20 Comments
Voucher to Almack’s | Flickr – Photo Sharing! – “Voucher to Almack’s It was the hottest A-list invitation sought after by Regency society: A voucher (or ticket of admission) to a ball at Almack’s assembly rooms in London. Only society’s elite were granted these coveted passes. To be stricken from ... more >
UncategorizedAmazon / Author Issues / digital lending / digital rights management / plagiarism / Waterstones15 Comments
Giveaways (not taking place here) The editor, Harrison Demchick, of The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns (a recommended read by Robin aka Janet) and The Understory written by Elizabeth Leiknes, wrote us to let us know about a giveaway the publishing house is running to celebrate the release of The Understory. ... more >
Ebooksdigital rights management64 Comments
One thing that I’ve heard repeatedly from any publisher is that Amazon is a bad business partner. It doesn’t matter if the publisher is an agency pricing publisher or a low priced digital only publisher. Amazon treats everyone poorly. Amazon needs competition. Amazon has no motivation to keep prices low, ... more >
Book Deals / Publishing NewsAgency pricing / Apple / Deals / digital rights management / Literary Agents25 Comments
News Amazon’s $1 million secret – Amazon.com – Salon.com – “Amazon is picking up its literary largess during an especially charged season in the company’s relationships with the rest of the book world. For the first time, the “Big Six” publishers — HarperCollins, Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Penguin ... more >
Publishing NewsAgency pricing / digital rights management / Harry-Potter32 Comments
My updates today are brief given my current real life work schedule. Harry Potter books have been released in digital and audio format. The prices are US $7.99 each for the first three and $9.99 each for the last four. If you buy them direct from Pottermore.com, they are DRM ... more >
Book Deals / Publishing NewsDeals / digital rights management / Dorchester-Publishing / epic fantasy44 Comments
News Dorchester appears to be dead. According to Publishers Marketplace, the assets (including any book contracts) of Dorchester Publishing have been put up on the auction block. (Reg Rq’d) There is one bid from a “FAA Investors LLC”, but PM was unable to flush out who the company was behind ... more >