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October 15, 2015

Thursday News: Man Booker Prize winner, National Book Award finalists, DRM for JPEG, and Cocktails for Dingdongs

JanetBook ReviewsDRM / intellectual property / JPEG / literary prizes / Man Booker Prize / Marlon James / National Book Awards / recipe booksComments Off on Thursday News: Man Booker Prize winner, National Book Award finalists, DRM for JPEG, and Cocktails for Dingdongs

Man Booker Prize 2015: Marlon James wins for A Brief History of Seven Killings – An almost 700-page book that, according to the judging committee’s chair, Michael Wood, is “full of swearing” (!), James’s novel was apparently an easy choice for the judges. James will receive £50,000 for his winning novel. Set ... more >

August 25, 2015

Tuesday News: Book club members kicked off train, Duke students refuse to read Bechdel, Germany goes for soft DRM, and Tolkein recites his own poetry

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Bechdel / Book-club / DRM / Duke / Ebooks / Germany / microaggressions / Netherlands / poetry / Poland / Race / sexual identity / Tolkein12 Comments

Group of black women kicked off Napa wine train after laughing too loud -What happened to this book club on the Napa Valley Wine Train is pretty much the definition of microaggression. It’s also just plain gross. After some complaints that the eleven women were too “loud,” they were “paraded” off ... more >

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August 6, 2015

Thursday News: Writers and community, DRM, color-coding books, and what would Pemberley cost today?

JanetPublishing NewsBooks / community / DRM / gaming / intellectual property / Pride-and-Prejudice / publishing / social media / writing4 Comments

An Introverted Writer’s Lament – Reading this article reminded me of a great conversation I had with friends lately about how much more engaged and vocal the community of Romance authors seems to be now than, say, five years ago. I suggested that perhaps self-publishing has allowed authors to talk ... more >

March 10, 2015

So What’s Up (and Down) with Ebooks?

JanetBook Reviewsbook prices / digital books / DRM / licensing / Self-publishing / traditional publishing120 Comments

So now that Hachette and Amazon have settled their epic feud, and we’re seeing the results of publisher negotiations with the retailer, we seem to be witnessing the revenge of traditional publishers when it comes to digital book pricing. Last week I enthusiastically searched at Amazon for two books I ... more >

March 5, 2015

Thursday News: Barnes and Noble does it again, the graphic novel gets a NY show, and a funny Bachelor parody

JanetPublishing NewsAuthor Solutions / Barnes and Noble / DRM / graphic novels / Nook / parody / The Bachelor / theater7 Comments

Barnes & Noble’s Dirty Little Secret: Author Solutions and Nook Press – So Barnes and Noble continues to disappoint, this time via the author services it started advertising a few months ago. What they did not reveal at the time (nor presently, for that matter) is that they are outsourcing ... more >

February 26, 2015

Thursday News: RIP Bertrice Small, Apple loses another lawsuit, Hollywood and originality, and requiem for a bookstore

JanetPublishing NewsApple / Beatrice Small / bookstores / DRM / films / genre / iTunes / obituary / patent infringement5 Comments

Remembering Bertrice Small: 1937 – 2015 – Despite the lack of formal obituaries for Beatrice Small (and what is up with THAT???), RT Book Reviews has a nice tribute to the late author (she was only 77), with memories from other authors and industry professionals, as well as some great ... more >

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