Ebooksdigital lending / ebook-v.-print-publishing22 Comments
Scott Turow has taken his lumps around the internet for his bombatic lengthy editorial on the NYTimes. Turow targeted everyone from readers and libraries to search engines as contributing to the death of the American author. But Turow’s lament offers no solutions, only complaints. The main crux of his argument ... more >
UncategorizedAcademic-Issues / Barnes & Noble / ebook-v.-print-publishing / Nook / YouTube2 Comments
B&N announced two new tablets yesterday. One is a 7″ and the other is a 9″ tablet. Their features don’t vary a great deal from the Kindle Fire or Google’s Nexus tablet but there is one stand out feature. The new Nooks have profiles so that the family can share ... more >
Book Deals / Publishing NewsAmazon / ebook-v.-print-publishing / scholastic / Stephen-King10 Comments
Amazon’s markup of digital delivery to indie authors is ~129,000% | Andrew Hyde – “Wait, Amazon pays out the worst? What? This can’t be right! They are the best right? Everyone loves them. I love them. I dig a bit deeper and find this little gem: Avg. Delivery Cost ($) ... more >
Conventionsebook-v.-print-publishing / Fantasy Romance / LGBTQ / Megan-Whalen-Turner / Young-Adult42 Comments
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was held over two days this past weekend, Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st. Although I was disappointed that the romance genre was not represented at the festival, I made plans to attend some interesting events and panels on Saturday, April 30th, ... more >
Publishing NewsConventions / ebook-v.-print-publishing171 Comments
Perhaps Diane Pershing misread the temperature of the membership when she said that those who didn’t like what RWA is doing should leave because her comments have spurred those who do not want to leave the organization but would rather stay and change it. Others within publishing are beginning to ... more >
Publishing NewsAcademic-Issues / digital publishing / ebook-v.-print-publishingComments Off on University Presses Look to Digital Publishing to Save Themselves
University presses are facing closures and lack of funding in these difficult economic times. Michael Jensen, director of strategic Web communications for the National Academies Press urged university presses to rethink publication and scholarship: Scholarship must be “de-linked from print publication,” such that books are “the exception” and no longer ... more >