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February 13, 2017

Monday News: Rare book heist, African American SF, digital v(?) print, and Fifty Shades Darker adaptation

JanetPublishing NewsFifty Shades / film adaptations / print v digital / rare books / Samhain-publishing / theft13 Comments

Mission: Impossible-style raiders ‘cut through skylights and abseiled into warehouse to steal antique books worth £2m’  – Dropping into a Heathrow warehouse, thieves stole books so rare that they are “impossible to fence” and therefore likely targeted by at least one collector. A theft of this scope and style is apparently unprecedented in ... more >

September 12, 2016

Monday News: Old books, new books, closed books, and library books

JanetPublishing Newsbook-covers / Fifty Shades / men on Romance / private libraries / technology7 Comments

Romance Novels Brought Me Closer To My Mom, Even After She Was Gone – What a lovely essay by Adam Winter, whose mother was a Romance reader. After her untimely death, he struggles with his own embarrassment at her reading tastes, eventually tackling her books himself, in an effort to understand ... more >

March 26, 2015

Thursday News: Facebook to host articles directly, technology and art, Harper Lee’s new book cover, and Fifty Shades director quits sequels

JanetPublishing NewsArt / book cover / director / Facebook / Fifty Shades / Film / Harper Lee / news / technology5 Comments

Facebook May Host News Sites’ Content – I think I reported on this a while ago, but since then the plan seems to have taken a substantial step forward. Facebook, in its quest to take over the world, will be partnering with news providers and hosting their content right on ... more >

February 24, 2015

Tuesday News: New Sherlock Holmes story, emoji diversity, 50 Shades v. Secretary, and undelivered Kickstarters

JanetPublishing NewsApple. emojis / BDSM / crowdfunding / diversity / Fifty Shades / games / gender / Kickstarter / sexual fantasy / Sherlock Holmes8 Comments

Lost Sherlock Holmes story discovered in man’s attic – Arthur Conan Doyle contributed a short story to a small book produced to support the building of an iron bridge in Selkirk, Scotland, after the original wood bridge was destroyed. Conan Doyle was apparently a frequent visitor to Selkirk and a ... more >

February 12, 2015

Thursday News: Nora Roberts in the NYT, BEA is still too white, EverAfter free books, and “Fifty Shades of Buscemi”

JanetPublishing NewsAlpha Male / BEA / children's literature / diversity / Ebooks / Fifty Shades / free books / interview / Nora-Roberts / parody4 Comments

Nora Roberts: By the Book – Whatever you think of her books, you have to give it to the Nora Roberts Publicity Machine, because it is most definitely well-oiled and smooth. An interview in the New York Times just as her 40th In Death book is releasing. There’s even some ... more >

February 11, 2015

Wednesday News: Scribd offers unlimited comics, Samsung TVs are listening, the Hugo Award & gender bias, and rare TV interview with E.L. James

JanetPublishing Newsbias / Comics / E. L. James / fan-fiction / Fifty Shades / Film / gender / Hugo Award / privacy / Samsung / Scribd / smart tvs / subscription service / voice recognition5 Comments

Scribe Unlimited Comics – The latest development in the battle between subscription services is Scribd’s offering of more than 10,000 comic books. This one might finally push me over the edge and into signing up. Check out the launch page for more details, and per the press release, features include: ... more >

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