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February 24, 2016

Wednesday News: John Grisham, World Book Day, VLA award, and giving up on a book

JanetPublishing NewsBook Awards / diversity / free books / graphic novels / John Grisham / medicine / reading / World Book Day6 Comments

John Grisham thinks his new book is so important he’s giving it away for free – Grisham, who was invited by his University of Virginian neurosurgeon friend, Neal Kassell, to join the board of Kassel’s Focused Ultrasound Foundation, believed so strongly in the potential for the technology to extend lives that ... more >

March 2, 2015

Monday News: RIP Leonard Nimoy, Silent Circle buys BlackPhone, Show Boat casting controversy, and Wattpad’s After Dark Romance App

JanetPublishing Newsdigital books / diversity / free books / obituary / privacy / Race / racism / Silent Circle / Star Trek / wattpad5 Comments

Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83 – The death of Leonard Nimoy on Friday morning hit the internet fast and hard, and although fans were hit extremely hard by Nimoy’s death, some wonderful tributes and memories were posted, reminding us of how multi-talented and socially engaged he ... 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 >

November 19, 2014

Wednesday News: EverAfter Romance app; Ingram signs independent publishers; PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts ebook dominance (again); and super cool flip books

JanetPublishing Newsbooks as art / digital publishers / distribution / Ebooks / free books / independent publishers / Romance app2 Comments

EverAfter Romance App – Diversion books has created a new app dedicated to Romance. They have told Jane that they will be trying hard to provide freebies and discounted books, as well as full catalogs from the traditional publishers and indie authors, through a distribution agreement with Page Foundry. Currently ... more >

October 17, 2014

Friday News: Wireless ISP allegedly blocks email encryption; Whisper v. Guardian on privacy; diversity in publishing; and 33 free Philip K. Dick stories

JanetPublishing Newsanonymity / audiobooks / data encryption / diversity / Ebooks / email / free books / ISP / net neutrality / privacy / public domain / publishing / SFF4 Comments

Revealed: ISPs Already Violating Net Neutrality To Block Encryption And Make Everyone Less Safe Online – So if you haven’t yet been engaged in the net neutrality debate, this might motivate your interest. According to VPN company Golden Frog, at least on (anonymous) ISP is blocking encryption on user email. ... more >

September 11, 2014

Thursday News: Change your Google Password NOW, Apple settlement notice to Amazon customers, RIP Graham Joyce, and Judge Judy gives away free ebook

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / Ebooks / Fantasy / free books / Google / Graham Joyce / lawsuit / obituary / price-fixing / security4 Comments

PASSWORDS FOR 5 MILLION GOOGLE ACCOUNTS LEAKED – Although passwords have since been removed, and Google claims that most of the information is no longer current and valid, almost 5 million email addresses and passwords have been posted on a Russian Bitcoin forum site. Concerned users can use this tool ... more >

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