Publishing Newsbook prices / book-sales / ebook sales / Ethics / GBKS / piracy / shame32 Comments
RWA President Michelle Monkou is fielding questions today on blog talk radio. The start time is at noon CST. I wish someone would call in and ask what RWA’s stance is on the change in pricing and Google Book Settlement. Link here.. I would call but I don’t think they ... more >
Publishing Newsauthor / Author Reader Relationship / disability / GBKS / Literary Criticism / politicians16 Comments
The good news is that I didn’t have to have a root canal. Instead my tooth is cracked and needs a cap. The bad news is that if the temporary crown doesn’t alleviate my problems, I’ll have to have that root canal. In other publishing news, Ballantine has bought Jenny ... more >
EbooksGBKS / Google Book Settlement / Intellectual Property Issues / lawsuits27 Comments
Introduction In 2003 Google announced it had begun scanning books. Its goal was to create a digital library of every piece of printed work that has been put in fixed form. It was, and still is, a noble goal. Google placed these scanned books in a database and made them ... more >