August 26, 2015

Wednesday News: AU v. Amazon; Wine Train apologizes to book club; Knopf editor talks editing; and a dad says yes to dolls for his son

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Is Amazon Creating a Cultural Monopoly? – As much as I admire the tenacity of the Authors United group, their singular fixation on Amazon feels more and more like publisher pressure by proxy. I remember Jon Sargent trying to make the value argument about Agency Pricing – that more valuable ... more >

September 29, 2014

Monday News: Update on EC v DA, NY Comic Con’s anti-harassment policy, Sheila Weller on The News Sorority, and a 20-pound Death Star Gown

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Update on Ellora’s Cave v. Dear Author – First, if you haven’t yet heard, Ellora’s Cave has filed suit against Dear Author and Jane for a recent blog post on the publisher. If you have not yet heard this news, click on the title above and it will take you ... more >