Publishing NewsGoodreads / Rape / reader communities20 Comments
As Goodreads grows up, it can’t please everyone. Should it try? – Laura Hazard Owen recounts Goodreads weekend fumbling as it tries to appease its paying customers – authors and publishers. In doing so, it made a lot of readers angry. As you know, Goodreads announced on its help forum ... more >
UncategorizedAmazon / copyright / Goodreads / paid reviews / plagiarism65 Comments
I had put the news piece to bed when my inbox blew up with links to a Goodreads review of Shey Stahl’s For the Summer. In the DNF review (rated one star), the reader details eight instances of similarities including exact verbiage and scene blocking to a highly beloved Twilight ... more >
EbooksCalibre / Goodreads11 Comments
First off, let me put forward the developer’s caution. Goodreads allows only a limited number of software calls per minute. If you make too many, Goodreads might block this. If you are using this sync for the first time and you have a large library, use the CSV export/import that ... more >
Publishing Newscopyright infringement / feminism / Goodreads / lawsuits9 Comments
So this last month or last year has been terrible at times, but maybe we should just let the under 12 set run our world. This really made me smile and actually gave me hope. Books-A-Million to Install Two Book Machines – Books-A-Million which, since the demise of Borders, the ... more >
Publishing NewsBarnes & Noble / Goodreads62 Comments
Orson Scott Card’s on tolerance – Orson Scott Card has had a long history of being against gay marriage and homosexuality in general. His opinions were, in part, shaped by his Mormon religion. His statements have been outrageous and hurtful to the GLBT community (he once said that you become ... more >
ConventionsAmazon / BEA / Goodreads71 Comments
I was invited to participate in an Amazon Roundtable. There were three authors present: CJ Lyons, Stephanie Bond, and Hugh Howey. The first two are Kindle Millionaires, or authors who have sold over 1 million kindle copies. Howey is apparently 300,000 sales away from that mark. Also present was ... more >