Publishing NewsAmazon / anonymity / DRM / Elena Ferrante / HP / infographic / Japan / Kindle Unlimited / privacy / security2 Comments
We May Know Who Ferrante Is, But Have We Learned Anything? – You may be aware of an article in the New York Review of Books that purports to identify Elena Ferrante, despite her clearly and strongly stated desire to remain anonymous. I refuse to send traffic to that particular article, ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / cholera / genetics / Kindle Unlimited / science / sex / SFF7 Comments
KU Scammers on Amazon – What’s Going On? – So remember when Kindle Unlimited was populated by a bunch of really short books, and Amazon changed the payout terms to number of pages read, not number of books? Well, keep in mind that authors are paid from a communal trough of ... more >
Publishing Newsbook subscription service / Kindle Unlimited / Scribd16 Comments
I saw this great piece by Carolyn Jewel on the changes to the Scribd and KU subscription services and I asked permission to repost it here at Dear Author. Carolyn Jewel is a long time traditionally published author with several different publishing houses. She is also a self published author ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / book subscription services / feminism / Harlequin / Harper Collins / Joss Whedon / Kindle Unlimited / publishing / sex education / Twitter11 Comments
Harlequin Purchase Drives HC Results – So apparently Harper Collins’s purchase of Harlequin is still proving to be a benefit, at least to HC earnings: Total revenue at HarperCollins rose 14% for the third quarter ended March 31, 2015, while EBITDA increased 6% over the comparable period in 2014. Excluding ... more >
Publishing Newsagency model / Amazon / Anne Rice / DRM / France / Keurig / Kindle Unlimited / poetry / prisoners / reviews / subscription service15 Comments
French Publisher Trade Group Charges that Kindle Unlimited is Illegal, American – With Kindle Unlimited recently premiering in France for 10 Euros a month (inclusive of 700K+ titles, 20K of which are in French), independent authors and publishers are unhappy with the program, in France, the US, and the other ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / best of list / digital books / History / Kindle Unlimited / publishing / Race / Self-publishing79 Comments
Author Discontent Grows As Kindle Unlimited Enters Its Fifth Month – Nate Hoffelder looks at HM Ward’s withdrawal from Kindle Unlimited as a signal that the program may not be delivering value for authors. Ward claimed that her “sales dropped like a stone,” including for books not in Kindle Unlimited. ... more >