Publishing NewsArt / Beyoncé / Chris Jackson / cultural critique / diversity / editors / Literary Agents / music / Publishers / publishing / RWA3 Comments
Equity in Publishing: What Should Editors Be Doing? – I’ve been holding on to this story for a while, and with RWA’s recent “open letter” on diversity, it seems like a good time to post it. The roundtable, organized by Antonio Aiello following the Best American Poetry scandal, includes Alexander Chee, Anna deVries, Hafizah Geter, Amy ... more >
Publishing Newsbest of list / bookstores / Ebooks / geographical restrictions / Literary Agents / literary awards / print books / privacy / publishing / Science-Fiction-Romance / VPN7 Comments
VPNs Dissolve National Boundaries Online, for Work and Movie-Watching – VPN’s, or Virtual Privacy Networks, are often used by companies that need to maintain a secure environment for users managing sensitive and confidential information off-site, but now they are available more commonly (there are a number you can use through ... more >
Publishing NewsBookBub / Comic-Con / contracts / History / Literary Agents / marketing / newspaper / Publishers / research / Self-publishing / World War I8 Comments
No Lack of Major Prose Houses at Comic-Con – I think this article is a great example of how diversified entertainment options are, both in terms of partnerships between media outlets and formats, and competition for reader/viewer/gamer eyeballs and dollars. Jane has long said that it’s other forms of entertainment, ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Avon / Book Reviews / Bookshelf / digital lending / Literary Agents14 Comments
Public Libraries News: Should Library ebooks be charged for? – “Against free library e-book accessible at home (Justin Tomlinson) Most publishers do not want e-book lending in libraries (DJ) therefore it’s better to charge to get them on board otherwise libraries are going to be left behind (JT) This would ... more >
Publishing NewsAuthors Guild / LGBTQIA+ / Literary Agents / Young-Adult62 Comments
Agents are far more powerful in publishing than many readers understand. They are the ones negotiating contracts with the publishers and can doom or help an author. They are the ones telling authors that x isn’t selling and y isn’t selling. They are the unseen gatekeepers that rarely get mentioned. ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Amazon Montlake / Barry Eisler / bundling / buying habits / Google / Literary Agents / Loretta-Chase / self-published74 Comments
Dear Ms. Chase: I don’t have your email address but I had to write you to comment on a note a fan made on your behalf on the Smart Bitches site. You see, your book Captives of the Night(kind of a sequel to the Lord of Scoundrels) caught the attention ... more >