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February 8, 2016

Monday News: Equity in publishing, Chris Jackson, and Beyoncé

JanetPublishing 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 >

February 13, 2015

Friday News: VPNs confound geo-restrictions, SFR Galaxy Award Winners, the state of electronic and print books, new roles for literary agents, and Happy Valentine’s Day

JanetPublishing 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 >

Downton Abbey
July 29, 2014

Tuesday News: Publishers at Comic-Con, self-publishing and agent contracts, how BookBub works, and the Telegraph’s 1914 archives

JanetPublishing 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 >

ladder bookcase
July 9, 2012

Monday News: Debates over fee access to digital lending; DIY bookshelves; Avon to increase brand awareness

JanePublishing 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 >

paper sculptures
September 13, 2011

Tuesday Midday Links: Agents, the unseen gatekeeper to reading

JanePublishing NewsAuthors Guild / LGBTQIAP+ / 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 >

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May 26, 2011

Thursday Midday Links: Open Letter to Loretta Chase

JanePublishing 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 >

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