Publishing NewsApple / censorship / Confederate flag / Free Speech / gag order / music / sexual harassment / subpoena / Vine2 Comments
DoJ’s Gag Order On Reason Has Been Lifted — But The Real Story Is More Outrageous Than We Thought – You may be familiar with the frightening and bizarre federal grand jury subpoena and gag order served on Reason, the first to get the identities of several inflammatory commenters, and ... more >
Publishing NewsDC-Comics / motorcycle clubs / music / Nielsen / social networks / Spotify / Superman / television / videoComments Off on Tuesday News: Spotify’s musical networks, Nielsen takes on video, romancing the motorcycle club, and Superman’s new look
Other People’s Playlists: Spotify’s secret social network – Although I have the Spotify app on my phone, I never use it. But after reading this piece on the way Spotify “relates” songs and artists based on how people listen to them, I’m curious to get to know the service better. ... more >
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Audiobooks: Where They’ve Been & Where They’re Headed – A pretty interesting interview with Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association. While some may think of audiobooks as merely a tangent of the print publishing industry, that isn’t the case. In addition to unique and ever-evolving technologies, there ... more >
Publishing NewsAudible / audio drama / audiobooks / Australia / conference / cookbooks / copyright / infringement / lawsuit / music / Rural Romance11 Comments
The ‘Blurred Lines’ Verdict Could Be Bad for Music – So a Los Angeles jury ruled that Robin Thick and Pharrell Williams engaged in unintentional copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Got to Give it Up,” to the tune of $7.4M. I think this is a disastrous verdict, and hope that ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / classic literature / Comedy / digital publishing / indie publishing / Kindle Scout / Manga / music / NBC / print publishing / sheet music / video subscription service7 Comments
Will Amazon’s Kindle Scout democratize publishing? – Well, the first ten books chosen for publication through Kindle Scout were released yesterday. Three of the ten are classified as Romance: Royal Date by Sariah Wilson – Romance A Highland Knight’s Desire by Amy Jarecki – Romance Eddie & Sunny by Stacey ... more >
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Dear Elle Kennedy, I saw some buzz on Twitter about The Deal and immediately sent an email off to Jane begging for a copy. I loved this book so hard. The characters grabbed me from the start and didn’t let me go. Trigger Warning: (off page) rape and domestic violence. ... more >