Publishing NewsAuthor Solutions / Barnes and Noble / DRM / graphic novels / Nook / parody / The Bachelor / theater7 Comments
Barnes & Noble’s Dirty Little Secret: Author Solutions and Nook Press – So Barnes and Noble continues to disappoint, this time via the author services it started advertising a few months ago. What they did not reveal at the time (nor presently, for that matter) is that they are outsourcing ... more >
Publishing NewsAlpha Male / BEA / children's literature / diversity / Ebooks / Fifty Shades / free books / interview / Nora-Roberts / parody4 Comments
Nora Roberts: By the Book – Whatever you think of her books, you have to give it to the Nora Roberts Publicity Machine, because it is most definitely well-oiled and smooth. An interview in the New York Times just as her 40th In Death book is releasing. There’s even some ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / comments / Hachette / Nook Press / parody / POD / publishing / Self-publishing / social media / Twitter14 Comments
I’m trying to get it together to do a WWI links news post this week, but I just haven’t had the time to finish it. I am working on it, though. Barnes & Noble jumps into print-on-demand with Nook Press Print – Poor Barnes & Noble. It seems that everything they ... more >
Publishing Newsblack women / Britain / copyright / DC-Comics / Erotic-Romance / film adaptation / History / manuscripts / parody / racism / Superman / Zane2 Comments
The estate of Superman co-creator Joseph Shuster can’t leap the high court to grab back rights from DC Comics – In 1992, Jean Peavy, sister of Superman co-creator Joseph Shuster, made an agreement with Warner Brothers related to her brother’s estate expenses. So when the estate attempted to get back ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / best of list / bromance / Fantasy / Hugo Award / parody / Science Fiction / Tencent13 Comments
Announcing the 2014 Hugo Award Nominees – So the Hugo Award nominees have been announced. First of all, a HUGE congratulations to The Book Smugglers, which has been nominated for Best Fanzine. So well deserved! It’s also interesting to see the way the Hugo’s fiction categories are conceptualized, especially in ... more >