JanetPublishing Newsbook clubs / copyright / David Bowie / defamation / Fair Use / lawsuits / photography / privacy / pseudonyms5 Comments

Pseudonymous litigation, and alleged skulduggery in the world of romance novelists – I missed this story in September, but a DA reader kindly submitted it for the news, and it is definitely news. Author Randi Alexander and model/musician Jackson Young (both pseudonyms), are suing Kathryn Falk, Romantic Times, and Gracie ... more >

June 27, 2017

Tuesday News: Hidden dangers(?!) of paper, Google (maybe)comes clean, (not) responding to reviews, and book clubs through history

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / airport screening / book clubs / Gmail / Google / History / inbox scanning / movie reviews / privacy7 Comments

ACLU and Academics Concerned over TSA Proposal to Inspect Travelers’ Books – I can’t figure out what news is intended to distract us from the denigration of our constitutional democracy and what truly deserves our attention and outrage. This one hits a middle ground for me, in part because it ... more >

May 24, 2017

Wednesday News: Scribd, Google, BookExpo, and “Bob”

JanetPublishing Newsbook reviewing / BookExpo America / digital advertising / digital subscriptions / Google / New York Times Book Review / news / privacy / Scribd3 Comments

Scribd Reports 500K Subscribers, Adds Newspaper Content – With more than 500,000 paid subscribers and an expectation of $50 million in profits for 2017, Scribd is again expanding its content offerings with “selected” content from The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. It does not appear ... more >

December 16, 2016

Friday News: Tech edition, more or less

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Facebook amps up ‘fake news’ antidotes. Plus: fact-checkers! – It’s kind of sad when a major feature of news coverage about Facebook’s approach to the “fake news” problem is the company’s turn to human fact-checkers rather than pure tech. Although I think it’s good news that the company does not appear ... more >

December 15, 2016

Thursday News: Year in review, new cell phone ruling, UN drops Wonder Woman, and holiday gift books

JanetPublishing Newsgift books / passcode / privacy / smartphones / United Nations / Wonder Woman / year in review3 Comments

The Year in Review: 10 Moments That Rocked the Literary World in 2016 – Some events on this list seem like they happened eons ago (the death of Harper Lee), while others SHOULD have been done eons ago (white women dominate publishing). I loved revisiting Paul Beatty’s Booker win, though. This year’s ... more >

October 4, 2016

Tuesday News: Anonymity and Elena Ferrante, is HP backing down, Amazon’s problems in Japan, and the time it takes to write a book

JanetPublishing 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 >