Publishing Newsartist's notebooks / E.E. Cummings / Harlequin / malware / private endowment / public libraries / ransomware7 Comments
Harlequin to End Publication of Five Series – Although Harlequin has not made the announcement publicly yet, RWA is reporting that Harlequin is killing FIVE of its series lines between June and December of next year: Western, Superromance, Love Inspired Historical, Nocturne, and Kimani. While some may see this as yet ... more >
Publishing Newsclass action lawsuit / female sexuality / literacy / Netflix / public libraries / UK historyComments Off on Thursday News: Netflix Juicers, Chicago Library giveaway, and Marie Stopes
Meet Netflix’s “Juicers”: People Who Get Paid to Watch TV – It shouldn’t be a surprise that Netflix utilizes people to help them understand what paying viewers want, but it may be surprising to learn that some of these folks – referred to as “juicers,” are suing Netflix in two separate class ... more >
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Prince made secret donation to support Louisville’s historic Western Branch Library in 2001 – Prince had an extensive history of philanthropy, especially toward African American communities, most of which he carried out anonymously. Among his good deeds was a library-saving donation to the Western Branch Library in Louisville, Kentucky, which was ... more >
Publishing NewsCanada / Ebooks / Girl Scouts / LGBTQIA+ / mobile apps / public libraries / rare books9 Comments
All Romance® eBooks releases a shiny, new site for mobile phones and tablets! – All Romance ebooks has launched a mobile app for their more than 480,000 registered users. According to the email sent to customers, Purchases can be made with the click of a mouse or the touch of ... more >
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New York Public Libraries Warn of a ‘Staggering’ Crisis With Infrastructure – Some of the New York Public libraries are in physical crisis. The libraries consist of the New York Public Libraries, plus the Brooklyn and Queens systems, all of which are among the biggest public library systems in the ... more >
Publishing Newsadvances / Apple / collusion / covers / digital lending / public libraries / publishing9 Comments
The Rise of the Seven-Figure Advance – This is a pretty interesting trend, because it seems to point to both the importance of the so-called “big books” for traditional publishing, and the competition for those books, which suggests that publishers are not finding a lot of material they feel is ... more >