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November 28, 2016

Monday News: Book deals, 2016 notable books, women in television, and ‘sexism sucks for everybody’

JanetPublishing Newsbook deals / book recommendations / masculinity / research / sexism / televisionComments Off on Monday News: Book deals, 2016 notable books, women in television, and ‘sexism sucks for everybody’

The best Black Friday book deals from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more – Even though it’s now technically Cyber Monday, most of these deals are still valid (Barnes & Noble has changed their discount to 15% for Cyber Monday), and with the holidays coming… While most people tend to focus ... more >

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
August 9, 2016

Tuesday News: Wal-Mart buys Jet.com, Women in Translation month, WTF NBC, and book/staircase

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / bookstores / Jet.com / NBC / Olympics / sexism / Wal-mart / women in translation month13 Comments

Wal-Mart to Acquire Jet.com for $3.3 Billion in Cash, Stock – In the largest acquisition of a US-based e-commerce startup, Wal-Mart is purchasing Jet.com with the hope of competing more effectively with Amazon. It is unclear how this deal will affect Walmart’s book inventory and sales, if at all. There are also questions ... more >

Samhain
July 7, 2016

Thursday News: Samhain, the male gaze, and Disney can’t save Donald Trump

JanetPublishing Newsanti-Semitism / digital publishing / Disney / male gaze / Samhain / sexism8 Comments

Samhain was never closing? – So, we’ve always been rooting for Samhain, and for readers it was good news to hear recently that the publisher wasn’t going to have to complete its “wind-down to close” detailed in this letter from Christina Brashear. Understandably, that apparent turnaround frustrated some authors who had books ... more >

December 1, 2015

Tuesday News: Women in Hollywood, the ‘woman writer,’ legal threat over “I Am Jazz,” and a Book-O-Mat

JanetPublishing Newsbook kiosks / gender identity / Hollywood / LGBTQ / Libraries / parental rights / schools / sexism / women1 Comments

The Women of Hollywood Speak Out – As much as we talk about the respect problem for female authors, there seems to be an interesting comparison (or contrast?) to make with women in Hollywood, who are being paid less than their male counterparts and who continue to struggle to make up ... more >

October 23, 2015

Friday News: Streaming Disney, all about fonts, women’s opinions, and a tale of two libraries

JanetPublishing NewsBaseball / digital books / Disney / fonts / gender / Kansas City / Libraries / power / sexism / streaming movies / subscription service / Toronto / Twitter / typeface1 Comments

Disney to Launch Subscription Streaming Service in U.K. – Just in time for the winter holidays, Disney is beginning a subscription service in the UK, inclusive of digital books, movies, music, and television series, all for a mere £9.99 a month (a little over $15 USD). According to CEO Bob Iger, Disney ... more >

October 9, 2015

Friday News: On Women

JanetPublishing Newscooking / gender / literary awards / Nobel Prize / non-fiction / quarantine / sex / sexism / shame / social media / STDs / stereotypes / war / women9 Comments

Awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature to Belarusian Svetlana Alexievich is a bold decision – I like this piece by Arifa Akbar because it focuses on the way Alexievich’s win “recalibrates the status of ‘non-fiction’ in the literary canon. I agree that there remains a perception that non-fiction is somehow less ... more >

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