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October 28, 2014

Tuesday News: Amazon acquires Rooftop, Amazon as meta publisher?, Popehat rants about Gamergate, and Levar Burton reads adult bedtime story

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Gamergate / Literary Criticism / Rooftop / Self-publishing / traditional publishing / video1 Comments

Authors & Publishers, Take Note: Amazon’s Rooftop Media Acquisition is About Platform, Not Content – Nate Hoffelder argues that Amazon’s acquisition of Rooftop, of which they were already a client, is more about platform than content, specifically in the way of “ACX crossed with KDP crossed with Youtube,” such that ... more >

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June 10, 2014

Tuesday News: New suit against Apple et al, the recession’s effect on the US economy, writer’s envy, and truly funny cat video

JanetPublishing Newsantitrust / Apple / Big 5 publishers / Books on Board / Diesel / digital publishing / economy / traditional publishing / video / writing6 Comments

Judge Says Price-Fixing Suit Filed by Retailers Can Proceed – Judge Cote has ruled that an antitrust suit brought by independent bookseller DNAML against Apple et al can move forward, likely in tandem with Lavoho, LLC and Abbey House Media (formerly Diesel and Books on Board). Question: Will these publishers ... more >

May 26, 2014

Monday News: Amazon v. Hachette redux, historians editing Wikipedia, YouTube and crowdfunding, pseudonymity and creativity

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / crowdfunding / Ebooks / Hachette / History / pseudonymity / research / traditional publishing / YouTube9 Comments

The Real Story Behind The Amazon v Hachette Fight – So here’s a pretty impersonal take on the Amazon v. Hachette battle, which is mighty difficult to find online right now. This whole thing reminds me of the battle over so-called agency pricing (and remember how awful Barnes and Noble ... more >

February 13, 2014

Thursday News: A look at happy couples, a book for a good cause, two authors talk about publishing, and an economist’s adventures in online dating

JanetPublishing Newscharity / economics / Loveumentary / online dating / real-life romance / Self-publishing / traditional publishing3 Comments

The Loveumentary: True love exists . . . you just need to listen – Have nine of ten days you want to blow? Check out The Loveumentary, an ambitious project by Nate Bagley and Melissa Joy Kong to find successful and happy real life relationships (including polyamorous relationships) to better ... more >

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