May 23, 2016

Monday News: RIP Tony Karayianni, Izzy, taxing coloring books, and women in film

JanetPublishing Newsadult coloring books / Imzy / obituary / Tony Karayianni / Tori Carrington / VAT / women in film1 Comments

A TRIBUTE TO TONY KARAYIANNI: 1952 – 2016 – If you are familiar with longtime Harlequin author Tori Carrington, you probably know that the name actually refers to husband and wife writing team Lori and Tony Karayianni. Tony’s death at only 64 does not seem to be widely reported yet, but ... more >

March 23, 2015

Monday News: IP protection for images, the wisdom of VAT, another author v. reviewer disaster, and the evolution of Wonder Woman

JanetPublishing NewsBook Reviews / copyright / digital books / feminism / infringement / trademark / VAT / Wonder Woman27 Comments

Authors: Don’t Scream “Piracy!”, Then Turn Around & Pay Thieves To Represent You Or Your Work – If you know anything about the Charles Schultz estate, you know that they are *very protective* of Schultz’s intellectual property. So you may very well share April Hamilton’s frustration and anger at the ... more >

February 10, 2015

Tuesday News: Charging readers to comment, Patreon done with VAT, authors and social media, and Melanie’s Marvelous Measles

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / commenting / crowdfunding / EU / fan-fiction / fandoms / Literary fiction / Patreon / paywall / reviews / social media / trolling / VAT13 Comments

Join the Conversation on Tablet – Although I think this is a disastrous move, I’m really curious to see how Tablet Magazine’s decision to charge its readers to comment will play out. That’s right – for a mere $2 a day, $18 a month, and $180 a year, you can ... more >