Publishing NewsGeorgette Heyer / historical romance / Jane Austen / LGBT Romance / paper books / Regency Period / video12 Comments
The Regency Romance: How Jane Austen (Kinda) Created a New Subgenre – Consensus on Twitter last night, where this article was circulating, is that the title is AWFUL, especially given the fact that the article itself makes the crucially important points that Austen was writing books about her own society ... more >
Publishing Newscollege students / Comics / gender / Green brothers / identity politics / Race / video / YouTube3 Comments
YouTube’s Rock Stars of Science Make a Splash at VidCon – Given the sexual assault scandals associated with VidCon, I was pleasantly surprised by the success of science bloggers and their popularity at VidCon. I would have been pretty excited to listen to Emily Graslie myself. With tens of millions ... more >
Publishing NewsDC-Comics / motorcycle clubs / music / Nielsen / social networks / Spotify / Superman / television / videoComments Off on Tuesday News: Spotify’s musical networks, Nielsen takes on video, romancing the motorcycle club, and Superman’s new look
Other People’s Playlists: Spotify’s secret social network – Although I have the Spotify app on my phone, I never use it. But after reading this piece on the way Spotify “relates” songs and artists based on how people listen to them, I’m curious to get to know the service better. ... more >
Publishing NewsAgency pricing / Ebooks / films / infographic / literary awards / publishing / Self-publishing / video2 Comments
Agency returned – Now that Hachette v. Amazon seems to be resolves, let the Monday morning quarterbacking begin! Actually, this seems to be a pretty good — and relatively brief — analysis from The Bookseller on how Hachette’s desire to return to Agency pricing is now in tension with a ... more >
Publishing 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 >
Publishing 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 >