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Amazon Announces Kindle Worlds, a Platform for Fan Fiction

Susan Lulgjuraj — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:15:02 +0000

Fan fiction is an interesting genre. You start with characters that already exist from movies or television shows and create new stories around them. Admittedly, I read my share of fan fiction. Sometimes a show’s run ends too early, or a video game pulls me in so deeply, that I want to read more about [...]

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Barefooot Books Pulls its Books from Amazon

Susan Lulgjuraj — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:43 +0000

An independent children’s publisher has decided to cut ties with Amazon. Barefoot Books has pulled its books from the online retail giant, claiming that it wants to focus on more grassroots types of campaigns, it said in a press release on Digital Book World on Tuesday. Among the issues with Amazon that Barefoot faces is [...]

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Stephen King’s latest book will not go digital — for now

Susan Lulgjuraj — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:11:00 +0000

Whenever Stephen King releases a novel, readers line up to grab his latest book. But those looking to download the digital version of Joyland might never get the option. King will not release Joyland as an e-book when it comes out on June 4, according to the Wall Street Journal. King, an e-book pioneer, held [...]

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Self-publishing author Ted Heller doesn’t like the process. That may be because he’s doing it wrong.

Susan Lulgjuraj — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:23:16 +0000

Self-publishing is not for everyone. It’s not for the impatient. It’s not for those dreaming of great successes. Self-publishing is one of the hardest gigs to get into—that has been proven by hundreds (if not thousands) of authors who have self-published books. That’s not to say you cannot have great success, or even quick success, [...]

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Social Site BookLikes is Now Open for Business

Susan Lulgjuraj — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:35:55 +0000

BookLikes has been in beta version for quite some time, but the website has now launched its full release. The site seems to combine different aspects of social media sites such as Tumblr and Goodreads to become a place for readers to share thoughts and reviews. BookLikes is not just limited to reviews. Users can [...]

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E-Book Sales Up 43 Percent From Last Year

Susan Lulgjuraj — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:18:55 +0000

The numbers of e-books sold every year continues to rise, and publishers are making more money from them, too. Data from the annual BookStats study released by the Association of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group on Wednesday May 15 showed 457 million e-books were sold last year, accounting for 20 percent of [...]

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MediaShift Plans Series of E-Books

Susan Lulgjuraj — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:45:44 +0000

MediaShift and PBS are getting into the e-book business. The first line of e-books will focus on topics within the MediaShift realm. The books are Your Guide to Cutting the Cord to Cable TV and How to Self-Publish Your Book. Both books provide a ‘how-to’ on the respective topics with the ‘Cutting the Cord’ book [...]

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Amazon Local Offering E-Books for Just $1.00

Susan Lulgjuraj — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:55:09 +0000

If you’re looking for new reading material this summer, Amazon Local might have what you need. The discount site is offering a free voucher to purchase specific Kindle books for just $1.00 each. The voucher is only good for 37 titles, which are all part of a series. Some of the books include The Hangman’s [...]

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Canadian Writers’ Union to Consider Self-Published Authors

Susan Lulgjuraj — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:01:35 +0000

As self-publishers gain legitimacy, the Writers’ Union of Canada is considering membership for the indie authors. The story was first reported on CBC (and linked to on The Passive Voice). The union represents more than 1,900 authors in Canada. The voting will take place at the end of the month in Ottawa. “I think it’s [...]

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Long books, short titles sell best on Smashwords

Susan Lulgjuraj — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:23:07 +0000

Studying data can turn up surprising information, but it’s important to get the best results in what you do. Smashwords CEO Mark Coker recently released the results from data that was mined during an 11-month period from May 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. This data studied trends of more than $12 million in sales for [...]

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Adobe Sees Steady Growth in Digital Magazines

Susan Lulgjuraj — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:29:32 +0000

Magazines have taken a hit over the years on sales in the marketplace. But we’re talking about physical magazines, the ones where you leaf through actual pages. Companies have moved toward digital magazines as a way to get consumers back, and even find new ones. According to research by Adobe, which produces the software that [...]

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Author Solutions Lawsuit Breaks Down Source of Money

Susan Lulgjuraj — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:00:30 +0000

Penguin Group’s self-publishing service, Author Solutions, is being sued, Courthouse News Service reported earlier this week. The complaint by three authors states that Author Solutions cheated them out of royalties and charged them for typos that were inserted by the company. There was an interesting passage in the Courthouse News Service article that gave financial and statistical [...]

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One year later, Tor Books reflects on going DRM-free

Susan Lulgjuraj — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:30:53 +0000

Piracy is the dirty word that companies like to throw around when it comes to digital rights management, or DRM. Many publishers and even retailers use DRM in an effort to avoid having their books stolen on the Internet. One year ago, Tor, a sci-fi and fantasy imprint of Macmillan, dropped DRM from all its [...]

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Personal Ledger Now Online

Susan Lulgjuraj — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:54:14 +0000

The general public now has a rather unusual chance to see how F. Scott Fitzgerald’s mind worked when it came to some of the not-quite-literary aspects of his life. His handwritten financial ledger has been digitized and put on the University of South Carolina’s website, where anyone can access it. “This is a record of [...]

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What does it take to turn your Tumblr into a book?

Susan Lulgjuraj — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:00:34 +0000

Tumblr has millions of active users, creating 90 million new posts a day. There are informative sites, funny sites and reflective sites. Throughout the years, some of Tumblr’s sites have become so popular some have even gotten book deals – well, 70, to be exact. Tumblr CEO David Karp revealed that number at the paidContent [...]

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