Writing Contests: A Cautionary Tale
2nd June, 2015
When I started the Warren Adler Short Story Contest in 2006 I had rather lofty ideas about integrity and fidelity to the goal of resurrecting the popularity of the short story which was in decline. I appointed qualified people, meaning people who we...
One Tiny Particle Inspires Scientific Paper With More Than 5,000 Authors
1st June, 2015We're not sure how many scientists it takes to screw in a light bulb, but in one recent case it took more than 5,000 scientists to write a single scientific paper. The paper, published recently in the journal Physical Review Letters, is believed to ...
Book Exposition of America: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
1st June, 2015Whatever is happening in publishing today looks to be reflected at the Book Exposition of America (BEA). The annual event, just held May 27-29 at the Jacob Javits center, seems to be shrinking to oblivion. Not only did it begin a half-day later tha...
This Kindle Deal Is Perfect For Keeping Your Kids Reading This Summer
1st June, 2015And you get to save some cash....
The new platform luring readers into short fiction
31st May, 2015Manchester’s Comma Press has launched MacGuffin, which not only allows authors to self-publish in text and audio, but also gives detailed analytics showing when readers get boredIt remains one of the paradoxes of publishing that while the popularit...
Defining Popular -- Not What You Think It Means
29th May, 2015by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger Today's vocab words: popular as in "popular" author: untalented as in "popular" fiction: talentless as in "pop" icon: super talented! and literary as in "literary" author: brilliant as in...
Seagate PC And Notebooks Division In Focus: Unit Sales To Pick Up In Late 2015
29th May, 2015Seagate Technology is one of the largest hard drive manufacturers in the world with a 40% market share in global hard drive unit sales. The company enjoys a near duopoly in the hard drive business with rival company Western Digital. The two companies...
Microsoft Launches New Project To Help Enterprises Improve Their DevOps Practices
28th May, 2015Microsoft today announced a new project that aims to help developers and IT pros in the enterprise — and even smaller development shops — improve their DevOps practices. The company today launched both a self-assessment tool that gi...
Amazon Debuts A $99 Kindle Bundle For Kids Including An E-Reader, Cover And Warranty
28th May, 2015Amazon wants parents to buy Kindles for their children and is today launching a discounted “Kindle for Kids Bundle” to encourage them to do so. This new package includes the combination of a Kindle e-reader, a durable cover, and an ...
10 Questions for Meryl Moss, Entrepreneur and Media Expert
28th May, 2015Meryl Moss is the founder and president of Meryl Moss Media, which just celebrated its 22nd anniversary. Meryl and her dedicated staff of publicists work with authors, both new and established, to advance exposure of their books to a wider audience i...
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