News from the Book Publishing World - 02


E-book prices marked up too high at $85 per copy, libraries protest

22nd June, 2015

Why aren't there more e-books on your library's virtual shelves? Libraries say it's because big publishers are charging them up to $85 per copy — and they can't afford it.

 

3 Good Reasons to Keep Your Book Shorter than 80,000 Words

18th June, 2015

Kill your darlings. It's a phrase you've all heard, but how many of you have been brave enough to be truly ruthless with your own writing, to cut in a big and bold ways when needed? How many of you have written a too-long manuscript and allowed an ed...

 

The Cities Winning The Battle For Information Jobs 2015

18th June, 2015

On balance, technological changes have incinerated more jobs in publishing, broadcasting and telecom than they're creating in new media, but some metro areas are recording big employment gains, like San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

 

Relaunched Self-Publishing Platform Pronoun Raises $3.5M

17th June, 2015

 Pronoun, a self-publishing platform that says it places authors’ needs first, announced today that it has raised $3.5 million in new funding. The company is actually a new incarnation of book creation and distribution company Vook, combin...

 

Kindle Announces New $119 Paperwhite E-Reader With A Font That’s Easy On The Eyes

17th June, 2015

 Amazon has just announced the availability of a new $119 Paperwhite e-reader with a 6-inch 300ppi display and a new font and book layout system that will make it easier to dig into The Martian during summer vacation. The reader will ship on Jun...

 

Strong African Females Leads in Young Adult Books? Yes, Please

17th June, 2015

Meet Yaa, a 10 year old girl from a small village in Ghana, whose birth parents send her off on a journey with hopes of her never returning (crazy, right?). Because the thought of them raising a daughter that no man would want to marry was too much o...

 

Authors: 6 Reasons You Need to Be on Goodreads

17th June, 2015

This past Saturday at a meeting of Bay Area Independent Publishers Association, I led a roundtable about the reasons that every independent author and publisher (as well as every “dependent” author) needed to have an active presence on Go...

 

How To Build A Healthy Remote Working Experience With Your Partner

17th June, 2015

When I left my job a year ago to travel the world, I set two rules for myself the moment I boarded the plane: Always be creating Never step foot in an office again My creativity is what keeps me relevant and alive. I’m constantly filing away ideas ...

 

Trident whistleblower leaves Navy

17th June, 2015

A submariner who went on the run last month after publishing claims about the safety of the UK's nuclear deterrent has left the Royal Navy.

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