Publishers Lunch Deluxe reported to its subscribers Friday (Jan. 29) that Amazon had removed all buy buttons from Macmillan titles, including titles on customers' personal wish lists, in a power struggle with Macmillan over who could set the prices on Macmillan e-books. This was the "first shot across the
purchasing bow in big publishers' efforts to reset ebook pricing above the loss-leader $9.99 (more…)
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Writers and Editors (Pat McNees's blog)Seeking Venue for Book That Requires Reader ParticipationFebruary 1, 2010
A writer asks: "I have an idea for a book that requires reader participation. I thought I had found the ideal venue, only to discover that people found it difficult to access. Is there a site that is easy to access for people wanting to participate in this project?" Can you, dear reader, suggest something?
Donating for Haiti? Give to an established charityJanuary 29, 2010
Want to donate to relief for survivors of Haiti's earthquake? Do so by March 1 and you can deduct the gift on your 2009 taxes. Charity Navigator provides a list of 3- and 4-star charities working in Haiti. CNN's list of charities (more…)
Nominate your candidates for best and worst use of plain languageJanuary 22, 2010
The Center for Plain English is inviting nominations for its ClearMark Awards (for best) and its WonderMark Awards (for worst) documents and websites in plain English. Deadline February 15.
In 2010, the Center for Plain Language is launching its * ClearMark awards to the (more…) The Paris Review InterviewsJanuary 19, 2010
Asked in his Paris Review interview if the young writer today works at a greater disadvantage than writers in an earlier generation, William Styron responded, "Hell no, I don't. Writers ever since writing began have had problems, and the main problem narrows down to just one word— (more…)
Predictions about the future of book publishing ( a roundup)January 8, 2010
"[T]his whole notion that trashy books subsidized quality books is, if it were ever true, certainly not true now," says Michael Nash in a Galley Cat interview. "In fact, publishers typically overbid for big trashy books, because they need volume, they need hits. In fact, the quality backlist is subsidizing the frontlist. And while they are still (more…)
January 7, 2010
Do read Ellen McCarthy's Profile of Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia and Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage (more…)
Lynn Chu: Agent Unplugged (on e-rights and more)December 21, 2009
Literary agent Lynn Chu's analysis of what authors should know about their e-rights in book publishing's electronic age is as helpful as any I've read. It starts on p. 6 of the public section of the January 2010 issue of ASJA Monthly (the confidential section (more…)
Gift Books for Writers or People Who Want to Be WritersDecember 18, 2009
· The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing, ed. Tim Harper for ASJA (a guide to the business, for nonfiction writers)
· Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (inspirational, to get and keep you going) (more…) Gift Books for Editors and ProofreadersDecember 18, 2009
Looking for a gift for the editor (or would-be editor) in your family? Here's a basic booklist:
• AP Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law (an essential style guide for magazine and newspaper writing and editing, but absolutely not okay for editing books) (more…) |
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