a guest post by editor Richard Adin As long-time readers of An American Editor know, I prefer to purchase my books at Barnes & Noble (B&N),...Continue reading
I was catching up with some reading of magazines I haven’t had time to get to (for months), when I came across an article on trigger warnings...Continue reading
I won’t keep you in suspense. The two books are Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. I was reading Diane Johnson’s...Continue reading
a guest post by Rich Adin After this week’s news that Barnes & Noble has lost money yet again, I decided that perhaps I should begin...Continue reading
I recently finished reading a series of books by an indie author and I wanted to buy more of the author’s books. Apparently, there aren’t any...Continue reading
With the release of both Amazon’s and Barnes & Nobles quarterly figures, which include the 2012 holiday season, the blogosphere has been rife with posts foretelling...Continue reading
In pre-ebook days, gatekeeping was done by the traditional publishers; today, with the rise of ebooks, especially self-published ebooks, it is the reader who is responsible for...Continue reading
Editor’s Note: The following post is by Rich Adin, and it reflects the inside the industry viewpoint of a long-time professional editor. In the past, consolidation...Continue reading
The mantra for many ebookers over the past year or so was “get rid of agency pricing and bring back lower ebook prices based on competition.” These ebookers...Continue reading
Every day I find another traditional publisher is offering free ebooks. Amazon has made a business out of offering free ebooks. And let’s not forget the...Continue reading
eBooks have changed the way we think of value in regards to books. For myriad reasons, ebookers think that the price of ebooks should be no...Continue reading
Making the blog rounds in the not-too-distant past was commentary about how the new Nook with GlowLight has an easily damaged screen. The posts and comments came...Continue reading