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The Authors Guild Rehashes Bogus Author Income Survey as a “New” Report

21 February, 202021 February, 2020DeBunking, The Authors Guild6 Comments

Earlier this week The Publishers Authors Guild released a report that "explores the factors leading to the decline in the writing profession. Alas, this report is...

Penguin Random House Pulls eBooks and Audiobooks From Netflix-Style Subscription Access Services

22 January, 202022 January, 2020Publishing4 Comments

PRH is backing out of its contracts with ebook and audiobook subscription services. Last week they pulled their ebooks from several Europe-based Kindle Unlimited competitors, and...

Publishers Object to Losing the Ability to Profit From Publishing Papers They Didn’t Pay For (And Research They Didn’t Fund)

22 December, 201923 December, 2019AAP4 Comments

I don't say this enough but one of the problems in academic publishing is how journal publishers are exploiting the academic "publish or perish" imperative to...

Say Good-Bye to the Ten-Digit ISBN

3 December, 20193 December, 2019Publishing6 Comments

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) announced last week that newly purchased ISBNs sold through Bowker will soon be sporting a 979 prefix. Bowker's John Purcell...

Ten Tips for Authors Going to Their First Book Fair (updated)

17 November, 201917 November, 2019Conferences & Trade shows, Self-Pub2 Comments

Book fairs and other local events can be a great way for authors to connect with readers and make new fans. They are immensely valuable, but...

Kobo and FNAC Partner to Launch a POD Service

27 October, 201927 October, 2019Kobo, Self-PubOne Comment

Earlier this month Kobo partnered with the French retailer Fnac to offer a print-on-demand service through Bookelis. Authors who have their books in Kobo Writing Life can...

KDP Print Expands to Canada

22 October, 201922 October, 2019Kindle (platform), POD, Self-PubOne Comment

Amazon's POD service has expanded into the land of moose and snow. The retailer announced in the KDP support forums last week that KDP Print could...

ISBN Registrations Jump 40% After Createspace is Merged Into KDP Print

16 October, 201917 October, 2019Publishing8 Comments

Bowker, the private company responsible for issuing ISBNs in the US, released its annual report on the number ISBN's sold last year. The data doesn't tell...

Why Is It a Big Deal That HarperCollins Puts “Hundreds” if Titles in Kindle Unlimited When They Already Have “Thousands” in Scribd?

2 October, 20192 October, 2019Kindle (platform), Publishing8 Comments

The hot publishing news story this week has everyone talking excitedly, but it's left me scratching my head. There's a (paywalled) story over on The Bookseller...

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The Authors Guild Rehashes Bogus Author Income Survey as a “New” Report

Penguin Random House Pulls eBooks and Audiobooks From Netflix-Style Subscription Access Services

Publishers Object to Losing the Ability to Profit From Publishing Papers They Didn’t Pay For (And Research They Didn’t Fund)

Say Good-Bye to the Ten-Digit ISBN

Ten Tips for Authors Going to Their First Book Fair (updated)

Kobo and FNAC Partner to Launch a POD Service

KDP Print Expands to Canada

ISBN Registrations Jump 40% After Createspace is Merged Into KDP Print

Why Is It a Big Deal That HarperCollins Puts “Hundreds” if Titles in Kindle Unlimited When They Already Have “Thousands” in Scribd?

Is Anyone Else Not Seeing the New Audiobook Section in Kobo Writing Life?

Washington Post Revises a Year’s Worth of Best-Seller Lists, Assures us the Problem Will Not Recur

Publisher Revenue Up 4.5% Through April 2019, eBook Revenues Down 2.5%

AAP: Publisher Revenue Up 6.7% in First Quarter, eBook Revenue Down 4.5%

PRH Buys Half of F+W Media At Auction, Including Half of Writer’s Digest

Amazon Launches Worldwide Full-Language Support for Traditional Chinese in Kindle eBooks

33 Ornament, Dingbat, and Other Decorative Fonts You Can Use (Legally and For Free) in Your Next eBook

Alexa Can Now Manage (Some of) Your Audible and Kindle Content