This week! The books! I don’t know if it’s the new year or the chilly weather or the fact that everyone is dusting off their shiny new e-reader for a little “Holy cow I’m not reading on paper anymore,” but there were quite a few Future of Publishing articles this week, so let’s get right […]
Piracy
Will the Piracy Threat Resolve Itself?
As e-book adoption steadily increases, I think writers and artists have a very good reason to wonder if easily pirated e-books are going to do to the publishing industry what Napster did to the record industry. With news that Dan Brown’s last novel was pirated within hours of being released and with e-reader adoption growing […]
This Week in Publishing 5/22/09
Very big week for links, so let’s get started! First of all, I hope everyone remembers that This Week in Publishing is but a pale imitation of author Cynthia Leitich Smith’s comprehensive weekly Cynsational News and Giveaways, which rounds up all of the best news and promos all in one place. It’s a weekly must-read. […]
This Week in Publishing 5/15/09
This week in the publishing. Not as many links this week! We can savor the few we have. Ahhh…. First off, there’s an ongoing charity auction benefiting author Bridget Zinn, who at just 31 was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Please check that out and bid if you can. In friend-of-the-blog news, a major congratulations […]
This Week in Publishing 4/9/09
I’m back! Hello. Nice to see you. First up, an update on the Be An Agent for a Day contest. Thank you so much to the hundreds and hundreds (and hundreds) of you who have volunteered your query. When I started I thought, “I sure hope I can get 50!” That was misguided. I’m going […]
This Week in Publishing 10/3/08
Are you ready for the most linkerrific TWIP ever?? Yes? No? Oh. Well, here it comes anyway. Be careful with your carry-on items, these links may shift during flight. First off, in philanthropic news, Moonrat is hosting a raffle for a friend who is battling cancer and is offering query and manuscript critiques for your […]