Wattpad has just unveiled a new program that will leverage their most successful writers and contract them out to brands. This is the thought process behind Wattpad Stars. Wattpad has established relationships with some of the worlds top media companies, such as Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and USA Network. Whenever they need an entry level writer to do something, they … [Read more...] about Wattpad Pimps out their Successful Writers with Wattpad Stars
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Apple News Not Available in Canada
Apple started pushing out their latest firmware update out today, in the form of iOS 9. One of the big things that Apple was hyping up almost six months in advance was their News App, which replaces the Apple Newsstand. Sadly, this app is US only and is not available in Canada, something that Apple has failed to mention. Apple disabled the Newsstand as part of the iOS 9 … [Read more...] about Apple News Not Available in Canada
Amazon Prime Now Includes Free Six Month Subscription to Washington Post
Amazon Prime is a fairly compelling value proposition when it comes to all things Amazon. You can read a free e-book every month with the Kindle Lending Library, music and video streaming in addition to free two day shipping. Amazon has just introduced a new reason to subscribe to Prime, a free six month subscription to the Washington Post. In 2013 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Now Includes Free Six Month Subscription to Washington Post
How to get e-book discounts when you buy print
Many serious readers have gravitated towards e-books when the original Kindle was released in 2007. Over the last eight years many companies have begun to offer a wider variety of choice when it comes to hunting around for deals or participating in alternative ecosystems. There is a large segment of people who read both print and digital, with few discounts available when you … [Read more...] about How to get e-book discounts when you buy print
Comixology Abandons Comic Reading App for Windows
Comixology has just announced that they are discontinuing their dedicated comic reading app for Windows 8. Instead, the company is encouraging their users to use their internet browser and read comics online. It is very likely that Comixology noticed that hardly anyone was using the Microsoft Store and using their dedicated app for Windows. Keeping the app regularly updated, … [Read more...] about Comixology Abandons Comic Reading App for Windows
How do you determine how much an e-book should cost?
Authors who elect to self-publish through Kindle Direct Publishing or Nook Press often have trouble deciding how much their e-book should cost. Major publishers have dramatically increased the prices in the last calendar year from $9.99 to $14.99. If you are going to be submitting your book to sell online, how much should it cost? One of the biggest advantages that … [Read more...] about How do you determine how much an e-book should cost?
Canadian Print Newspapers to Disappear by 2025
Daily paid circulation as a percentage of Canadian households, has fallen from just under 50% in 1995 to 20% in 2014. If these trends continue by 2025 print newspapers will only be in 5% of homes, leading many papers to go out of business. The largest newspaper conglomerate in Canada is the Postmedia Group. They pretty well have monopolies in every major Canadian city except … [Read more...] about Canadian Print Newspapers to Disappear by 2025
Google Books is in Limbo
Google Books was one of the most ambitious book projects in history. The plan was to scan all of the worlds books and make them publicly available. Due to years in court fighting authors and publishers the project is in limbo. In 2002 Google begun scanning books and currently has over 30 million titles, putting it in a league with the world’s larger libraries. If you want to … [Read more...] about Google Books is in Limbo
Authors Guild Study Shows Most Live Under the Poverty Line
The Authors Guild is poised to release their first author earnings study since 2009. What they found should be a cause for concern in regards to how much the average writer is generating solely from their writing. It is dramatically apparent that most of them live below the Federal Poverty line, which is less than $11,670 per year. The survey, was conducted earlier in the … [Read more...] about Authors Guild Study Shows Most Live Under the Poverty Line
Publishers Earning Less Revenue From High e-book Prices
Major publishers have all signed new deals with Amazon, giving them the power to set their own prices. This has dramatically increased the cost of the average bestselling title and customers are steadily buying less of them. Within the last calendar year Penguin/Random House, Simon and Simon & Schuster, Hachette and Macmillan have all signed long term contracts with … [Read more...] about Publishers Earning Less Revenue From High e-book Prices