Amazon's domination of one-day and same-day delivery options might be closer to reality, at least within the UK. The online retail giant has worked out a deal to acquire a 4.2% share of delivery company Yodel from owners the Barclay brothers. This would add to Amazon's growing number of holdings of companies who may not be wholly associated with the book business, but who can … [Read more...] about Amazon Offered Shares in UK Delivery Firm Yodel
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Anne Rice Joins Fellow Authors in Petition Against Author Bullying
Every time the dust settles on the most recent examples of author bullying and reviewer bashing, something occurs that makes headlines again, thus starting the firestorm all over again. In this case, the news is that anti-bullying champion and bestselling author Anne Rice is one of approximately one thousand names on a petition to Amazon, demanding that they strip away the … [Read more...] about Anne Rice Joins Fellow Authors in Petition Against Author Bullying
Anne Rice Defends Authors from Online Bullying
Once you reach a certain point in your career, regardless of what field your specialty lies in, you're afforded a level of "I don't care"-ness that allows you to put up with personal attacks from nameless critics in a way that doesn't impact your day to day life very much. Even better, you can also afford to reach out on behalf of people who are not quite yet at your level and … [Read more...] about Anne Rice Defends Authors from Online Bullying
Goodreads Reaches New Milestone with 100,000 Authors
Goodreads launched its Goodreads Author Program and verified author pages only a half a decade ago, but is looking to its 100,000th author user this week. While the site itself remains firmly a place for readers to share and engage thoughts on books and content, users have enjoyed the ability to interact with authors and content creators. In a blog post from Goodreads, … [Read more...] about Goodreads Reaches New Milestone with 100,000 Authors
Author Bashing: Is It Good for Business?
Good e-Reader has been closely following the recent events surrounding author bullying and reviewer bashing. While dozens of articles on the subject have been posted over the course of the last few weeks, there has yet to be any clear rationalization for the animosity between some authors and some book reviewers. Even as sites like Amazon and Goodreads take steps to try to … [Read more...] about Author Bashing: Is It Good for Business?