Us vs Them Rears Its Head in Publishing Once More First, there was JA Konrath’s post with Hugh Howey on how to… Mercy Pilkington13 February 2014One comment3 minute read
Reimagining the Personal Library With so much focus on the plight of libraries, a number of… Mercy Pilkington13 February 2014One comment2 minute read
Amazon: Game Changer or Whipping Boy? Warning: you’ll need your tissue box handy when you read this piece… Mercy Pilkington13 February 201422 comments3 minute read
Kobo, Bella Andre Launch Three-Month Exclusive Book Deal In another brilliant career move by highly successful self-published author Bella Andre,… Mercy Pilkington12 February 2014One comment2 minute read
Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along Ask any traditionally published author what frustrates him most about the industry,… Mercy Pilkington11 February 20143 comments3 minute read
Open Road Acquires eBook Publisher E-Reads An announcement today shared that the oldest ebook publisher and the largest… Mercy Pilkington10 February 2014One comment2 minute read
DreamWorks Animation to Hold Its Own Children’s eBook Imprint One surefire way to get kids reading–especially low-ability and reluctant readers–is to… Mercy Pilkington10 February 2014One comment1 minute read
Poorly Translated Public Domain Titles Removed from Amazon Now that anyone can self-publish an ebook, critics have argued that the… Mercy Pilkington8 February 2014One comment2 minute read
Canada Institutes Its Own eBook Terms with Publishers Following the court drama of the Department of Justice investigation of five… Mercy Pilkington7 February 20142 comments2 minute read
Kotobi, First Arab eBookstore, Launches at Cairo Book Fair With the Cairo Book Fair wrapping up this week–amidst controversy, as journalists… Mercy Pilkington7 February 2014One comment2 minute read
Apple to Begin Requiring “Interest Age” Label on Children’s, Teens’ eBooks Apple announced that it will begin requiring a new level of keyword… Mercy Pilkington7 February 2014One comment2 minute read
Call for Endowment Seeks to Ease the Suffering of Libraries It comes as new real surprise to anyone that libraries need all… Mercy Pilkington6 February 2014One comment2 minute read
Amazon Editors Release “100 Books To Read In A Lifetime” List The editorial team at Amazon Books devotes a small portion of their… Mercy Pilkington5 February 2014One comment2 minute read
ALLi, Kobo Team Up on Indie Author Campaign The London-based Alliance of Independent Authors announced today that it has partnered… Mercy Pilkington5 February 2014One comment1 minute read
Updates at Readmill Provide Genuinely Social Reading The concept of social reading has been kicked around by various companies… Mercy Pilkington5 February 20142 comments2 minute read
O’Reilly Media Donates over $100Million in Content under ConnectED Initiative Through its Safari Books Online division, O’Reilly Media announced today a donation… Mercy Pilkington4 February 20142 comments2 minute read
Amazon Boycott May Have Resulted in Drop in UK Sales Amazon UK posted a significant reduction year-over-year in its sales figures, demonstrating… Mercy Pilkington4 February 2014One comment2 minute read
Simon & Schuster Unveils New Book Industry Site 250 Words One of the most crucial changes that savvy publishers are making stems… Mercy Pilkington3 February 20142 comments2 minute read
What Could Rowling Do With Harry and Hermione? JK Rowling is no stranger to opening herself up and letting her… Mercy Pilkington3 February 2014One comment2 minute read
eBook Review: Just One Night by Kyra Davis Verdict: 3 Stars This book points out many of the things that… Mercy Pilkington2 February 2014One comment2 minute read