The book publishing industry is not used to the type of mega-mergers that we have seen in the last few years. It would have been unthinkable a decade ago that Penguin and Random House would have joined forces, now they account for 1/4 of all books printed in the world. News Corp is continuing this trend with its recent acquisition of Romance publisher Harlequin. Harlequin … [Read more...] about The Consolidation of the Publishing Industry Continues – News Corp Acquires Harlequin
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Wattpad Contest Winners Receive Publishing Contracts with Harlequin
Story posting social media site Wattpad has garnered a tremendous following in a short amount of time for its notably unique offers for both authors and publishers. Apart from the ability for writers to post excerpts for readers to enjoy and comment on--a feedback process that Wattpad staunchly guards from trolling--the platform has worked with a number of different … [Read more...] about Wattpad Contest Winners Receive Publishing Contracts with Harlequin
Wattpad and Harlequin Launch New Romance Writing Contest
Wattpad and Harlequin have teamed up for a new romance writing contest. Writers from around the world can use Wattpad to upload the first chapter of their romance story aimed at a "New Adult" audience for consideration by a team of international judges. Four winning submissions will each be awarded a publishing contract from Harlequin. The So You Think You Can Write … [Read more...] about Wattpad and Harlequin Launch New Romance Writing Contest
Harlequin Announces New Digital First eBooks
Harlequin, one of the world’s leading publishers of books for women, announced that they are doing quite a number of digital first eBooks. The Harlequin, Harlequin TEEN, Harlequin MIRA and Harlequin HQN imprints will all introduce original digital first titles in the coming months. Harlequin will extend its iconic series brand with Harlequin-E, a digital first series program … [Read more...] about Harlequin Announces New Digital First eBooks
Cosmopolitan and Harlequin Team Up for New eBook Series
Cosmopolitan and Harlequin are two publications that aim their content exclusively towards women, and now they have teamed up for a new ebook project to be launched next year called Cosmo Red Hot Reads. The two companies have not released any names of the first few books debuting next year, but a number of authors are confirmed— Lauren Dane, Jenna Bayley-Burke, and Alyssa … [Read more...] about Cosmopolitan and Harlequin Team Up for New eBook Series
RWA’s Rita Award Honorees Include eBooks This Year
The Romance Writers of America recently held its annual conference, and one of the highlights of each year’s event is the awarding of the Rita awards. Named for one of the founders of RWA, Rita Clay Estrada, Ritas are awarded to romance titles in thirteen different categories and, until 2012, were limited to books in print. At this year’s event, however, two Ritas were … [Read more...] about RWA’s Rita Award Honorees Include eBooks This Year
Harlequin Facing Lawsuit for Not Paying Its Authors Full Royalties
Quill and Quire reported today that romance publishing company Harlequin has been dragged into court over ebook royalties by as many as 1,000 authors filing a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Harlequin did not pay the authors the full amount of the agreed upon royalty for digital titles, although Harlequin's practice may actually leave that up to … [Read more...] about Harlequin Facing Lawsuit for Not Paying Its Authors Full Royalties
Harlequin Launches So You Think You Can Write Contest
Harlequin is launching a new contest entitled "So you think you can write," which will reward one aspiring writer with the chance to be published with the company. The contest is open to all 16 various sub-genres the company publishes on a monthly basis. Do you like passionate romances staged in glamorous settings? Take a look at Harlequin Presents. Do you write contemporary … [Read more...] about Harlequin Launches So You Think You Can Write Contest
ThrillerFest Wrap-Up
GoodEReader has devoted a portion of this site to bringing readers information on the technology and publishing events that take place worldwide throughout the year. Depending on the needs and interests of the readers, many of these events can present great opportunities for attendees to discover the latest in tablet and e-reader technology, or garner some valuable networking … [Read more...] about ThrillerFest Wrap-Up