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Morning Coffee ? 19 April 2019
by Nate Hoffelder
18 Apr 2019 at 9:22pm
Here are a few stories to read this Friday morning. FYI: The current "new" Twitter will change most image attachments into landscape thumbnails. Russian ebook pirates exploit a loophole inContinue reading
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DC Public Library Wants to Add Local Self-Published Authors to Their Catalog
by Nate Hoffelder
18 Apr 2019 at 6:56am
A couple weeks ago I shared a link to a DCist post about the DC Public Library launching a program where local indie authors can submit their books for considerationContinue reading
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AAP Reports Publisher Revenue Up 7.2% in February 2019
by Nate Hoffelder
17 Apr 2019 at 6:50pm
AAP just issued the February StatShot Monthly report which includes data for the first two months of 2019. Among the highlights: Overall participating publisher revenue was $754.0 million in February 2019,Continue reading
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The Problem with eBook Piracy Spam
by Jonathan Bailey
17 Apr 2019 at 4:26am
Try this experiment. Go to Amazon and pull up any book, any book at all as long as it has been out for at least a few months. Then, search forContinue reading
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Morning Coffee ? 17 April 2019
by Nate Hoffelder
16 Apr 2019 at 8:14pm
Here are a few stories to read this Wednesday morning. The Stage reports that researchers may have identified Shakespeare's London home. (beware the registration wall) The BBC notes that Amazon isContinue reading
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Here?s How Kindle?s New Read/Unread Setting Works
by Nate Hoffelder
16 Apr 2019 at 8:14pm
When Amazon announced the new Kindle a few weeks back, one of the features mentioned in the footnotes was that the new device would have the option to filter yourContinue reading
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Tor.com?s Free eBook of the Month is Cory Doctorow?s ?Walkaway?
by Nate Hoffelder
16 Apr 2019 at 11:32am
About once a month Tor.com gives away a free ebook. This month's ebook is Walkaway by Cory Doctorow. After watching the breakdown of modern society, Hubert, Etc. really has nowhereContinue reading
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Books and Other Innocent Products Are Caught Up in Amazon?s Pesticide Crackdown
by Nate Hoffelder
16 Apr 2019 at 7:21am
Over the past few years I have reported on numerous examples of Amazon letting its platforms function without adequate human supervision. Audiobooks being dragooned into Kindle Unlimited was a particularlyContinue reading
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Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Rose in March 2019 While the Per-Page Rate Fell
by Nate Hoffelder
15 Apr 2019 at 12:42pm
Amazon revealed on Monday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew by half a million dollars in March 2019, to $24 million. At the same time the per-page rate royaltyContinue reading
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Morning Coffee ? 15 April 2019
by Nate Hoffelder
14 Apr 2019 at 8:03pm
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. This Vox article on product placement in books missed the two biggest examples: Transformers and GI Joe. Their comic booksContinue reading
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At the Request of Their Union, Screenwriters are Firing Their Agents
by Nate Hoffelder
14 Apr 2019 at 10:51am
An ongoing contract dispute is sending shockwaves through Hollywood, and it's going to have an interesting effect on what stories get told on your favorite show. Variety reported on FridayContinue reading
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