Tag: Amazon
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Kindle Vella, LGBTQ Publishing, Janelle Monae’s Debut Fiction…
An evening with Kindle Vella: First impressions of Amazon’s new attempt to reimagine reading (GeekWire) The serialized story is a mainstay of the literary world, a tried-and-true formula for creating a tantalizing tale, from opening hook to closing cliffhanger. But it’s the rare author who can keep readers engrossed in a narrative when the unparalleled…
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Graphic Novel Tackles Homelessness, Amazon to Offer E-Books to Libraries, and more…
Why Bookshop.org is not the saviour the book world needs (New Statesman) But Bookshop.org’s arrival has caused great unease in parts of the book trade. After a difficult year for the industry, with many small presses and independent shops at risk of closure due to the pressures of the pandemic, many told me Bookshop.org is…
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Major Publishing Merger, NaNoWriMo, and more!
Star Wars author appeals to Disney in fight over royalties (The Guardian) Foster was approached by George Lucas to write a novelisation of Star Wars: A New Hope, which was published at the end of 1976, shortly before the film was released. Foster alleges that when Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, it bought the rights…
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Writers Respond to Trump’s Election…
“Irish readers are like no others in the world”: How these homegrown publishers are making waves (The Journal) “Irish writing has become very sexy,” says Wright. “It’s the flavour du jour in British publishing and advances are being thrown all over the place and Irish writers are carrying off glittering prizes. There are lots of…
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Zadie Smith on the Importance of Dance to Writers, The Golden Age of Sci-Fi…
WritingCareer.com Helps Sci-fi/Fantasy Writers Find Speculative Fiction Markets (Press Release Rocket) Because speculative fiction is a popular genre that writers search for at WritingCareer.com, founder and Editor-in-chief Brian Scott decided to compile and continually update the new section with 15 markets that need story submissions right now. Each market listing specifies: current needs of the…
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Latinx Heroines, Spanish Graphic Novels, and Nigerian Millennials…
5 Things I Learned About Publishing an #OwnVoices Book with a Latinx Herione (Bustle) As a Latinx author and journalist who has been privileged enough to be born in the United States, get an education, and grow up in a safe suburban neighborhood, I feel as though it is my responsibility to put Latinx characters in…