WhatÔÇÖs the value of the New Streaming Platforms? By: Murray Izenwasser Two similar apps recently took the social media universe by storm: Meerkat and Periscope. Both allow you to live-stream video directly from your mobile phone to the web. The real difference between them is that Periscope […]
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Should authors respond to positive reviews?
By┬á Susan Lulgjuraj There have been plenty of stories over the years of authors who have gone a bit off the deep end when reacting to negative reviews. However, what should authors do when a good review comes along? Some have thanked the reviewer for their opinion, while others say nothing. (more…)
How Do Amazon-Publisher Disputes Affect Authors and Readers?
By Mercy Pilkington It was only a year ago that the publishing industry sat riveted as it waited to see how the storm between Amazon and publisher Hachette was going to play out. Hachette wanted new terms in light of the DOJ price fixing investigation, and Amazon wasnÔÇÖt about to budge. And with a 95% […]
The London Book Fair for Authors – 5 DOs and DONÔÇÖTs by Jessica Barrah
ItÔÇÖs The London Book Fair again! From 14-16 April, authors, agents, publishers and everyone else involved in the book industry will gather at the new venue of Olympia for conferences, seminars, networking and those all-important meetings. The fair is primarily a place for publishers and agents to sell rights, but itÔÇÖs also a great place […]
Five Degrees Of Metadata: Small Changes Can Mean Big Sales
We know that good metadata can drive sales. What we sometimes forget is that a lack of good metadata is a sales killer. By Nick Ruffilo Metadata has been a buzz topic in the publishing industry lately, and as a metadata evangelist, I think this is great. In practice, however, the pleas of people like […]
How to you position yourself as an ‘Expert’?
by Chris Day When it comes to raising your profile, and establishing yourself as an ‘expert’ in people’s eyes, there is nothing to beat being seen as the author of a book on your specialist subject. As a published author you have status and are viewed differently to the rest of us mere mortals. You […]
EU court rules libraries can digitise books without permission
by Terrence O’Brien The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that libraries have the right to digitise books and distribute them to dedicated reading terminals without first obtaining the publisher’s permission. The decision rests on exceptions built into the EU Copyright Directive for reproducing and communicating intellectual property. Specifically it says […]
Harper Collins may withdraw all its books from Amazon
by ┬á Jillian D’Onfro The contract between “Big Five” book publisher HarperCollins and Amazon is about to expire and HarperCollins is refusing to sign an agreement with the new terms that Amazon is asking, a source with knowledge of the situation tells Business Insider. The contract presented to HarperCollins was the same contract recently signed […]
JK Rowling’s life advice: ten quotes on the lessons of failure
The Harry Potter authorÔÇÖs new book is based on an inspirational speech she gave to Harvard students. Here are some of the best quotes JK Rowling has some inspirational advice for graduating students ÔÇô or for anyone in this universe, really. Her new book, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance […]
Amazon Controls 95% of the eBook Market in the UK
By Michael Kozlowski The president of the UK Booksellers Association, Tim Walker spoke at the Nielsen BookInsights conference yesterday and made some startling revelations. During a round-table discussion Tim said ÔÇ£I do a have a concern that AmazonÔÇÖs dominance is causing problems. We estimate Kindle has a 95% market share of e-book sales in the […]