How Busy Are Literary Agencies in the Indie Era? Very Busy
Nelson Literary Agency has an annual tradition we like of revealing statistics on its previous year’s activity.
Day: March 23, 2016
Reading Pattern Data: “Should We Tell Our Authors?”
One of the workshops at Digital Book World (DBW) focused on research that Jellybooks’ Andrew Rhomberg is conducting on consumer reading patterns.
A Smart but Difficult Path to More Author Profits: Selling Rights
One of the best services provided by ALLi is the explication for writers of business factors once understood only by publishers and agencies.
Profile: Nick Bostrom
Nick Bostrom is an Oxford philosophy professor and author who will give the opening keynote address at London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference on April 11.
The Growing Pains of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited
Prior to July 2015, authors were paid a fixed amount for each book borrowed and read; now authors are paid for each page read.
A Successful Independent Publisher Launches a Full-Service Publishing Arm
Diversion announced the creation of Radius Book Group, a full-service publishing solution that will help authors develop their books, then publish and distribute them through Ingram.
BookGarage: The Latest Matchmaking Service for Authors and Freelancers
With the rise of self-publishing has come an increase in services that try to help authors find freelance assistance—while taking a cut of the action.
Closing Image: March 23, 2016
A new Pew Research study shows growing interest in crowdfunded journalism projects. You can find much more detail
Hot Sheet Index: March 23, 2016
Kindle Unlimited payout pool, July 2014 (Kindle Unlimited launches): $2.5 million Kindle Unlimited payout pool, July 2015: $11.5 million Kindle Unlimited payout pool, Feb. 2016: $14 million Kindle Unlimited per-page payout, July 2015 (first month for per-page payouts): $.0058 Kindle Unlimited per-page payout, Jan 2016: $.00412 Kindle Unlimited per-page payout, Feb. 2016 (KENPC 2.0 debuts): … Read more
Links of Interest: March 23, 2016
#DVpit (Diverse Voice Pitch) is a new Twitter pitch event to boost stories by and about marginalized peoples. It will take place on April 19. Visit the site about the event with rules and resources. There’s a new competition for unpublished debut novelists in the UK and Ireland, with no entry fee, hosted by Penguin Random House … Read more