Closing Image: April 17, 2019
A Nielsen-Digimarc study looks at why people illegally download ebooks from torrent sites and the activity harms the publishing industry.
Day: April 17, 2019
Hot Sheet Index: April 17, 2019
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the percentages of romances written by people of color by top publishers and in 2018 versus 2016 and 2017.
No Safe Harbor: Authors’ Organizations and the Battle With Ebook Piracy
The Society of Authors in London issued their “Piracy Is Theft” appeal earlier this month to the UK secretary of state for business..
Poetry: The Bestselling Category for IngramSpark
Social media has sparked a younger generation’s interest in poetry and increased print sales in that genre.
Award-Winning Children’s Author Offers Insights on Writing and Marketing Books with Diverse Characters
One of the most prolific authors of books featuring black characters talks about issues and approaches for children’s writers of color.
Amazon Ads: Can’t Live with ’em, Can’t Live without ’em
We’ve heard anecdotal reports from authors who’ve been running Amazon ads for a long time now that the ads have become less effective.
Writers and Agents Face Off in a Bitter Hollywood Dispute
Writers allege a standard entertainment-industry practice harms their earnings–the movie and television-industry practice of packaging.
Links of Interest: April 17, 2019
News Scribd is the latest subscription service to invest in original content. Scribd Originals will be available exclusively to Scribd subscribers in ebook and audiobook; most pieces will be less than 50,000 words. Terms for authors are unknown. About half of Scribd’s 1 million subscribers are outside the US. Read Jim Milliot in Publishers Weekly. The mayor … Read more