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Day: March 31, 2021

Authors Are Swarming to TikTok, But Not All Are Talking about Books

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 by Rachel Kramer Bussel

As with other social media platforms, topical and even quirky content—not the hard sell—attracts followers.

Categories Culture and Politics Tags social media

Returns information now available for Audible sales, indicating that some customers return or exchange titles they enjoyed

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 by Jane Friedman

As promised, ACX/Audible has started showing audiobook returns for authors who use ACX as a distributor.

Categories Amazon Tags audiobooks

Medium pivots again, offers all employees a buyout

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 by Jane Friedman

In a letter to employees, Medium founder Ev Williams confessed that the business strategy of focusing on branded publications has not worked.

Categories Digital Publishing Tags Hot Shots

A new lawsuit is filed against Amazon—this time by a small Illinois bookseller

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 by Jane Friedman

The same firm that filed a lawsuit against Amazon earlier this year has now filed a second lawsuit on behalf of a bookstore in Evanston, IL.

Categories Amazon, Litigation Tags Hot Shots

Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama may be the first to unionize

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Amazon has about a half million employees, and 5,800 of those in Alabama are voting this week on whether to unionize.

Categories Amazon Tags Hot Shots

The Authors Guild encourages members to support the PRO Act

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Some worry that it could endanger the ability of freelancers to remain freelance or that it may chill the market for freelance work.

Categories Culture and Politics Tags Hot Shots

Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster draws government scrutiny

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Last week, the US Department of Justice and UK regulators announced further investigation into the proposed merger of the two Big Five publishers.

Categories Traditional Publishing Tags Big Five, Hot Shots

HarperCollins to buy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade division

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 by Jane Friedman

HMH Books Media—by some measures, the sixth biggest trade publisher in the United States—is for sale.

Categories Traditional Publishing Tags Hot Shots
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