HarperCollins has record profits; author payments grow
For the most recent fiscal year ending June 30, HarperCollins (the second largest publisher in the US) reported record high sales and profits.
For the most recent fiscal year ending June 30, HarperCollins (the second largest publisher in the US) reported record high sales and profits.
the fine print in the official rules contained a rights grab—giving Medium “an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive, sublicensable, assignable” license to all entries
Curious Fictions, a Patreon-like site devoted to fiction writers, is closing its doors. We only just reported on the site in May, although the site has been in operation since 2017.
Agents are urging publishers to offer a greater share of audiobook royalties beyond the standard 25 percent net (the same as ebooks).
The UK’s largest retailer of used books, World of Books Group, has partnered with other used booksellers to launch AuthorSHARE.
However, with most platforms, creators have to shoulder the payment processing fees. That isn’t true, however, of Curious Fictions.
Zoop will offer the usual crowdfunding services but also offer separate support services to help people succeed with their campaigns.
You may recall last year’s case of Alan Dean Foster, who stopped receiving royalties for his Star Wars and Alien novelizations.
The 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act, sponsored by Democratic representatives Ted W. Lieu and Teresa Leger Fernández, would create a new grant program administered by the Department of Labor
Diversion Books started as a digital publisher and has expanded over the years into traditional publishing operations.