Editor’s Choice July 2023
A response to Amazon’s decision to discontinue its digital magazine subscription program All the Ways We Have to Reach You by Janet Hutchings re: Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. The article…
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Editor’s Choice June 2023
The contest sounds good but…is it too good to be true? A scam? Or overpriced for the return? Ingram is dropping all book set-up fees, eliminating charges for revisions in…
Editor’s Choice May 2023
Even books have a carbon footprint. How can you help neutralize it? The Society of Authors is pushing toward a carbon-neutral future. Read more in The Optimist Daily. Orbit Launches…
Editor’s Choice April 2023
IBPA Position Statement on Proposed eBook Laws and Their Impact on Independent Publishers Thursday, March 16, 2023 “Driven by corporate interests, the legislation being put forward undermines the intellectual property…
Editor’s Choice March 2023
HarperCollins union approves contract, ends 3-month strike The cause was an ongoing debate about salaries. As Book Bans and Legislative Attacks Escalate, the New Press Pushes Back Oral Argument Set…
Editor’s Choice February 2023
Update: Amazon Is Changing Its Ebook Return Policy in Major Breakthrough for Authors January 19, 2023 Amazon reported they are in the final stages of making technical changes and will…
Editor’s Choice January 2023
What’s Next for Simon & Schuster? Paramount Global chose not to extend the $2.175 billion sales agreement it signed with Penguin Random House in November 2020, which was set to…
Editor’s Choice December 2022
From Sandra Beckwith of BuildBookBuzz, gift ideas for writers, including this book of her own and at such a bargain price! She says, “Let me give your author a book-marketing…
Editor’s Choice November 2022
Amazon to shut down Kindle store in China After a massive July layoff of 140 employees (35% of the workforce) Callisto Media cut staff further by an estimated 200 workers…
Editor’s Choice October 2022
37 Outstanding Writing Conferences and Workshops in October 2022 Rather than list over 30 conferences, here’s the link. Some start the first of the month, so they’ll be underway by…