Monthly Archives: March 2010

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June Caldwell’s Summary of Publishing Day at IWC

June Caldwell’s Summary of Publishing Day at IWC

June Caldwell presents a thorough summary of last weekend’s Publishing Day at the Irish Writers Centre which was hosted by author John Boyne. The IWC Publishing Day was a great opportunity to scrutinise the links between the author, agent, publisher, publicist and reader. Author John Boyne (Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, among many others) spoke

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Or Books Co-founder Asks: Is Amazon Really Worth It For Small Publishers?

Last week we asked; is Amazon taking aim once again on publishers? Amazon is  reported to be threatening to pull the ‘buy buttons’ once again on publisher’s books if they do not get concessions on deals surrounding the new agency model. From last week’s story: “Currently several large publishers are in negotiations with Amazon about the implementation of the

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Adult Hardback Sales Slump 8.1% For January (AAP)

The Association of American Publishers (AAP)has today reported on book sales for the month of January 2010. Overall sales were down 0.7% compared to January 2009, but the most alarming figure is adult hardback, dropping 8.1%. You can find the report here. New York, NY, March 22, 2010—The Association of American Publishers (AAP) reports for

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Hachette Ireland Launch Online Presence

Hachette Ireland, a division of Hachette UK, launched their online presence in Ireland earlier this month. While the office has just three staff, Hachette Ireland has developed a significant presence on the Irish publishing scene since it first began in 2002 as Hodder Headline Ireland. The new website features author pages, submission guidelines, a bookshop

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The Authors Guild React to eBook Proposals By HarperCollins & Random House

The US Authors Guild has quickly responded to communications sent by publishers Random House and HarperCollins to their contracted authors about ebook royalties. The Authors Guild are advising authors that it may not be in their best interests to lock themselves into an ebook deal offering 25% royalty, particularly if the deal covers a period

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Authonony: ‘A Load of Rubbish’!

Seamus is an ordinary shoe but it is going to take an extraordinary courage to fight for his friends and stand up for the dump he now calls home. I have written before on HarperCollins’ answer to the slush pile in the form of Authonomy. However, I cannot pass up a national calling! The extract

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