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I’m Not a Special Snowflake! | Roxana Robinson – Authors Guild

I’m Not a Special Snowflake! | Roxana Robinson – Authors Guild

Broadcast on September 16th on Bloomberg TV, Roxana Robinson, president of the Authors Guild, and Bloomberg’s Contributing Editor Paul Kedrosky, talk about the dispute between Hachette Book Group and Amazon over e-book pricing and distribution. Alas, Robinson’s rehearsed Douglas Preston lines like ‘a book is not like a brick’ and ‘don’t you call me a

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When Douglas Preston Put His Vest On | End The Sanctions

Over the weekend, Authors United published its latest letter in the media sideshow that seems to be accompanying the on-going and protracted negotiations between Amazon and big-five publisher Hachette. While Preston’s letter(s)—on behalf of more than a thousand Hachette and non-Hachette authors— become increasingly emotive, surreal and downright laughable and embarrassing, New York Times and Authors

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Writing Postcards in Blood: The Economics of Community

Irish award-winning writer Julian Gough has decided to use crowdfunding for his forthcoming book in an unusual way. We are becoming used to some writers turning to crowdfunding sites like Pubslush, Authr, Unbound (crowdfunder and publisher), and of course one of the most familiar sites, Kickstarter—though Kickstarter is not specifically aimed at writers. However, Gough

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Publishers Aren’t Paying Authors Enough: Howey and Coker | Bloomberg TV

Broadcast on Bloomberg TV on July 30th, hybrid author Hugh Howey and Smashwords founder Mark Coker discuss Amazon’s e-book pricing in light of its current dispute with Hachette. (Read More for Video) Mick Rooney – Publishing Consultant If you found this review or article helpful, but you’re still looking for a suitable self-publishing provider to

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When Douglas Preston Put His Vest On…

Douglas Preston, the author who penned an open letter to loyal readers calling on them to email Amazon C.E.O. Jeff Bezos and ask him to ‘change his mind’ and resolve their contractual dispute with Hachette Book Group without hurting authors, has spoken in a detailed FutureBook interview this week with Porter Anderson. Preston’s July letter

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Authors Divided on Amazon Issue

Hachette author Douglas Preston has launched a campaign against the actions of Amazon through an open letter posted to book readers. The open letter has gathered support from some of the cream of the literary world, including Stephen King, James Patterson and JK Rowling. Preston urged Amazon not to make Hachette authors a victim of

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