The Roundup
Publishing news from across the Web
2012 Feb 22 10:02
"Rosset published writers other presses passed up because the were too far out, too experimental, or violated the prevailing mores of the day."
2012 Feb 22 10:02
Paramount is claiming that 2006's "The Godfather's Revenge" "tarnished" the legacy of "The Godfather."
2012 Feb 22 10:02
From PCWorld: "With SWF, developers get full control over implementing processing steps and coordinating the tasks that drive them, without worrying about underlying complexities such as tracking their progress and keeping their state."
2012 Feb 22 10:02
The nominees for the sci-fi/fantasy writing awards have been revealed.
2012 Feb 22 10:02
In honor of David Foster Wallace's 50th birthday, here are a ton of things to read and watch.
2012 Feb 21 09:02
Colbert asks Ann Patchett if she's afraid of Bezos slashing her tires.
2012 Feb 21 09:02
The Home Ministry has asked bookstores to stop selling the book in Malaysia.
2012 Feb 21 09:02
Advice for writers: how to avoid wasteful reading and choose wisely.
2012 Feb 21 09:02
Ian Rankin: "Publishers need authors but authors really need publishers, especially as more content flood the market of varying quality."
2012 Feb 21 09:02
If Your First Novel Will Be A Quirky Woman's Story From Someone Else's Point Of View: [A CHILD-CARE-RELATED TRANSITIVE VERB]ing [THE NAME OF YOUR PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER]
2012 Feb 19 18:02
Rich Burlew, creator of the longrunning Web comic, Order of the Stick, has raised a $1 Million on Kickstarter to fund a reprint program for the seven volume trade paperback series.
2012 Feb 17 10:02
The new bookstore will stay open until midnight on weekends!
2012 Feb 17 10:02
The author's ex-manager and former best friend is demanding a 7.5% cut of Bushnell's total earnings.
2012 Feb 17 10:02
Lee Trentadue, former v-p, on why the association is failing its members.
2012 Feb 16 10:02
After a Morgan Stanley analyst cut his rating on Amazon, shares for the company are down 3.4%.
2012 Feb 16 10:02
The new updates include screenshots, promo codes, series, and pre-orders.
2012 Feb 16 10:02
Beginning September 1, Pennsylvania customers will have to pay taxes on their Amazon orders.
2012 Feb 16 09:02
Bernt Hugenholtz of the Dutch state committee on copyright law wants to see the rules relaxed.
2012 Feb 16 09:02
NY Times on the accessories that spruce up the e-reading experience.
2012 Feb 16 09:02
At a former Borders in Chicago, artists are rotated in every few weeks.
2012 Feb 16 09:02
The Independent on whether the recent phenomenon is really effective.
2012 Feb 15 00:02
The paper looks at the growing number of options for those looking to self-publish.
2012 Feb 15 00:02
In a curious bit of deja vu, after the Times tackled the book craze launched by the success of PBS's Downton Abbey, The Washington Post runs down the same three titles inspired by the show.
2012 Feb 15 00:02
The Millions tackles this question in a piece called "On Getting Paid: Literary Magazines and Remuneration."
2012 Feb 15 00:02
E.B. White's classic landed at #1 on a new list of best children's books compiled by Scholastic's Parent & Child magazine.
2012 Feb 15 00:02
The textbook publisher wants to stop selling its titles through Kno, and now the online retailer is threatening legal action.
2012 Feb 14 10:02
In Virginia, a Senate Bill might require Amazon to collect and pay the state sales tax.
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This week’s PW has a great Q&A with Sharon Shinn, conducted by Alana Joli Abbott. This was one of those Q&As where I really struggled to edit it at all. [...]...
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