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OffTheBookshelf.com Adds New Services
Self-publishing website OffTheBookshelf.com launched two new services last week. The first is a free e-pub converter, which lets users upload a word document and cover, and have them converted into an e-pub format within 24 to 48 hours for sale. The second is an audiobook creator for members, which can be tailored to their preferences.
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The PW Morning Report: Thursday, June 17, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: The Russian Ulysses; World-Changing Books on Twitter; Flannery O'Connor to Host NBA Announcement; Self-Pub'd Success; Kindle Meets Paper.
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The PW Morning Report: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Google Scans Austrian Books; A Different 20 Under 40; E-Book First; Seeking Steig; iPhone 4 Sells Out.
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Little, Brown Creates New Suspense Imprint
Little, Brown has a new suspense fiction imprint. Mulholland Books, named after the dramatic and winding road in the Hollywood Hills that has inspired works by Raymond Chandler, James Ellroy, David Lynch, and others, will release its first list in spring 2011. On the docket are novels by L.A. prosecutor Marcia Clark, and mystery writer Lawrence Block.
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Guild Says Last Wiley Offer Not Enough
The Authors Guild called a new proposal made by John Wiley Tuesday afternoon to resolve the dispute between Wiley and the Guild over the fairest royalty rates for Bloomberg authors progress, but said it wasn't enough to settle the issue. On Tuesday Wiley said that it will call each of the 117 authors "to make sure they understand the changes we have proposed." Wiley added that if any author is uncomfortable with the proposed changes, they can retain their original Bloomberg contracts.
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The Davidar Scandal
Since David Davidar resigned as president of Penguin Canada last Tuesday, a scandal has unfolded involving sexual harrassment charges. Here is all of PW's coverage of the controversial events.
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The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Davidar Sets Far East Media Aflame; Books, Mayo; Comparing Kindle Bestsellers Lists; A New Lit Talk Show; Glenn Beck Reviewed; News Corp. Buys Skiff.
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Rundle Says Penguin Fired Her
Completing the circle of accusations and denials in the story of David Davidar's dismissal as the president of Penguin Group (Canada), the lawyer for the former Penguin employee who filed a sexual harassment suit against Davidar has issued a statement.
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SMP Bumps Up van der Sloot Book
Lisa Pulitzer's long-incubating book on the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, which St. Martin's Press signed five years ago, has just hit an accelerated schedule. With the prime suspect in Holloway's case, Jordan van der Sloot, back in the headlines for his involvement in the death of another woman, Pulitzer, a New York Times correspondent, is expected to deliver the book in 2011.
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Why I Write: Tony Hsieh
Seven years ago, writing a book was one of those things I wanted to check off my list of things to do at some point in my life, like running a marathon. So I decided to run a marathon instead, since that seemed like a lot less work. I was motivated to write a book, but wasn’t inspired.
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The PW Morning Report: Monday, June 14, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news: A Book Burglar; Davidar from Afar; Rich Reads; iBooks Vs. Kindle App; Nox Reviewed.
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A Failure to Communicate
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News Briefs: Week of 6/14/10
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Licensing Begins To Turn the Corner
Exhibitors and attendees at last week's Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas—including publishers, licensing agencies representing book-based properties, and retail book buyers—were cautiously optimistic that the licensing business may be about to turn a corner after a rough 2008 and 2009.
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Goddard Riverside: New York Publishing's Kinder Side
The publishing industry is filled with members who will send a carton of books to a class of second-graders in Kansas or a library recovering from a flood in Louisiana. But one of the most enduring shows of goodwill on behalf of the industry takes place in the city where the business is based.
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Web-Exclusive Reviews: Week of 6/14/10
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Amazon's New Levels of Service
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Wiley Stands By Net Receipts Offer as Guild Counters
The back-and forth between John Wiley and the Authors Guild continued late Friday and into Monday morning. Late Friday, Wiley provided some details about the number of authors involved and the different terms which existed under their Bloomberg contracts.
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Turow Asks Wiley to 'Do the Right Thing'
The back-and-forth between the Authors Guild and John Wiley is continuing. In the wake of John Wiley issuing a press release late yesterday afternoon denying accusations leveled against it by the Authors Guild regarding letters sent by Wiley to Bloomberg authors about new terms, the Guild is now telling its members, "We stand by every word of our alert, and we again call on Wiley to start over."
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The PW Morning Report: Friday, June 11, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Kindle Comes to Android; Summer Reading with the LA Times; Remnick Interviewed; Brits on Blurbs; Book as Database.
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