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"Consumers seem to reward authors who trust them with their content."

"Consumers seem to reward authors who trust them with their content."

"Consumers seem to reward authors who trust them with their content."

Brian Joseph Davis suggests a new style of author contract.

Amazon and the Authors Guild reach an agreement on the read-aloud feature. I think it's a smart play by Amazon. Authors that choose to disable may hesitate due to a possible public relations backlash for not wanting disabled readers to get access without getting more money in the process.

Amazon may not be a self-published author's best friend - exorbitant markups take a big bite out out of author profits.

This author is using Google Drive/Docs to write and edit her book for everyone to see.

Interesting piece on the challenges for first time authors

Starting from a study that finds different reading practices for online content and print (or scanning vs. slow reading) the author argues against the trend of increasing technology investment in education. I think the argument would profit from a publisher's perspective, one where it's vital to evaluate how the content fits (or doesn't fit) the format. Like the author, I don't want to read Middlemarch ( my favorite novel) online, nor can I imagine anyone who would or who require it read in that format. Bottom line for me - publishers have much to offer the educational establishment.

An interesting and cute story on the trend of children becoming published book authors. After reading, I really feel like I have no excuse for not finishing my book - enjoy! :-)

"These aren't orphaned books, they're abducted books."

A grapple with how such funds should be administered.

How self-published authors are re-defining the rules of book promotion.

By Jason Boog on July 11, 2011 4:47 PM Could Google+ end the unhappy practice of the author email blast? We hope so… The 21st Century book release always includes an email blast directed at every friend, relative, acquaintance or journalist that the author knows.

Why it is important to fully think through one's marketing plans...this is also a great example of real-life viral marketing that started from a rather creative author idea. :)

An interesting article about the effect of eBooks on authors themselves.

Cory Doctorow weighs in on what publishing does for authors that the Internet cannot do.

Publishers and authors now have the power to silence the Kindle 2 e-book reader.

This interview with the founder of Talking Points Memo describes the process of his nutty personal blog became respected "independent media." TPM broke the Duke Cunningham bribery scandal and the US Attorneys firing scandal. Perhaps this is the authority "test" for political blogs -- they must break a major news scandal. Whatever you think of him, Matt Drudge made his bones by breaking the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Author of best-selling 'misery memoir' sued by mother over claims of childhood abuse. Heart-rending "misery memoirs" are a booming genre in publishing, and this is not the first time an autobiography's truth has been questioned.

An online communit that allows authors to upload their manuscripts in the hopes of being accepted to a traditional publishing program by HarperCollins.