
Amazon announces Kindle World, the first commercial publishing platform that enables writers to create fan fiction and earn royalties doing so.

Amazon announces Kindle World, the first commercial publishing platform that enables writers to create fan fiction and earn royalties doing so.

The week’s web buzz: Ann Patchett encourages authors to work with traditional publishers and gets rebuffed, a map of the five paths to publishing, the true costs of author services, and more.

Australian YA author Scot Gardner talks about the challenges of writing for an international audience while staying true to his local culture.

This week’s web buzz takes in the chatter around the $5m class-action lawsuit against Author Solutions, the idea of innovation in publishing, and platforming vs. writing.
American Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize
The judges of the Man International Booker Prize have done what recent Nobel Prize committees have refused to do: honor an American for ‘achievement in fiction on the world stage.’