The new Authors Guild survey, larger than in the past and with input from other writing organizations, brings into question how authors are compensated and how the issue is assessed.
PublishDrive Announces Partnership with Chinese Retailer Dangdang
The ebook publishing platform PublishDrive founded three years ago in Hungary has a retail agreement with China’s online retailer Dangdang.
Industry Notes: Bogotá’s Second Pro Program; Kindle UK’s Second Storyteller Award
In its second year at Bogotá, the professional program has a class of agents, editors, and translators arriving this week. And in the UK, Amazon will pay a second Kindle Storyteller winner £20,000.
Nine Criteria for Hybrid Publishing from the Independent Book Publishers Association
The IBPA has released a 9-point outline for hybrid publishers with author-subsidized business models to operate reputably and maintain quality standards.
The Netherlands’ Sweek Adds a Spanish-Language Contest With PRH Grupo Editorial
Now with more than 100 contests as part of its writing-and-reading mix, the Dutch platform Sweek is working a Spanish-language competition, #Soytalento, into the program.
A Different Direction in Denmark: Palatium Pivots Into Publishing
An aggregator of English-language ebooks by self-published authors, Palatium sees more business potential in publishing books…for now.
Can Crowdfunding Author Services Power Canada’s Startup PubLaunch?
‘A four-month programming project ended up taking two years,’ as Iguana Books publisher Greg Ioannou says. Once expected to be a new base of operation for Pubslush, his Toronto-based author services crowdfunding company PubLaunch is to open this month.
How Bookcase Literary Agency Sells Self-Published Authors’ Rights to Editors
This Brazil-based agency has seen success selling translation rights for self-published authors. Agent Flavia Viotti tells us how she does it.
Self-Publishing: Germany’s Indie Autor Preis 2018 Opens; Healthy Habits for Writers
The German Neobooks platform opens its prize program to crime and thriller submissions, and the UK’s Joanna Penn turns to writers’ health issues.
Anna Todd, Mega-Wattpad Star, Aims for 30 Territories Sold by June 1
Anna Todd, whose ‘After’ series has more than 1.5 billion reads, follows Simon & Schuster contracts with an indie series selling fast into world markets.