A writing conference in Boston explores issues of diversity and racism, and how the publishing business can better reflect and engage with America’s increasingly diverse population.
China Reading Launches Qidian Platform for an International Audience
With its content “primarily in English” now—more languages to come—the venture is meant to take China’s digital literature and self-published content to a world audience.
Industry Notes: US Authors Guild Issues New Guide; Turkey’s ANKOS Signs With De Gruyter;
The US’ Authors Guild widens its services with self-publishing instruction; university students in Turkey gain access to De Gruyter journal resources.
Germany and Self-Publishing Today: Holtzbrinck’s Florian Geuppert
One of Germany’s major publishers offers two platforms to self-published authors—and one of them leads toward the traditional industry, not away from it.
Industry Notes: New £20,000 ‘Kindle Storyteller’ Award; BookCon Announces Panels
The new Amazon UK Kindle Storyteller Award is open to writers everywhere, as BookCon in New York announces Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown for June 3 and 4.
Does Self-Publishing Make Sense for Scholarly Writers? Highlights From a Discussion
Can self-publishing find traction in scholarly publishing as it has parts of general publishing? A recent panel at London Book Fair took up the question.
Industry Notes: BookExpo’s Audio ‘Tea,’ Canada’s BookNet-Kobo Contest, and the UK’s ‘Media Medic’
In the USA, BookExpo includes audiobook events. In Canada, ebook design is stressed in a competition. And in the UK, a bookseller features a self-published novel.
Bonnier’s New Self-Publishing Platform, Type & Tell: Authors Keep 100 Percent of Royalties
Called Type & Tell, Bonnier’s new self-publishing platform has been quietly tested in Sweden. Its English edition launches during London Book Fair.
Publishing Startups: BuzzTrace Looks To Track Authors’ Social Networking
In the crowded author services field, veteran self-published author Scott La Counte launches BuzzTrace to help authors track social media conversations.
‘The Outsider Becomes the Mainstream’: A Key UK Self-Publisher Opens a Small Press
Joanna Penn—known as The Creative Penn in the self-publishing community—takes a step made by many strong self-publishers: launching a small press.