It was an action-packed week for publishing news, and we wanted to make sure you had plenty of publishing headlines to keep you busy over the weekend. Email GalleyCat to get all our publishing stories, book deal news, videos, podcasts, interviews, and writing advice in a daily email newsletter.
Seth Godin told us “I’ve decided not to publish any more books in the traditional way”–making headlines around the world.
Netflix launched an iPhone app, giving readers a chance to surf our Best Netflix Instant Movies for Readers lists.
Kaplan Publishing offered 90 eBooks for test prep and study aids for free–but the offer expires August 30th!
Some brave filmmakers released the trailer embedded above for Age of the Dragons, adapting Herman Melville’s Moby Dick in a medieval kingdom full of dragons.
We explored a garden of 40,000 books in a Canadian forest.
Random House and Wylie Agency reached an eBook agreement, creating a new eBook royalty rate.
Novelist Jennifer Weiner led a Franzenfreude movement, creating an alternative reading list.
James Kaelan told us how he built a sponsored book tour.
We discovered Harry Potter in Guantanamo Bay.
Nearly 100 writers posted their new or upcoming books on our Facebook page.
We covered Mockingjay midnight release parties around the country and shared a video of novelist Suzanne Collins reading from her book.
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