Patti Smith Memoir Playlist, Chocolate Books & $25,000 Writing Contest: Top Publishing Stories of the Week

By Jason Boog 

For your weekend reading pleasure, we’ve collected the ten most popular publishing stories of the week–ranging from a Patti Smith playlist on Spotify to book editor salaries to a portable creative writing MFA.

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1. How Much Do Book Editors Earn?
2. ‘Portable MFA in Creative Writing’ eBook Currently Free
3. Patti Smith Memoir Playlist on Spotify
4. ‘I Hate Reading’ Facebook Page Gets Official AbeBooks Video Reply
5. How to Make a Chocolate Book
6. How to Share a Book on Google+
7. Win $25,000 in Reader’s Digest Writing Contest
8. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Kathryn Stockett
9. Download Free Copy of Banned Sherlock Holmes Book
10. How Literary Agents Can Survive the Digital Revolution