Resources INFOGRAPHIC: Battle Over the Geeks By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 28, 2012 - 3:03 PM PayScale created a massive infographic called “Battle Over the Geeks,” exploring some key statistics about the salaries at leading tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Facebook. We’ve embedded the whole infographic bel ...
Publishing CreateSpace’s New Royalty Payment Terms In Effect By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 28, 2012 - 2:05 PM CreateSpace’s new royalty payment terms for members that are paid through checks have gone into effect. In May, Amazon’s self-publishing arm announced the new terms which require a minimum of $100/£100/€100 in ear ...
Bookselling Amazon Plans to Acquire the Assets of Dorchester Publishing By Maryann Yin on Jun. 28, 2012 - 11:53 AM Amazon Publishing plans to acquire mass-market paperback publisher Dorchester Publishing. Other interested parties are welcome to try and outbid the retail giant at an auction which will take place in August. Dorchester built its ...
Publishing BookBaby Partners With Federal Government By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 28, 2012 - 10:43 AM Self-publishing platform BookBaby has partnered with the federal government, to allow government agencies to publish documents with its service. Steven Spatz, Chief Marketing Officer for BookBaby.com explains how the partnership i ...
Comic Books Bluewater Productions to Launch Art History Graphic Novel Series By Maryann Yin on Jun. 28, 2012 - 10:03 AM Bluewater Productions will launch an art history-themed graphic novel series called The Milestones of Art. Starting in October 2012, the comic publisher will release six volumes profiling Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Go ...
People | Publishing Pizza Hut Book It! Nostalgia from Karen Russell By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2012 - 4:49 PM The New Yorker recently ran a nostalgic essay by Swamplandia! author Karen Russell about Pizza Hut’s Book It! reading program. Unfortunately, the article itself is subscription-only. Here is an excerpt: In the early nineties ...
Resources | Social Media Twitter Cheat Sheet for Writers By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2012 - 3:42 PM Buddy Media has released “Strategies for Effective Tweeting: A Statistical Review,” a report sharing best practices for using Twitter. The free report included some practical and simple advice for using social media th ...
Digital Google Nexus 7 Tablet Will Recommend eBooks By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2012 - 3:23 PM Today Google introduced a $199 Nexus 7 tablet. At the presentation, Google presenters highlighted the 7-inch tablet’s best qualities as eBook reading device (video embedded above)–including a new service that will reco ...
Libraries | Publishing Smashwords & Califa To Let Library Patrons Self-Publish Books By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 27, 2012 - 3:07 PM Digital publishing company Smashwords and Califa, a consortium of 220 California libraries, have formed a partnership to distribute Smashwords eBooks in libraries and to give member libraries the ability to let patrons publish eB ...
Digital Digital Magazine Service Zinio Is For Sale By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 27, 2012 - 1:23 PM Digital magazine publishing company Zinio is for sale and reports say that the company hopes to fetch between $50 million and $100 million. The company has grown through the help of venture capitalism. CNN has more: “Zinio ...