Social Media How To Promote Your Book with a Free Doodle App By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 21, 2012 - 4:23 PM Looking for new ways to find readers? Here’s an idea: host an online drawing contest using Doodle.ly, a free website and iPad app that lets you draw and share sketches. Here’s how it can work. Use your social networkin ...
Resources Free Program Spots Cliches & Overused Words By Jason Boog on Jun. 21, 2012 - 3:30 PM Writers using PCs with Windows have a free new tool for automatically spotting cliches and repeated words in your writing–download the SmartWrite program and start editing. All writers have favorite words, cliches or phrases ...
Libraries OverDrive Upgrades Its Digital Platform for Libraries By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 21, 2012 - 3:07 PM Digital book distribution company OverDrive is updating its Next Generation eBook and audiobook platform for libraries and schools, making it more mobile friendly. After receiving feedback from the company’s network of 18,000 in ...
People LeRoy Neiman Has Died By Jason Boog on Jun. 21, 2012 - 2:42 PM Artist and author LeRoy Neiman has passed away. He was 91 years old. Neiman published 15 books over the course of his life. Earlier this month, he released his memoir, All Told: My Art and Life Among Athletes, Playboys, Bunnies, a ...
Bookselling ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Box Set Sold 84,000 Copies in a Week By Maryann Yin on Jun. 21, 2012 - 2:23 PM Random House released E.L. James‘ Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy as a box set on June 12th. Publishers Weekly reported that “the set sold nearly 84,000 print copies in its first full week.” The individual books cur ...
Social Media Twitter Outage Slows the Literary Internets By Jason Boog on Jun. 21, 2012 - 2:00 PM Wondering why you are so productive today? Twitter users (including this GalleyCat editor) reported problems earlier this afternoon. UPDATE: Twitter returned to normal but the event was caused by a “cascaded bug” tha ...
Adaptation ‘Anna Karenina’ Trailer Released By Maryann Yin on Jun. 21, 2012 - 11:23 AM Focus Features has released the trailer for a film adaptation of the classic Russian novel, Anna Karenina. We’ve embedded the trailer above–what do you think? Here’s more from Deadline: “Keira Knightley and Joe Wr ...
Digital Paid Apps Account For 23% Of All App Downloads: OPA Report By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 21, 2012 - 11:09 AM Thinking about making a book app? According to a new report from the Online Publisher’s Association, the paid app business doubled in the last year and growth is expected. According to the report, tablet users spent an estim ...
Resources Blackmail App for Writers By Jason Boog on Jun. 21, 2012 - 10:10 AM Having trouble finishing your novel? Need some motivation to complete your summer reading list? The new Aherk app will help you blackmail yourself into meeting your literary goals. The free service lets you pick a goal and save a ...
Book Biz Susan Spencer-Wendel Inks a $2.3 Million Book Deal By Maryann Yin on Jun. 20, 2012 - 4:59 PM Susan Spencer-Wendel, a journalist diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS), has landed a $2.3 million book deal with HarperCollins. Spencer-Wendel’s memoir, tentatively titled Breathe Deeply, chronicles the “ ...