View Post Book Biz Charles Bukowski Manuscripts Online By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2013 - 10:00 AM If you love the work of the poet and author Charles Bukowski, you can explore a vast archive of poem and letter manuscripts by the prolific author at Bukowski.net. What’s your favorite book or poem by Bukowski? On Reddit, ...
View Post Bookselling | Digital Amazon Lets App Makers Sell In-App Goods By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2013 - 6:42 AM Today Amazon added a new tool to help creators sell physical and digital goods without having to leave the app. Everybody from board game makers to toy makers have already used the new tool. AppNewser has all the details: It’s c ...
View Post Authors Who & Whom Advice from The Oatmeal By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2013 - 5:42 AM If you (like this GalleyCat editor) occasionally confuse the use of “who” and “whom” in your writing, The Oatmeal has created a webcomic and poster to remind you. The comic uses funny graphics and sentences ...
View Post Digital Young Adult Bundle from StoryBundle By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2013 - 4:23 AM StoryBundle has launched The Young Adult Bundle, a collection of nine YA books ranging from science fiction, fantasy, gaming and steampunk. We’ve collected the complete list of books below, a pay-what-you-will bundle of dig ...
View Post Comic Books | Videos Man of Steel Sequel Gets Fan-Edited Trailer By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2013 - 3:06 AM Mixing footage from Breaking Bad, Daredevil, Man of Steel and lots of other movies, an editor on YouTube created a trailer for Man of Steel 2. The highly anticipated sequel to the recent Superman adaptation will star Henry Cav ...
View Post Book Biz | People Aziz Ansari Inks Deal with Penguin Press By Maryann Yin on Aug. 27, 2013 - 2:23 AM Parks & Recreation star and comedian Aziz Ansari has landed a deal with Penguin Press to write his first book about modern day romance. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ansari (pictured, via) has earned a $3.5 million ...
View Post Bookselling Children’s & YA Sales Down Nearly 27% By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2013 - 12:42 AM According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP) StatShot report for the first third of 2013, publishers saw total trade sales take a six percent drop. These declines were driven by an almost 27 percent decline in youn ...
View Post Editors How To Build a Short Story Anthology By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2013 - 12:07 AM Do you dream of resurrecting your favorite short stories in an anthology? Today on the Morning Media Menu, author and Publishers Marketplace news editor Sarah Weinman explained how she created her new collection, Troubled Daugh ...
View Post Digital Speed Reading App Coming to iPhone By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2013 - 11:23 AM Wish you had more time to catch up on your reading? The upcoming Syllable app will help readers learn how to read faster and tackle reading lists on digital devices. AppNewser has more details about the app and how to sign up on ...
View Post People Blind Wonder Cat Homer Has Died By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2013 - 10:23 AM A real life galley cat has passed away. Homer, the cat who starred in Gwen Cooper‘s Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat memoir, has died. Cooper donate ...