Stephenie Meyer Burns Out; Ellen DeGeneres Sells Book; eReader Price War Launched: Weekend Reading

By Jason Boog 

As we head home for a weekend of World Cup action and picnics, here are some publishing stories to keep you busy. Email GalleyCat to get all our publishing stories, book deal news, videos, podcasts, interviews, and writing advice in a simple email newsletter.

The Great eReader Price War commenced, as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders dramatically slashed eReader prices.

We showed you the B-movie that inspired Rick Moody to write a 700-page novel. The complete film is embedded above.

We unveiled Joe’s Luck, the World’s Longest Literary Remix.

DC Comics finally released a digital comics app, rising swiftly up Apple’s free app list.

Television personality and comedian Ellen DeGeneres landed another book deal.

Stephenie Meyer confessed ‘I’m Really Burned Out on Vampires’.

We expanded the Best Online Fiction Writers Directory.