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Academic publishing is a racket

I have seen many horrible contracts. It constantly amazes me how little some writers think of themselves, their work, and their own…

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Posted on February 3, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Publishers: pay writers more, it’s good for you

Mike Shatzkin has written another thought-provoking post about the publishing industry. (If the business interests you, subscribe to his feed; his perspective…

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Posted on December 13, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Bookselling: We are showroom dummies

Yesterday, AllThingsD discussed Amazon’s latest move: Amazon is offering consumers up to $5 off on purchases if they compare prices using the…

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Posted on December 7, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The future of publishing: retail?

Today for your delectation and delight, here’s a selection of publishing news for you. According to Publishers Weekly, ebook sales in June…

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Posted on September 13, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Amazon are serious

Yesterday, Richard Curtis broke the news that Amazon have hired Larry Kirshbaum, ex-CEO of Time Warner Publishing, and now (soon to be…

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Posted on May 23, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

How is publishing change treating you?

Via PW: Amazon just announced that it now sells more Kindle books than paper books: Since April 1, Amazon says it has…

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Posted on May 20, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Maintaining my interesting status

From: Pia I have read some of your recent Ask Nicola blog entries which support epublishing. I have become inseparable from my…

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Posted on September 10, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Why self-publishing looks more and more attractive

Mike Shatzkin lays out the ebook royalty arithmetic again, this time for self-published titles.  (See this post for his sums on trade…

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Posted on August 31, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

iPad guided tours–check out iBooks

Some links relating to Apple’s book plans. Start with this nifty wee guided tour of iBooks (you’ll have to pick iBooks out…

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Posted on March 31, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

the changing publishing landscape

Kassia Krozser and Lev Grossman talked to Jeffrey Brown on NewsHour recently about ‘the shifting world of book publishing’, and ‘how technology…

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Posted on November 3, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

legacy publishers and Jane Friedman’s next thing

I just came across the video interview at paidContent.org, of Jane Friedman and Larry Kirschbaum. It’s 40+ minutes, but Samantha Ettus asks…

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Posted on August 22, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

recently read: The Strain

About a month ago I downloaded to my Kindle the sample chapter of The Strain, by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan….

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Posted on August 9, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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