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MyFreeRead.com: Not Quite What It Appears
Last call for SFWA election candidates
Remember Associate members can now nominate for the Nebulas
DOJ Weighs in on Amended Google Book Settlement
How To Kill Your Imaginary Friends: Flatlines
RIP: SFWA Author Emeritus 1999 William Tenn
Quick Updates for 2010-02-06
Amazon is restoring Macmillan “Buy Now” buttons
The New York Times is reporting that Amazon and Macmillan have come to an agreement, the details of which have not been made public. Amazon is reportedly in the process of restoring the “buy now” buttons to Macmillan books although…
Nebula Reminder — 10 days left to nominate
Are You a Published Author? Now You Can Tell the World!
Dept. of Justice weighs in on Amended Settlement
Hachette Book Group moves to Agency model
Galleycat reports on Hachette Book Group’s decision to move to the same type of agency model proposed by Macmillan. Below is the letter from their CEO, David Young. February 4, 2010 Dear Agent, At Hachette Book Group, we have been…
New comments from Macmilan CEO
The Importance of Style Sheets
Quick Updates for 2010-02-04
SFWA removes Amazon.com links from website
Due to Amazon.com’s removal of many of our authors’ books from its ordering system, we are removing Amazon.com links from our website. Our authors depend on people buying their books and since a significant percentage of them publish through Macmillan…
Dispatches from the Ebook Wars: Macmillan vs. Amazon
Quick Updates for 2010-02-01
Amazon’s response to Macmillan
RIP: Kage Baker 1952-2010
Announcement about SFWA vice president
SFWA Vice President Elizabeth Moon has tendered her resignation for personal reasons. In doing so, she assured me that this decision is not due to any conflicts with SFWA, the other officers, or any members, but is a personal decision…
Why My Books Are No Longer Available on Amazon.com
Quick Updates for 2010-01-31
Cris Robins and The Robins Agency: She’s Ba-aaack!
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Once upon a time, there was a self-styled literary agent named Cris Robins who ran a purported literary agency called The Robins Agency. For more than ten years, Robins charged editing fees, levied…
