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MyFreeRead.com: Not Quite What It Appears

February 12, 2010

Earlier this week, I received an email from a company called MyFreeRead.com, enticingly titled, “Authors: We Want Your e-Books & Articles!”

Last call for SFWA election candidates

February 11, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

The deadline for declaring your intent to run for office is Friday, February 12th. Currently the president, vice president, and Overseas Regional Director are unopposed races. No one has declared for Canadian Regional Director.

Remember Associate members can now nominate for the Nebulas

February 10, 2010

The SFWA Blog

As the nomination period for the Nebula Awards winds to a close, please remind any Associate members you know that they can participate in the nomination process this year. Because of the January 2009 change to the Nebula rules,…

DOJ Weighs in on Amended Google Book Settlement

February 9, 2010

The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware

Last September, the US Justice Department urged the courts to reject the Google Book Settlement, citing concerns about class action, copyright, and anti-trust laws. The DOJ’s brief put the Settlement’s approval process on hold, and forced the parties back to…

How To Kill Your Imaginary Friends: Flatlines

February 8, 2010

The SFWA Blog

I’m happy to announce a new feature on the SFWA blog, “How to Kill Your Imaginary Friends: A writer’s guide to diseases and injuries, and how to use them effectively in fiction” written by Dr. Grasshopper.

RIP: SFWA Author Emeritus 1999 William Tenn

February 7, 2010

In Memoriam, News, The SFWA Blog

William Tenn 1920-2010

Quick Updates for 2010-02-06

February 6, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

Industry new and member news for Kalayna-Nicole Price, William Moore, Kasey Mackenzie, Douglas Hulick, Lia Habel, and N.K. Jemisin!

Amazon is restoring Macmillan “Buy Now” buttons

February 5, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

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

February 5, 2010

Nebula Awards, News, The SFWA Blog

SFWA Active and Associate members, there are only 10 days left to nominate for the Nebula Awards. Why not spend the weekend reading some of the 260 free pieces of eligible fiction available in the members’ only Discussion Forum.

Are You a Published Author? Now You Can Tell the World!

February 5, 2010

The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware

Victoria Strauss takes a satirical view of the latest fad in attempts to separate authors from their money.

Dept. of Justice weighs in on Amended Settlement

February 5, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

Things look increasingly grim for the Google Books Settlement. The US Department of Justice echoes many of the problems SFWA raised with our objection (and cites our objection),

Hachette Book Group moves to Agency model

February 4, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

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

February 4, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

Macmillan’s CEO John Sargent has made new comments about the Amazon and Macmillian.

The Importance of Style Sheets

February 4, 2010

The SFWA Blog

A style sheet is a document the copyeditor prepares that lists the grammatical conventions, characters, places, unusual or made-up words, and the distinctive treatment of words (capitalization, hyphenation, favored spellings, etc.) within a particular text.

Quick Updates for 2010-02-04

February 4, 2010

Excluded Categories, News, The SFWA Blog

Resources and member news for John Scalzi and Jennifer Brozek!

SFWA removes Amazon.com links from website

February 3, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

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

February 1, 2010

The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware

For some time, publishers and others have been concerned about Amazon’s policy of pricing ebooks at $9.99, regardless of the price tag publishers put on them. Many feel that Amazon’s discounted ebook pricing is an attempt to control and monopolize…

Quick Updates for 2010-02-01

February 1, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Tobias Buckell, Mary Robinette, Patrice Sarath and Kasey Mackenzie!

Amazon’s response to Macmillan

January 31, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

Conversation has swept through the internet, and science fiction and fantasy authors in particular, about Amazon’s decision to remove Macmillan titles from their stock after a disagreement about pricing. Today, Amazon has posted a comment about their policy.

RIP: Kage Baker 1952-2010

January 31, 2010

In Memoriam, News, The SFWA Blog

Kage Baker 1952-2010

Announcement about SFWA vice president

January 31, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

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

January 31, 2010

The SFWA Blog

Amazon has stopped selling all Macmillan books (both mailing print books to you, and selling Kindle books). This post discusses talks the intimate details of publishing and how it affects authors, readers and prices.

Quick Updates for 2010-01-31

January 31, 2010

News, The SFWA Blog

Industry news and member news for Gary Kloster and Paolo Bacigalupi!

Cris Robins and The Robins Agency: She’s Ba-aaack!

January 30, 2010

The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware

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…

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