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Amazon stops carrying Macmillan titles
In an apparent pricing dispute, Amazon.com has removed Macmillan titles from its lists. According to the NY Times: “Macmillan, like other publishers, has asked Amazon to raise to the price of e-books from $9.99 to around $15. Amazon is expressing…
Quick Updates for 2010-01-29
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Stel Pavlou, Eric James Fullilove, and Paolo Bacigalupi!
The 28th was the last day to opt out of the Google Book Settlement
The 28th was the last day to decide if you wanted to opt out of the Google Book Settlement. If you did nothing, by the terms of the settlement, you are automatically “opted” in. Here are some links we hope might…
Announcing SFWA’s 2010 Nebula Awards® Weekend, May 13-16
Each year SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, presents the prestigious Nebula Awards® for the year’s best literary and dramatic works of speculative fiction. This year SFWA’s Nebula Awards® Weekend will be May 14-16 in Cocoa Beach,…
Quick Updates for 2010-01-27
Resources and member news for Mary Robinette, John Scalzi, Sean Williams, Gail Dayton and Dan Wells!
Video of the NYC Google Book Settlement Workshop
The New York Chapter of the Internet Society is recorded video of the NYC Google Book Settlement Workshop. You may watch the two hour and fifteen minute workshop there or here.
Congratulations to Crawford Award Winner Jedediah Berry
SF Awards Watch reports that SFWA member Jedediah Berry has won the William L. Crawford Award. Congratulations!
Author Solutions CEO Wants to Talk to Writers’ “Guilds”
In a video posted to YouTube on Friday, and in an accompanying press release, the CEO of Author Solutions, Kevin Weiss, invited the Romance Writers of America, the Mystery Writers of America, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of…
Quick Updates for 2010-01-25
Industry News!
Congratulations to the Aurealis Awards winners
The winners of the 2009 Aurealis Awards, honoring works of SF, fantasy, and horror by Australians, have been announced. Congratulations in particular, to SFWA members Ian McHugh, Jonathan Strahan, and Cat Sparks.
Now on Kindle! – Mansfield Park and Mummies
Norilana Books is proud to present a Kindle Edition of: Mansfield Park and Mummies: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarianhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B00359FEUYA hilarious “comedy of monsters and manners!”This stylish and clever…
Authors Guild offers phone seminars on Google Book Settlement
The Authors Guild is offering telephone seminars next week to help authors and agents who have questions about the Google Book Settlement. Remember the deadline to make a decision is January 28th.
Another Google Book Search Settlement Deadline
Writers: Another Google Book Settlement deadline is fast approaching. Per the amended Settlement agreement, January 28, 2010 is the last date you can opt out of the Settlement, or opt back in if you previously opted out and have since…
Webcast: Google Book Settlement Workshop – 1/20/2010
On Jan 20, the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) , the National Writers Union (NWU), Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) jointly sponsored a workshop to discuss…
Transcript available for online Google Book Settlement panel
Today, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., hosted an online panel discussion regarding the proposed settlement between Google, Inc. and the Authors Guild, Inc., and other class action plantiffs. The text-based panel ran for 90 minutes on the…
The Networks Around us
This article, reprinted from the Bulletin, explores the various aspects of social networking and how a writer can use them to help promote herself.
Open Letter from a Writer to New Publishers
Posted by Richard White for Writer Beware
Dear New Publisher:
You may have noticed people discussing your company on various web sites. Normally, this would be a good thing, I mean, free publicity, right? But, when you go to these sites, they…
SFWA Hosting Online Panel Discussion on Google Book Settlement
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., will host an online panel discussion regarding the proposed settlement between Google, Inc., and the Authors Guild, Inc., and other class action plantiffs.
Congratulations to the Carl Brandon Society winners
Congratulations to SFWA members Nnedi Okorafor and Andrea Hairston who received Carl Brandon Parallax Awards at a ceremony at Arisa this weekend.
Quick Updates for 2010-01-18
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Cate Gardner, Tracy S. Morris, Joanne Merriam, Jim Chines, John Scalzi, and Kim Mackey!
Quick Updates for 2010-01-16
Member News for Jennifer Brozek, Diana P Francis, Ari Marmell, Shiloh Walker and Garth Upshaw!
Registration deadline for Hugo nominations on January 31
If you have any interest in nominating for the Hugo Awards, remember that the deadline for purchasing an Aussiecon4 membership is January 31, 2010. Nominations must be received by 13 March 2010. In order to participate, you must…
The Law Finally Catches Up With Faux Literary Agent/Film Producer Robin Price
An article in the North Devon Journal reports the court appearance last week of UK literary agent/film producer Robin Price, who is accused of stealing more than half a million pounds from clients.
Quick Updates for 2010-01-14
Industry news and member news for Jay Lake, Ken Scholes, and Michelle Zink!