Quick Updates for 2010-02-02
SFWA member @scalzi talks about the public communications side of the Macmillan/Amazon affair. http://is.gd/7tr8B #
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Dispatches from the Ebook Wars: Macmillan vs. Amazon
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 the ebook market by forcing a pricing standard. Some in the publishing industry have even called the practice predatory.
Quick Updates for 2010-02-01
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Tobias Buckell, Mary Robinette, Patrice Sarath and Kasey Mackenzie!
Amazon’s response to Macmillan
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
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 due to factors outside the organization. Speaking for the Board, we have enjoyed working with […]
Why My Books Are No Longer Available on Amazon.com
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
Industry news and member news for Gary Kloster and Paolo Bacigalupi!
Candidate for South/Central regional director: Diana Rowland
Dear members of SFWA: I’m Diana Rowland, and I’m submitting my candidacy for the position of South/Central Regional Director of SFWA. I have been an active member of SFWA since 2008, and am a graduate of Clarion West (1998). About me: I’m a first place winner of the 2005 Writers of the Future contest (3rd […]
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 various upfront fees, and, as far as Writer Beware can determine, never made a single […]
