Quick Updates for 2010-02-12
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for David B. Coe, Kay Kenyon, David D. Levine, Michelle Knudsen, and Carrie Ryan!
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Last call for SFWA election candidates
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.
Quick Updates for 2010-02-10
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Cat Rambo and Ginger Clark!
Quick Updates for 2010-02-09
Member News for Joan Marie Verba and Shannon Phillips!
RIP: SFWA Author Emeritus 1999 William Tenn
William Tenn
1920-2010
Quick Updates for 2010-02-06
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
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 not all titles have been restored yet.
Nebula Reminder — 10 days left to nominate
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.
Dept. of Justice weighs in on Amended Settlement
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
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 considering a new pricing model for some time, and have decided to transition to selling […]
