Why isn’t B&N taking books from Simon & Schuster?
Claire Kelley
On January 30th, subscribers to Publishers Weekly’s email newsletter received a special “News Alert” … Read more »
Douglas & McIntyre imprints sold off
Sal Robinson
Four months after Canadian indie publisher Douglas & McIntyre filed for bankruptcy, the last of its three imprints has sold to its previous owners. The Globe and Mail reported last… Read more »
Prolific romance novelist Jessica Blair is a man
Nick Davies
The UK’s Daily Mail reported last week that, in a gender-bending surprise, the author of twenty-two romance novels who goes by the name Jessica Blair is, in fact, an 89-year-old… Read more »
You wrote a book; now step away from the keyboard
Dustin Kurtz
It’s time for another exciting episode in everyone’s favorite series, where we feature writerly hijinks, hoodwinks, and bad online behavior of all sorts. Our first case features a recent review… Read more »
Boston Globe raises already high paywall
Ariel Bogle
In an effort to raise profits online, many newspapers have turned to paywalls of varying degrees of flexibility and restriction. Almost two years after they first implemented it, The Boston… Read more »
