To many in the publishing industry, the Apple “App” seemed like salvation after the woes of free online content and the disintegration of old business models. For some, the dream… Read more »

This Saturday marks the tenth anniversary of Free Comic Book Day, an annual event since 2002 that delivers exactly what it promises. Retailers across the country will be offering specially… Read more »

So little media, so much rejection. Prospective authors and hopeful manuscript submitters, take note.  Prepare your sensitive souls for rejection from harsh editors by first sending yourself a few rejection… Read more »

Among all the seedy details contained in the Department of Justice’s suit against Apple and five of the six largest U.S. trade publishers, one thing stands out: at a time… Read more »

The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear a case that may revise the law’s understanding of the First Sale doctrine, with significant consequences for publishers. The court will hear an appeal… 2 / Read more »

The aftermath of last week’s capitulation by three of the five major publishers has had at least one solid effect: Barnes & Noble took a 17% hit on its stock.… Read more »

What to do when the guest of honor does not always behave so honorably? The London Book Fair faces this question and others just like it by welcoming China as this… Read more »

A spat of economic proportions is brewing in the academic publishing world. Tim Gowers, Fields Medal winner and mathematician at Cambridge posted an article last week claiming that expensive paywalls… 4 / Read more »

It may be that publishing isn’t dying, it’s only moving to crowd-funding websites. Friends of Melville House, Electric Literature, are hoping to launch a new form of online periodical, Recommended Reading, by seeking… Read more »

Above, two posters spotted in New York advertising May Day festivities connected to Occupy Wall Street. (The poster on top is hanging in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the other in the… 2 / Read more »