PostsCommentsPayoutssteembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoBook vending machines now exist!A publisher in France has installed story dispensers. Each story is free and is chosen for the reader at random:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoStranger Things now in book formPenguin Random House Books UK has partnered with Netflix to publish them:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoBoston Review poetry editors resign over Junot Diaz retentionDiaz, a Pulitzer Prize winner and editor at the Boston Review, has now been accused of sexual harassment:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoDe Montfort Literature will be using algorithm to identify novelistsCompany will then offer the right novelists a guaranteed salary:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoBook Marks: the Rotten Tomatoes of books"Literary Hub has launched a new section of their site to showcase book reviews from the most important and active…steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoAmazon imprint launching new line: Collections"Collections brings together short works of fiction and nonfiction from a single writer or a group of writers." --steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoDo books written by women get priced lower?Study leads Dana Beth Weinberg and mathematician Adam Kapelner say yes:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoPitkin publishing first Harry & Meghan bookIt's called The Royal Wedding Book and will be available in stores in two weeks:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoBookchoice is partnering with HarperCollinsBookchoice is a digital reading platform that will now highlight HarperCollins titles on its app:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoThe copyright connundrumRick Anderson at the Scholarly Kitchen tackles the pros and cons of the "monopoly" of copyright:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years ago1st quarter of 2018 good for book publishersHarperCollins,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House all report profits:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoArcadia Publishing bought by Lynton siblingsMichael and Lili Lynton have purchased Arcadia Publishing, heading the company with David Steinberger, former CEO of Perseus Books Group:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoThe ultimate cynical thought: are gov't literacy programs meant to enrich book publishers?If so, they must have failed to hire decent lobbyists as Quick Reads loses funding in Britain: (Photograph: John Stillwell/PA)steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years ago"Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" crowned Book of the YearBut see if you can find the glaring typo in The Telegraph's headline about it:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoEight literary gardens to explore this summerAmy Hendricks recommends eight books with a garden theme:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoLooking for a good book?Mary Cosper-LeBoeuf of the Terrebonne Parish Library gives her recommendations:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoPublishers happy to avoid digital publishingIt seems to boil down to old versus new ways of doing things, including publishing and reading books:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoRichard Russo on writing and the writer’s life"He’s not sure the increasingly technologically-minded world will always accommodate the satisfying read of a good book."steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoAuthor puts book on hold to play pokerHer book, The Biggest Bluff, improved her poker skills so much, she doesn't really need to publish anymore:steembooks (48)in #zappl • 6 years agoNintendo books coming to Random House kids imprintRandom House launched the program in January: sticker books featuring Super Mario and Legend of Zelda