Traditional News:
- Association of American Publishers reports that adult hard-cover revenues dropped 7% in 2012.
- Sixteen books penned by Ray Bradbury will soon be available in ebook format.
- Seventeen-year-old author, Beth Reekles, talks about her seven figure, three book deal with Random House on the Today Show.
Digital Publishing News and New Technology:
- Barnes and Noble upgrades its self-publishing platform, replacing PubIt! with a platform known as NOOK Press.
- LinkedIn acquires social reading site, Pulse, as they work toward the goal of becoming a “Professional Publishing Platform”.
- A new online writing community, Typetrigger, offers daily writing prompts to writers, and the ability to publish responses.
- PressBooks, a self-publishing design tool, partners with BookBaby to help self-publishers more easily distribute ebooks.
This Week’s Bestsellers:
- Author Abbi Glines places in six spots on Galleycat’s weekly Self-Published Bestsellers List.
- J. R. Ward tops the New York Times Bestseller List with Lover at Last, the 11th novel in her Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Book to Screen:
- CBS releases a teaser-trailer for the adaptation of Stephen King’s “Under the Dome”.
- The Crossfire series, written by Sylvia Day, has been optioned for television.
Bookish Charitable Work:
- Bestselling author Dave Farland raises funds to help pay medical bills, after his son suffered a traumatic brain injury.
- The Line Assembly uses Kickstarter to help fund a tour that will promote the art of poetry and provide resources to libraries and literary community groups.
Agency News:
- Jen Karsbaek signs with Kerry Lonsdale, writer of women’s fiction and Founding Vice President of Programs and website developer for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association.
- Tanya Chernov, her editor, Julie Matysik, and her agent, Gordon Warnock, unpack the traditional publishing process through the inspiring story of how A Real Emotional Girl came to be. Sunday at 9 AM at Writers’ Institute.
- Prophecy Girl, written by Cecily White released this Tuesday.
