Lee Child on Why He Signed with Authors United (PW)
Lee Child, the bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novels, revealed why he cares about the Amazon-Hachette dispute — and it’s not about e-book royalties. Child wrote, “it’s a thus-far-and-no-further thing for me. I don’t want Amazon to be the only publisher.”
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Kobo Promises to Fix eBook Download Issue (The Digital Reader)
Kobo has officially commented today on the 4 plus year old issue of Kobo customers not being able to download their purchases.
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James Patterson: Best Friend to Indie Bookshops (GalleyCat)
Taking a page from his 2013 announcement to give a cool $1 mil to independent bookstores around the U.S. to help keep print reading and indies alive, Patterson has extended his sharing of the green across the pond…
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“Smashwords Edition” (The Passive Voice)
Over the last few years, a small but vocal minority of authors and publishers objected to placing phrases such as “Smashwords Edition,” “Distributed by Smashwords,” or “Published by [Author or Publisher Name] at Smashwords” in their front matter.
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Kindle Daily Deal: The Child Thief (and others)
