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5 Ways to Market Self-Published Books on a Shoestring Budget
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Self-publishing books is on the rise, as even celebrity and well-known authors opt for that route to publication. In fact, Lulu.com reports that the number of new print titles they published ...
USOC gets ex-CEOs off the books
The U.S. Olympic Committee moved all its former CEOs off the books in 2011, paying only its current chief executive, Scott Blackmun, who made $741,000.
Should College Students Be Forced To Buy E-Books?
McGraw Hill claims it can cut the cost of college text books as much as 60% if all students are required to buy e-books and the cost is billed through the college bursar.
What the cuss are kids learning from books?
A new study out of Brigham Young University shows that teen novels contain a lot of foul language. More than you might imagine. Sarah Coyne, who teaches in BYU's School of Family Life, found that the top 40 books on the adolescent bestsellers list averaged 38 instances of profanity and that 88 percent of the books contained at least one instance of profanity. She found that there are an average ...
Amazon now lets self-published authors sell print books in Europe
Many self-published authors are still turning to literary agents to sell foreign rights to their books. In a move that could cut some agents out, Amazon now allows those authors to distribute their print ...
Lauren Child's Favorite Books from Childhood
The author of "Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes" shares the books she loved most when she was young.
Teen Books Feature R-Rated Language
A significant portion of books geared toward teens contain curse words strong enough to earn a movie an R rating, new research finds.
Books With 140 Characters
At 64,000 members and counting, the Twitter-based reading group 1book140 is a global concern.
Amazon now lets U.S. authors sell their self-published print books in Europe
Many self-published authors are still turning to literary agents to sell foreign rights to their books. In a move that could cut some agents out, Amazon now allows those authors to distribute their print ...
The New Yorker reboots online books coverage
The New Yorker has renamed its book blog, rebranded its Twitter feed and focused its online books coverage.
