Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman will cowrite a serialized new zombie novel for e-publisher Wattpad. The first three chapters are already available.
New Org for Top Int’l Book Fests Aims to Help Source Funds
From Jaipur to Melbourne to Edinburgh, Word Alliance aims to help top international book festivals lobby for government funding and to spread best practices.
iDreambooks Promises “Rotten Tomatoes-like” Site for Books
New book discovery site iDreambooks.com promises to collate reviews from reputable sources, thus helping readers make the better book buying decisions.
3 Reasons HarperCollins 360 Took So Long to Start
Money, marketing and management all likely prevented HarperCollins from offering all its English titles to global readers at once, but that’s finally changed.
Canadian YA Author Deborah Ellis on Telling Stories and Giving Back
Canadian YA author Deborah Ellis writes books about young people who bravely confront dangerous situations and donates her royalties to help them.
A Novel Written on Leap Day, Published on World Book Day
The novel ‘Leap’ was written by 29 writers, split between London, Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Vancouver, working with more than 10 editors, and published March 1.
Should UK Agents/Publishers Break Up Commonwealth Rights?
Is continuing to group together Commonwealth book rights good business, hopeless inertia, or merely a self-serving tradition?
Google Books Launches in Canada
The Google Books platform for selling e-books has launched in Canada, following the initial launch in the United States and recently in the UK.
Does the à la carte Book Model Appeal to You?
Are you attracted to a service such as BookRiff, which allows you to build your own book from a broad range of content? If so, why?
BookRiff Promises Curated, Customized Content to Get Readers Rockin’
Vancouver-based BookRiff, which launches tomorrow, lets readers to mix and match licensed content into a personalized package — or Riff.