Category Archives: Article

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2020 World Fantasy Awards Winners

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The links below are to articles reporting on the winners of the 2020 World Fantasy Awards.

For more visit:
– https://lithub.com/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2020-world-fantasy-awards/
– https://bookriot.com/2020-world-fantasy-awards/

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2020 Victorian Premier’s History Award Winner

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The link below is to an article reporting on the winner of the 2020 Victorian Premier’s History Award, ‘Printed on Stone – The lithographs of Charles Troedel,’ by Amanda Scardamaglia.

For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/11/02/158903/printed-on-stone-wins-victorian-premiers-history-award/

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Bookshop.org

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The links below are to articles reporting on Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon that is beginning to take shape.

For more visit:
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/02/this-is-revolutionary-new-online-bookshop-unites-indies-to-rival-amazon
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/nov/05/bookshoporg-is-what-the-publishing-world-has-been-waiting-for
– https://lithub.com/bookshop-org-misses-opportunity-with-uk-launch-to-spell-it-bookshoppe/

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2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards Winners

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The link below is to an article that reports on the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards Winners.

For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/11/02/158913/ngaio-marsh-award-2020-winners-announced/

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Common Reasons Nonfiction Books Don’t Sell

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at common reasons nonfiction books don’t sell.

For more visit:
https://www.janefriedman.com/reasons-nonfiction-books-dont-sell/

If you think there are other reasons why nonfiction books don’t sell please share in the comments – perhaps reasons why you wouldn’t buy particular nonfiction books?

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Audible Adds 100 000 Podcasts

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The link below is to an article that reports on Audible adding 100 000 free podcasts to Audible.

For more visit:
https://www.makeuseof.com/audible-adds-podcasts-for-everyone/

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Bertelsmann the New Owner of Simon & Schuster

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The links below are to articles reporting on the purchase of Simon & Schuster for over $2 billion US dollars by Bertelsmann, the parent company of Penguin Random House.

For more visit:
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2020/11/25/bertelsmann-buys-simon-schuster-from-viacomcbs/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/11/germany-bertelsmann-buys-simon-schuster-for-us2-175-billion/
– https://goodereader.com/blog/business-news/penguin-random-house-buys-simon-schuster
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/25/prh-owner-bertelsmann-to-buy-simon-schuster-in-2bn-deal
– https://bookriot.com/penguin-random-house-to-buy-simon-schuster/

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Haunted Libraries

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at five ‘haunted’ libraries from around the world.

For more visit:
https://bookriot.com/haunted-libraries/

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Kindle Owner’s Lending Library Closing

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The links below are to articles reporting on the closing of the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library.

For more visit:
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2020/11/01/amazon-is-killing-kindle-owners-lending-library-on-4-january/
– https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2020/10/31/kindle-owners-lending-library-officially-ending-in-january/

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WriteSmoke Grammar Checker

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at WriteSmoke Grammar Checker, a tool for writers.

For more visit:
https://www.makeuseof.com/improve-writing-writesmoke-grammar-checker-tool/