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Tweeting While Literary: Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, and the Dangers of Being an Author on Twitter


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10 Authors on James Joyce


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Authors Prefer Traditional Publishers


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the preference of traditional publishing for authors.

For more visit:
http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-authors-prefer-traditional-publishers-to-selfpublishing-surprised-20140109,0,2171066.story#axzz2qGNO62dt

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The Google Books decision is good for authors and readers


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Article: 17 Australian Young Adult Authors


The link below is to an article that takes a look at 17 Australian Young Adult book authors.

For more visit:
http://www.epicreads.com/blog/17-australian-ya-authors-you-need-to-read/

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Here’s how much Smashwords authors will get paid through ebook subscription service Oyster


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In the past couple of months, two ebook subscription services — Oyster and Scribd — have launched. Both aim to be a “Netflix (S NFLX) for ebooks,” providing unlimited access to ebooks from a variety of publishers for a set monthly fee.

Both Oyster and Scribd have been fairly circumspect about how authors are paid when their books are accessed through the apps — in part because the terms may vary slightly by publisher. Now, though, we’re getting a little bit more information on how author payments through Oyster work.

Self-publishing distributor Smashwords is letting its authors include their ebooks in Oyster. On Friday, Smashwords CEO Mark Coker sent authors and publishers an email explaining how the financial terms of the arrangement will work:

“As a Smashwords author or publisher, you’ll earn 60 percent of your book’s retail list price whenever an Oyster subscriber reads more than 10 percent of…

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Startup Book Publisher Unbound Raises $2M For Kickstarter For Authors Platform


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The Writing Tools of 20 Famous Authors


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Article: Book Reviews for Independent Authors


The link below is to an article that lists 10 places that an independent author can get their book/ebook reviewed.

For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/08/get-reviews-for-your-self-published-book/

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Article: Independent Publishing Bashing


The link below is to an article that considers the ‘self-publishing’ bashing union out there in author world.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/luxeco-living/dear-mainstream-authors-s_b_3626633.html