Wednesday, May 27, 2015

The Roundup with PW

$3.4M for John Scalzi: Scalzi, a bestselling author of science fiction, has signed a $3.4 million, 10-year deal with the publisher Tor Books that will cover his next 13 books.

Google Play Books Publisher Shutters: Google has closed their Play Books publisher program amidst concerns of rampant e-book piracy.

Publishers Win Landmark Case: British publishers have won their first ever blocking order against pirate e-book sites, as the battle over online copyright spreads beyond music and film.

Bitcoin for a Book: A British Columbia university is now accepting the digital currency bitcoin at all of its bookstores, a move that staff claim is a first for Canadian post-secondary schools.

Why Write a Collaborative Novel?: Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite say writing together has deepened their friendship, and cut the workload in half.


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