What would be the consequences for the publishing world and for readers of books if Barnes & Noble closes down? Alex Shephard has given an analysis of what would happen in an article in New Republic. Below is a quote from the article: "Even by the standards of the ailing book publishing industry, the past year has been a bad one for Barnes & Noble. After the … [Read more...] about Difficult Times for Barnes & Noble
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E-Book Buyers Receive Settlement Credits from Apple
Nathan Olivarez-Giles recently wrote an article in The Wall Street Journal, reporting on how Apple is to refund money to consumers who were overcharged for e-books bought, following the settling of an antitrust lawsuit. Below is an excerpt from the article: "On Tuesday, e-book retailers began issuing Apple-funded credits to customer accounts. This follows Apple’s … [Read more...] about E-Book Buyers Receive Settlement Credits from Apple
How to Structure an Adventure Novel
Adventure novels have a specific structure, commonly called the hero’s journey, or the hero’s adventure. The hero’s journey structure can be used not only in adventure stories, but in romance, science fiction and other genres as well. We have presented the journey and its stages below. The stages of the hero’s journey are open to interpretation by the writer – and it is the … [Read more...] about How to Structure an Adventure Novel
An Interview with Bestselling Author Akash Verma
We recently carried out an exclusive interview with national bestselling author Akash Verma. Continue reading to find out what Akash had to say about his work as a writer and about his latest book entitled A Broken Man. Please tell us about you. Where are you from? What is your professional background and how did you become an author? I turned into an entrepreneur about five … [Read more...] about An Interview with Bestselling Author Akash Verma
5 Fehler, die Autoren beim Romanschreiben im Auge behalten sollten
Es gibt beim Schreiben eine Reihe Fehler, die die Geschichte schwächen und den Autor als Anfänger abstempeln. Zwar stimmt es, dass wir alle irgendwo anfangen müssen, allerdings müssen wir unseren Geschichten dennoch die bestmögliche Chance geben - insbesondere, wenn sie zu Romanen und Geschichten erfahrener und langjährig aktiver Autoren, die schon viele Werke im Portfolio … [Read more...] about 5 Fehler, die Autoren beim Romanschreiben im Auge behalten sollten