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InstaFreebie, the digital platform that enables authors to carry out ebook giveaways has recorded 1.5 million downloads of ebooks by its users. Below is quote from a press release in PRWeb: "InstaFreebie, the book world’s leading digital audience development platform, today announced that its literary community has downloaded 1.5 million ebooks. This major milestone marks … [Read more...] about InstaFreebie Provides 1.5 Million eBook Downloads

With the UK voting to leave the European Union today, Philip Jones has given an analysis on what impact Brexit will have on the publishing sector in an article in The Bookseller: Below is an excerpt from the article: "Publishing’s nightmare scenario has come true: at about 4am this morning the major media outlets confirmed that the UK population had voted in favour of … [Read more...] about The Impact of Brexit on the Publishing Industry

Betty Nelander has written an article in Palm Beach Daily News, reporting on the launch of BookShots, a series of short novels by James Patterson. Below is a quote from the article: "Best-selling author and literacy advocate James Patterson has launched a new series of short novels called BookShots — and Classic Bookshop has put them at the checkout so you can’t miss … [Read more...] about James Patterson Launches Short Novels Called BookShots

Last week, Professor Parashar Kulkarni won the Commonwealth short story prize. Below is what Alison Flood wrote in an article in The Guardian about Professor Kulkarni's achievement: "Academic Parashar Kulkarni has become the first Indian author to win the Commonwealth short story prize, beating almost 4,000 entries to take the £5,000 award with the first short story he … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Short Story Prize Won by an Indian Author