No Change for Penguin Authors Here’s a shocker: in their follow-up meeting with authors’ representatives, Penguin UK “has rejected demands from some of Britain’s best-known authors for compensation after sales of their books were hit by a distribution crisis,” the Independent reports. Penguin argued that 2004 sales figures were solid; thus “it said that authors as a whole would therefore not be offered recompense but it would consider individual cases from writers who believe they had been particularly affected.” Independent Booker to Try It NBA-Style? While American awards covet the influence of British prizes like the Booker, Booker organizers are […]
