Chooseco’s lawsuit against Netflix over their interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has been settled, as the parties informed US District Court Judge William Sessions III on Monday at a status conference. The terms remain confidential, but “the parties did tell the judge of one slightly unusual condition — the judge’s Feb. 2020 opinion denying Netflix’s dismissal…
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Kelsey Nolan has joined Ze Books and Unnamed Press as a publicity and marketing manager. She previously worked at the Los Angeles Times as the events programming manager. Cindy Kim has been promoted to associate editor for Little Simon. Andree Abecassis, 81, died November 4 at home in Berkeley, CA, following a brief struggle with…
New Books Publishing November 24
This week, a slimmer selection of new books includes some big names in fiction, including Ernest Cline, Philippa Gregory, and Nora Roberts. In nonfiction, highlights include Bruce McCall’s memoir and Harold Bloom’s take on Western literature’s most essential novels. 8 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-november-24 9 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-november-24 We consult a number of…
Authors Demand Audible Stop Aggressive Exchange Policy that Reduces Earnings
Following an accounting adjustment in October, authors who produce and sell their own audiobooks through Audible’s ACX became aware of the significant extent to which “returned” and “exchanged” audiobooks — encouraged by Audible itself — have been cutting into their proceeds. Returns and exchanges turned out to comprise “15% to 50% or more of lost…
Best Of: NYT’s Best Books of the Year, And More
The New York Times Book Review announced its 10 Best Books of the Year, in a live virtual event featuring Pamela Paul and the other editors. “For us,” said Paul, “A best book is a book that stands on the merits of its prose and its storytelling, and succeeds on the terms that the author…
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Ken Brooks is leaving his position as chief content officer at Wiley and will resume his consulting practice at Treadwell Media focused on content and operations in trade, reference and education publishing. Jessica Sindler has joined the ghostwriting and publishing services firm Kevin Anderson & Associates as executive editor. Previously she was senior editor at…
