Tag Archives: random house

A List of Things Scott Turow Doesn’t Care About

Posted on April 10, 2013 by davidgaughran

Scott Turow woke up from his slumber recently to bark nonsense about Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads on the Authors Guild blog, before being thoroughly eviscerated in the comments. Undeterred, Turow sought out the considerably larger platform of the New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archway, author solutions, authors guild, backinprint.com, iunverse, paul aiken, penguin, random house, scott turow, simon & schuster | 85 Comments

Publishers Behaving Badly, Part… I’ve Lost Count

Posted on March 13, 2013 by davidgaughran

There seems to be a view in certain self-congratulatory circles that publishers have finally got to grips with the digital revolution, that they have weathered the fiercest part of the storm, and that they are well-placed now not just to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged author solutions, digital imprints, dymocks, hydra, penguin, publishamerica, publishers behaving badly, random house, scalzi, simon & schuster | 98 Comments

Self-Publishers Aren’t Killing The Industry, They’re Saving It

Posted on November 5, 2012 by davidgaughran

There’s a lot of talk at the moment that cheap books are destroying the industry. In traditional publishing circles especially, fingers are being pointed at self-publishers (and their chief enablers, Amazon), who stand accused of encouraging a race to the bottom, … Continue reading →