Hi Everyone,
Please remember our offices will be closed Dec. 24-January 1, 2008 for the holidays.
January will be an exciting month here at Authorlink. On January 5, 2008, Penguin/Putnam Editor Stacey Barney will launch a four-week online writing class on Authorlink, as will Lisa Lenard Cook, whose new book about fiction writing, The Mind of Your Story, will be published in April 2008. Then later in the month on January 23, Lisa Dale Norton, UCLA writing instructor, will be providing a one-hour interactive teleconference in the Authorlink Virtual Classroom January 23, 2008. Norton's new book about memoir, SHIMMERING IMAGES: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir, will be released by St. Martin 's Press in Spring '08. And Bonnie Hearn Hill's Advanced Novel Writing class is in progress now. Late registration may still be possible.
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Another terrific event in January will be the launch of our CelebWire stories over MPS Mobile's Global Reader. You can already download New York Times bestselling authors' new stories from our site, and in just a few weeks, you'll have the option of downloading to your cell phone too. No special software or device is needed. Watch the site for details.
And here's the industry news for this week. See these stories on our website at www.authorlink.com
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Last Update: December 13, 2007
NY Times Bestselling Authors Featured on New Authorlink CelebWire and Global Reader™
S&S to Add Beacon Street Girls to Its List Beginning in May 2008
Tor Books, Seven Seas Team Up to Form New Manga Imprint
National Endowment For Arts Grants $1 Million to Writers
John Wiley Shows Strong Second Half, Boosted by Blackwell
Book Critics Survey Shows Few Changes In Book Review Ethics
Borders Group Names Former B&N Exec To Borders Board
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Authorlink Launches CelebWire Stories by Bestselling Authors
Hi Everyone,
The big news this week is our own! And there are tons of new articles in our December 1 news issue, so do click here for the latest, including a video interview with Nan Talese, senior vice president of Doubleday/Random House: www.authorlink.com.
Meanwhile, take a look at our new CelebWire!
New York Times Bestselling
Authors Featured on New Authorlink
Celebwire and Global Reader™
NEW YORK, DALLAS, TX/12/1/2007--New York Times bestselling authors Heather Graham and Jacquelyn Mitchard headline the list of literary celebrities featured in the December 1, 2007 launch of CELEBWIRE, a new alliance between Authorlink.com and MPS Mobile's Global Reader™ that will allow readers to download brand new stories either from the Authorlink website or on their cell phones, without any special equipment or software. Also featured in the December launch is award-winning Elmer Kelton, who has earned the distinction, "Best Western Writer of All Time."
Heather Graham offers Blood Drops, an intriguing new mystery involving characters from her latest novel, The Séance. Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of Oprah pick, The Deep End of the Ocean has penned Ghosts in Bright Sunlight, a mini sequel to her new novel, Still Summer, and Elmer Kelton offers, The Reluctant Shepherd, a new story about that fun-loving cowboy Hewey Calloway, portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in the movie from Kelton's novel, The Good Old Boys. More celebrated authors are joining these big names in the new feature, designed to let readers taste the very best writers again or for the first time. Many stories will provide readers with a deeper look at favorite characters from popular novels. More top authors will be adding their stories every month. And CELEBWIRE will introduce "New and Notable" authors such as rising star Brett Battles, author of The Cleaner (Delacorte), to audiences that they might not otherwise reach.
Initially, the stories can be downloaded from Celebwire at Authorlink.com after December 1, 2007, and soon afterward into cell phones from MPS Mobile's Global Reader™.
Authorlink users will be able to read brand-new, never-before-published stories by their favorite authors and be the first to learn more about the heroes and heroines from celebrated novels and settings—all for a nominal 99 cent fee per download. These famous authors will be giving fans glimpses from their big novels of things like left-out chapters, aspects of the characters they didn’t reveal in their books, unsolved puzzles or questions, or excerpts from forthcoming works. All secrets they’ll share with readers first via Authorlink.com. Readers won’t want to miss a single story in these continuing sagas!
The stories will be downloadable from the Authorlink.com site and on mobile phones throughout the world, in alliance with MPS Mobile, a Holtzbrinck company. Users can choose whether to download directly from Authorlink, the MPS WAP site or onto their mobile phones via a new Global Reader™ system.
The Global Reader™ cell phone service works by reflowing text on the fly from a central MPS repository into any mobile device, framing the material to virtually any Internet-enabled mobile device. The Global Reader™ does not require the user to buy a new device, upgrade or change phone configurations. A user simply accesses Authorlink or the MPS WAP website, locates the desired content and downloads the material.
For a short introductory period, downloads via Authorlink will be FREE. Later, users can securely pay online for stories directly from the Authorlink.com site, or if downloading to a mobile device, through the Global Reader™, choosing from credit card and Paypal payment options. Many users can also have charges billed to their telephone account.
Watch for more CelebWire stories soon on Authorlink.com and globalreader.wap.com Users can also text message to Global Reader™ 22646 and look for the AUTHORLINK/ CELEBWIRE icon. Soon, visitors will also be able to text message Authorlink as well.
In addition to CELEBWIRE, Authorlink short stories posted by members in its STORY LINK section will also be available for downloading via Authorlink.com or virtually any cell phone with just a few clicks.
About Authorlink.com
Authorlink.com, the news, information, and marketing site for editors, agents, writers, and readers, was founded in 1996. It is among the largest and longest running sites for the publishing industry, with nearly a million unique and loyal visitors per year. In addition to news, Authorlink offers video, audio and text interviews of New York Times bestselling authors, an interactive virtual classroom where writers can hone their skills with top instructors, and numerous how-to articles by well-known authors and speakers. Doris Booth is CEO of Authorlink.
Doris Booth
Editor-in-Chief Authorlink.com
Manager, Authorlink Literary Group
dbooth@authorlink.com
(972) 650-1986
Fax: (469)327-2889
www.authorlink.com
http://www.authorlink.blogspot.com
The big news this week is our own! And there are tons of new articles in our December 1 news issue, so do click here for the latest, including a video interview with Nan Talese, senior vice president of Doubleday/Random House: www.authorlink.com.
Meanwhile, take a look at our new CelebWire!
New York Times Bestselling
Authors Featured on New Authorlink
Celebwire and Global Reader™
NEW YORK, DALLAS, TX/12/1/2007--New York Times bestselling authors Heather Graham and Jacquelyn Mitchard headline the list of literary celebrities featured in the December 1, 2007 launch of CELEBWIRE, a new alliance between Authorlink.com and MPS Mobile's Global Reader™ that will allow readers to download brand new stories either from the Authorlink website or on their cell phones, without any special equipment or software. Also featured in the December launch is award-winning Elmer Kelton, who has earned the distinction, "Best Western Writer of All Time."
Heather Graham offers Blood Drops, an intriguing new mystery involving characters from her latest novel, The Séance. Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of Oprah pick, The Deep End of the Ocean has penned Ghosts in Bright Sunlight, a mini sequel to her new novel, Still Summer, and Elmer Kelton offers, The Reluctant Shepherd, a new story about that fun-loving cowboy Hewey Calloway, portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in the movie from Kelton's novel, The Good Old Boys. More celebrated authors are joining these big names in the new feature, designed to let readers taste the very best writers again or for the first time. Many stories will provide readers with a deeper look at favorite characters from popular novels. More top authors will be adding their stories every month. And CELEBWIRE will introduce "New and Notable" authors such as rising star Brett Battles, author of The Cleaner (Delacorte), to audiences that they might not otherwise reach.
Initially, the stories can be downloaded from Celebwire at Authorlink.com after December 1, 2007, and soon afterward into cell phones from MPS Mobile's Global Reader™.
Authorlink users will be able to read brand-new, never-before-published stories by their favorite authors and be the first to learn more about the heroes and heroines from celebrated novels and settings—all for a nominal 99 cent fee per download. These famous authors will be giving fans glimpses from their big novels of things like left-out chapters, aspects of the characters they didn’t reveal in their books, unsolved puzzles or questions, or excerpts from forthcoming works. All secrets they’ll share with readers first via Authorlink.com. Readers won’t want to miss a single story in these continuing sagas!
The stories will be downloadable from the Authorlink.com site and on mobile phones throughout the world, in alliance with MPS Mobile, a Holtzbrinck company. Users can choose whether to download directly from Authorlink, the MPS WAP site or onto their mobile phones via a new Global Reader™ system.
The Global Reader™ cell phone service works by reflowing text on the fly from a central MPS repository into any mobile device, framing the material to virtually any Internet-enabled mobile device. The Global Reader™ does not require the user to buy a new device, upgrade or change phone configurations. A user simply accesses Authorlink or the MPS WAP website, locates the desired content and downloads the material.
For a short introductory period, downloads via Authorlink will be FREE. Later, users can securely pay online for stories directly from the Authorlink.com site, or if downloading to a mobile device, through the Global Reader™, choosing from credit card and Paypal payment options. Many users can also have charges billed to their telephone account.
Watch for more CelebWire stories soon on Authorlink.com and globalreader.wap.com Users can also text message to Global Reader™ 22646 and look for the AUTHORLINK/ CELEBWIRE icon. Soon, visitors will also be able to text message Authorlink as well.
In addition to CELEBWIRE, Authorlink short stories posted by members in its STORY LINK section will also be available for downloading via Authorlink.com or virtually any cell phone with just a few clicks.
About Authorlink.com
Authorlink.com, the news, information, and marketing site for editors, agents, writers, and readers, was founded in 1996. It is among the largest and longest running sites for the publishing industry, with nearly a million unique and loyal visitors per year. In addition to news, Authorlink offers video, audio and text interviews of New York Times bestselling authors, an interactive virtual classroom where writers can hone their skills with top instructors, and numerous how-to articles by well-known authors and speakers. Doris Booth is CEO of Authorlink.
Doris Booth
Editor-in-Chief Authorlink.com
Manager, Authorlink Literary Group
dbooth@authorlink.com
(972) 650-1986
Fax: (469)327-2889
www.authorlink.com
http://www.authorlink.blogspot.com
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