I really like this explanation of the changes @niemanlab's editor made in her news intake: cut out "reactions", shift to finite information flows (print but also online news before it is amplified). And RSS, of course:

"I’m rebuilding my RSS reader so at least I have to scan the headlines myself."

[DW: I would not support any Substack b/c they platform Nazis. I also avoid video & audio. I don't need the hype]

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/im-a-journalist-and-im-changing-the-way-i-read-news-this-is-how/ #News #RSS #Journalism #Media #Newspaper #Publishing

It has been made clear that Google wants to kill independent publishers. If there are sites you love and they have a Patreon or the like you'd better support them before they disappear forever.

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/independent-ends.html

#Journalism #Publishing #Google

When I was putting together my "Forgotten Greek and Roman Myths" manuscript, I was constantly told that it is not a sellable concept for a book - because "people want to read their favorite myths", and not unkown ones.

Now the reviews are trickling in, and every reviewer highlights how exciting it is to find unknown myths about the well-known gods and heroes.

🤷‍♀️

(Still looking for an English language publisher, btw.)

#mythology #books #bookstodon #storytelling #writing #publishing

By the way, said "Forgotten Greek and Roman Myths" book is looking for an English lanuage publisher ;)

It is coming out in Hungary on the 16th from Trend Kiadó.

It contains 25 little known stories from Greek and Roman mythology - including variants of myths not included in most popular collections. Sourced and researched, and re-told by a storyteller.

If anyone has any suggestions, let me know :)

#books #bookstodon #publishing #mythology #Classics

Going through permission requests for my upcoming folktale collection. I'd just like to note that publishing permission for the average folktale costs somewhere between $250-400

Folktales are expensive y'all

#folklore #folktales #publishing

'The commercial stranglehold on academic publishing is doing considerable damage to our intellectual and scientific culture. As disinformation and propaganda spread freely online, genuine research and scholarship remains gated and prohibitively expensive.' https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/16/academic-journal-publishers-universities-price-subscriptions #publishing #openaccess

I did up a book list for Booklisti. This is my list of five great Canadian books you're probably not aware of. Well, except for my father's... you've probably seen me go on about it a bit. Think about taking a chance on some of these: https://booklisti.com/booklist/great-books-canadians-you-probably-havent-heard-of-joe-mahoney/lxpdbjq

#books #booklisti #publishing #hiddengems

Award-winning Canadian SFF writer Douglas Smith shares how a Swiss painting has inspired his work on this episode of Re-Creative. Delve into Doug's acclaimed works and the creative process behind them. Oh, and we also talk about our mutual admiration for writer Roger Zelazny. #books #podcast #zelazny #publishing #art #arnoldbocklin
https://re-creative.ca/isle-of-the-dead/

In today's edition of Assorted Nonsense: The Writer's Job, Adventures in Management, Review of Cherry Whip, the distributor Small Press United, and more. Well, not much more. But that's enough, surely?
#books #publishing #distributors #bookreview #management
https://open.substack.com/pub/mahoneyj/p/the-writers-job-adventures-in-management?r=1wgmq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

In this, the eleventh edition of our newsletter Assorted Nonsense, we have a big announcement we're quite excited about (hint: see the picture), we explore several New Brunswick publishers in our ongoing survey of Atlantic publishers, and much, much more! (Well, a little bit more.)
#newsletter #publishing #fiction

A survey of publishers on Prince Edward Island, a bit about bad luck, and where to find a certain vintage radio show.
#publishing #radio #pei https://open.substack.com/pub/mahoneyj/p/prince-edward-island-publishers-bad-7bf?r=1wgmq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I needed a journal article for research, and I couldn't find it anywhere. Not through libraries, not from the publisher. In the end I emailed the author, a little hesitantly. He sent me the article in 15 minutes.

Academic publishing being the mess it is, never discount the power of asking the author directly.

#academia #research #publishing

George RR Martin and John Grisham among group of authors suing OpenAI https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/20/authors-lawsuit-openai-george-rr-martin-john-grisham #copyright #AI #books #publishing

Another article on the plague of AI-generated "pseudo-books" flooding Amazon (travel books apparently are especially affected) #WritingCommunity #GenerativeAI #Publishing https://www.axios.com/2023/08/16/ai-book-publishing-fake-amazon

Shankari Chandran wins Miles Franklin Literary Award for 'Trojan horse' novel that explores the national identities of Sri Lanka and Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-25/miles-franklin-2023-winner-shankari-chandran/102643924 via @ABCaustralia #books #publishing

RT @OpenBookCollect
An important read for #OpenAccess #Publishing #LibraryTwitter #oaweek2022

"Funds that are allocated to APCs should be invested in shared infrastructure, tools and services that can support multiple journals simultaneously." @juancommander

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03201-w https://twitter.com/juancommander/status/1580185724770746369