Recommended Reading Regarding Publishing: Legacy, e-book, and Vanity

Here are some "Interesting Stories/Links re Legacy Publishing, e-book publishing, and Vanity Publishing Companies::

•  The Slow Death of the American Author, by Scott Turow

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/opinion/the-slow-death-of-the-american-author.html?_r=0

•  Authors Guild's Scott Turow: The Supreme Court, Google, Ebooks, Libraries & Amazon Are All Destroying Authors

    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/01345422620/authors-guilds-scott-turow-supreme-court-google-ebooks-libraries-amazon-are-all-destroying-authors.shtml

•  Scott Turow And The Politics of Cowardice by Barry Eisler

    http://jakonrath.blogspot.ca/2013/04/scott-turow-and-politics-of-cowardice.html

•  Author's Guild Boss On E-Book Price Fixing Allegations: But... But... Brick-And-Mortar!
    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120310/19034718067/authors-guild-boss-e-book-price-fixing-allegations-but-brick-and-mortar.shtml

•  Simon & Schuster Joins Forces With Author Solutions To Rip Off Writers

    http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/simon-schuster-joins-forces-with-author-solutions-to-rip-off-writers/

excerpt:  "Author Solutions is the umbrella for (and owner of) several seriously shady self-publishing service companies (or vanity presses, if you prefer) – such as AuthorHouse, Xlibris, iUniverse, and Trafford."

•  Penguin’s New Business Model: Exploiting Writers

    http://indiereader.com/2012/07/penguins-new-business-model-exploiting-writers/

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Respectfully submitted,

William E. Maguire
www.TrademarkEsq.com