This Week on Books Direct -
3 February 2018
Here's a list of some great articles you may have missed this week. Enjoy!
Does Bookbub Still Work? by Hans M. Hirschi
Have you done a Bookbub? What are your experiences?
Walmart Is Teaming Up With One Of The World's Biggest E-Commerce Companies To Take Direct Aim At Amazon by Hayley Peterson for Business Insider Australia
Walmart is taking aim at Amazon’s Kindle business and diving into the business of selling ereaders, ebooks, and audiobooks through a partnership with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten.
Prize Launched For Thrillers That Avoid Sexual Violence Against Women by Alison Flood for The Guardian
The Staunch book prize has been founded to honour books where ‘no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered’.
Why We Forget Most Of The Books We Read by Julie Beck for The Atlantic
In the internet age, recall memory - the ability to spontaneously call information up in your mind - has become less necessary.
The Ultimate Guide To Being Productive As A Writer by Daniel Potter for Grammarly Blog
Whether you’re communicating with customers, corresponding with loved ones, or cranking out the next chapter of your opus, you want to be understood, which means you have to write well. Here are some ways to up your productivity as a writer.
Putting Yourself Out There, But How (Much)? by Hans M. Hirschi
What’s your take? As authors? As readers? How do you draw the line? Is there a limit to putting yourself out there?
How To Not Be A “Starving Writer” by Sheree Crawford for A Writer’s Path
Here are 5 ways to make money as a writer that are open to everyone.
Carrie Fisher Wins 2018 Grammy For Best Spoken Word by Kirsten Chuba for Variety
At Sunday’s Grammy Awards, Carrie Fisher was honored for best spoken word album for her book The Princess Diarist.
Hillary Clinton Spoofs Donald Trump With Fire and Fury Reading At Grammys by Reuters for NBC News
The surprise star of the Grammy Awards was former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reading from Michael Wolff's controversial book Fire and Fury.
Boston Public Library Launches A Crowdsourced Project To Transcribe 40,000 Documents From Its Anti-Slavery Collection: You Can Now Help by Open Culture
If you'd like to lend a hand, you can start transcribing at the Anti-Slavery Collection's site today.
Tired of Tropes: Authors Dish On The Tropes They’re Sick Of by The Bookish Editors for Bookish
Bookish asked authors to tell us about the tropes they wish would disappear forever.
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