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“Since the smashing success of the first Harry Potter novel—which was a No. 1 bestseller in Germany in its English version at one point—we have evidence of English, as a reading language, to be a global phenomenon.”

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As many of us in publishing race across international borders for trade shows and conferences, our books can lag months behind us in “staggered” releases — a pattern rightly called into question.

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In its ongoing series of white papers on publishing contract reform, the Authors Guild in New York issues a warning to writers to hang onto their copyrights — and makes plans to hold a special session on rights reversion clauses with writers at the upcoming Novelists Inc. conference.

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It can be remarkable how readily the publishing world’s digital development is understood, from the experiences of German publishers and Italian technologists to American authors and British editors. But getting a handle on global marketing is a tall order for writers.

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With Digital Book World’s (DBW) crowded keynote schedule kicking off 2015’s publishing industry conferences, technologist and writer Baldur Bjarnason likens these major events to ecclesiastical rituals. Grab a hymnal.

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With the release of his fourth quarterly AuthorEarnings.com report, Hugh Howey offers the best look yet at what effects Amason’s Kindle Unlimited subscription may have on writers’ fortunes. And the verdict? — Watch your step.