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HarperCollins Launches Collaborative Online Writing Project for Teens

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2006 - 1:35pm.
New York - Publisher HarperCollins announced on Wednesday the launch of an online writing event that will feature teens collaborating on a short story that will be published as an e-book by HarperTeen, and turned into a webisode by Fox Television Studios. The "HarperTeen FanLit: 'Your Words. Everybody's Story.'" project will be led by author Meg Cabot ("The Princess Diaries") and other HarperTeen authors who will serve as creative guides, choosing the best teen-submitted chapters for inclusion in the short story. Participants are invited to integrate their MySpace profiles into the HarperTeenFanLit.com site, which will be powered by FanLib's "massively social storytelling" technology.
tags: Social Networking | Events | E-Books | Teens | Publishing | Books | HarperCollins | Literature | UGC |

UMass Researchers Develop Software to Determine Shakespeare Authorship

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2006 - 1:38pm.
Amherst, Mass. - A team of researchers that includes scholars from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is using computerized analysis of the writing of William Shakespeare "to dispel lingering doubts about his authorship of many works and to trace the outlines of his total body of compositions," the university announced. Using the method, the researchers count the frequency of common words, and rare words, to detect
tags: Tech | Software | Education | Publishing | Books | Shakespeare | Literature | Research | UMass |

Borders Launches Broadband Entertainment Program Featuring Authors

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 29, 2006 - 1:57pm.
Ann Arbor, Mich. - Borders, a retail chain that sells books, music and movies, on Friday announced the launch of a new broadband entertainment program, the "Borders Book Club." The program will provide insight from authors in an open, unscripted discussion and will conclude with a sharing of some of the treats and snacks of the club members -- recipes for which will be featured on the website. The premiere episode features author Mitch Albom discussing his new book "For One More Day."
tags: Video | Broadband | IPTV | Retail | Borders | Publishing | Books | Authors | Entertainment | Literature |

Lulu.com Enables Self-Published Authors to Get ISBN Numbers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2006 - 1:35pm.
Raleigh, N.C. - Lulu.com, a provider of print-on-demand services for self-published authors, announced on Thursday an agreement with the U.S. ISBN Agency that will enable self-published authors to own an International Standard Book Number for the works they publish. North Carolina-based Lulu.com said the new service essentially allows individuals to establish their own publishing companies, with Lulu.com performing all back office and distribution functions. The ISBN also gives self-published authors more leverage to sell their books anywhere, including from other online retailers.
tags: Internet | Online Publishing | Commerce | Publishing | Books | Authors | Literature | UGC | LuLu | ISBN |

I Publish Press Launches Inaugural Fiction Writing Competition

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 27, 2006 - 5:07am.
Newcastle, Ontario - Online publishing start-up I Publish Press announced on Wednesday a call for entries to its inaugural Fiction Writing Competition. Twelve winning submissions will be published by I Publish Press and featured prominently for sale on its website. "We want twelve great new books to showcase to all those eager readers out there," said Michelle Noel, editor and co-publisher of I Publish Press. "We think the way the conventional publication process works, many talented authors are overlooked. The Bronte sisters, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce all published through unconventional means at one time or another."
tags: Internet | Online Publishing | Publishing | Books | Literature | UGC | Competitions | I Publish Press |

New Yorker Offers Complete Archives on $299 Portable Hard Drive

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 13, 2006 - 1:39pm.
New York - Publisher Conde Nast has introduced a palm-sized, 80GB portable hard drive that contains the entire archive of its New Yorker magazine, spanning over 4,000 issues dating back to 1925. The 3x5-inch, brushed aluminum USB drive is selling for $299, and includes around 20GB of extra space on the hard drive for personal use, or subsequent updates from The New Yorker.
tags: Internet | Online Publishing | Magazines | Literature | Conde Nast | New Yorker | Archives |

Google Launches Shakespeare Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 14, 2006 - 1:23pm.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google on Wednesday announced the launch of its Shakespeare site, which features a searchable index of the writer's entire oeuvre of plays, as well as links to purchase printed copies.
tags: Launches | Online Publishing | Search | Google | Internet Launches | Shakespeare | Literature | Theater |