May 07, 2008
Special Report
Have You or Someone You Know Signed with Amazon/Booksurge Under Duress? by Angela Hoy
Three notes this week:
1.a. Are you an author or publisher who signed with Amazon/BookSurge, not because they have a better service or better prices, but because you feared your Amazon.com buy button would be turned off, or that you would not have active buy buttons on future books? We'd love to hear your story, even off-the-record. Please contact me at angela - at -
writersweekly.com.
1.b. If you're an author, do you know if your publisher has started using Amazon/BookSurge to print your books since this situation began? If so, please also contact me off-the-record at: angela - at - writersweekly.com
2. I received an email saying a specific federal agency (not the Department of Justice) is trying to get in touch with me regarding Amazon/Booksurge. More on that later.
3. If you haven't yet forwarded your complaint about Amazon/Booksurge to the feds, please do so immediately!
E-mail
antitrust.complaints - at - usdoj.gov
Mail
Citizen Complaint Center
Antitrust Division
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Room 3322
Washington, DC 20530
Phone
1-888-647-3258 (toll free in the U.S. and Canada) or 202-307-2040
I hope to have some more news for you next week!
The Amazon BookSurge Information Clearinghouse is
HERE.
In This Issue
05/07/2008
Publisher's Desk
Publisher's Desk For May 7th
SUMMER 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST
The WritersWeekly.com Summer 2008 24-Hour Short Story Contest
is now open for entrants! Each contest is limited to 500 entrants. Contests
usually fill up (it's tons of fun!), so don't delay if you want to participate.
1st Place: $300
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3rd Place: $200
You can see the list of 85 prizes and sign up here: http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html
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4. BOOK PROPOSALS THAT WORKED! Real Book Proposals That Landed $10K - $100K Publishing Contracts
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Random Nouse - $15,000
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FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links above.
News From the Home Office
I Have Striped Feet!
This issue is a bit abbreviated because I took off a long weekend while Richard's dad and step-mom were here and... now I'm paying the price. I am SO BEHIND! UG!!
Anyway, here's what I did in the past week...
The Latest From AngelaHoy.com
Vacation
Angela is recovering from taking a few days off. Her column will return next week.
Letters To The Editor
Vacation
Letters will return next week.
This Week's Article
Writing Green to Make the Green By Susan Sundwall
Even though the calendar says its spring, I'm sitting here at my keyboard next to a window watching the snow come downóbutóI'm thinking green. Green buds, green leaves, green grass and greenbacks. Especially that last one. For it seems everywhere I look in the freelance world there are opportunities to get greenbacks for green pieces...
Ask The Expert
That Never-Ending "Amazon.com Best Seller" Crud
Hi Angela!
Following is an email announcement that I received today. (Name removed) has been around for quite some time, and while he has done these special promotions to buy his latest book from Amazon on a designated day, this one is the most elaborate "giveaway" plan.
I'm curious what your take is on his methods.
Success Stories
Discipline: The Key to Success by Angela Dion
I dreamt of being a writer since I was a kid in junior high school. I was really into Agatha Christie at the time and fantasized about my best-selling mystery novel being featured in The Washington Post's Book World. I even had a pen name picked out, Angie Gold. Eventually real life kicked in. The dream faded, but I kept writing...
Whispers And Warnings
Whispers And Warnings For May 7th
Whispers and Warnings will return next week.
Markets And Jobs
Paying Markets And Jobs For May 7th
Antioch Review
CURRENT NEEDS: "Your best work." Pays $15 per published page.
The Artist's Magazine
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are always looking for informative articles about techniques from the artist's viewpoint, using the language of art. Features need to emphasize the creative process: how the artist works with a medium, solves problems and conducts business. Our readers are artists, so techniques and methods must be specifically explained and/or demonstrated. Please read a copy of our magazine to familiarize yourself with our columns and departments. Many are written by freelancers." Pays $300-$1000 for features of 500-1200 words.
Black Warrior Review
CURRENT NEEDS: "Black Warrior Review publishes work from both well-established and brand-new writers. The editors love to see non-traditional work that takes risks and, particularly, questions the limits of form and genre, but, naturally, we consider all manuscripts and quality is always our primary consideration." Pays flat fee of around $50.
DDI Magazine
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fresh, current articles on retail design that would serve the interests of our readers." Payment negotiated on an individual basis.
Dovetail: A Journal by and for Jewish/Christian Families
CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles with useful information or stimulating discussion specifically targeted to interfaith couples. Particularly looking for treatment of gender role issues as they play out in Jewish/Christian marriage, cultural as well as religious; articles treating Muslim intermarriage; cultural differences in approaches to food and money." Pays flat fee of $25/article; $15/poem or review. Also pays $25 + access codes for downloaded copies for articles of 800-1000 words; Pays $15 + access codes for downloaded copies for reviews of 500 words.
Dramatics magazine
CURRENT NEEDS: "Practical articles on all aspects of acting, directing, design, and stagecraft; profiles of working professionals in various theatre jobs that illuminate what it's like to pursue a career in the theatre." Pays flat fee of $100-$500 for 800-4000 words.
Freelance Writers - for green living articles. Pays $50-$200.
Ft.Myers magazine
Freelance Foodie / Cooking guru - Pays approx. $20/hour
Bust-A-Meal
Freelance Marketing Writer
Loomis Group
Freelance German Translator
Liska + Associates
Freelance News Editor
Web based news portal
Freelance writers - Near Localvore, AZ
new magazine
Freelance Medical Writers - Pays up to $20/hour
blind ad
Freelance Transcriptionist
blind ad
Freelance Technical / Marketing Writer - near Seattle. "...opportunities for flexible hours and/or telecommuting will be possible"
Projectline
Freelance English / Euro English / German Content Writers - Pays $0.04-$0.08/word
SEO firm
Freelance Feature Scripts
Seraph Films
Freelance Technical Writer - Pays up to $30/hour
blind ad
Freelance Writer
Life Extension - Science-based anti-aging magazine
Freelance Technology News Reporter
ECT News Network
Freelance Bilingual Copywriters / Transcreators
interTrend Communications
Freelance Book Reviewers
Publishers Weekly
Freelance Writers, Reporters
Burbia Media
FreeBookExcerpts.com
FreeBookExcerpts.com
FreeBookExcerpts.com: where authors post excerpts and readers post comments.
Here's a peek at what was added this week!
Every Day a Bird Learns How to Fly by Frank Arcilesi
A high school senior in 1958 has an affair with his best friend’s young stepmother. It is an introspective look from the young man’s viewpoint about their struggle to cope with it, and resolve the relationship, especially in 1958.
Prodigal in the City: A Novel by Louis Jones
Bloodstone Castle stands sentinel on the shores of the Ligurian Sea. Secreted somewhere in its dungeons is an ancient Roman treasure of immense value. Contessa Morena of Bloodstone Castle possesses a mysterious bloodstone pendant, the only proof the treasure exists.
READ MANY MORE FREE BOOK EXCERPTS AND POST YOUR OWN AT:
http://www.FreeBookExcerpts.com
Interview Requests
Interview Requests For May 7th
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