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Who is publishing what, where, and for whom? And how much do they pay? (Do they pay?) Enquiring writers want to know...

Member Nancy Kress on EscapePod 20090924 - #217

Submitted by eDave on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 14:51

Member and Award Winning Author Nancy Kress has another story on EscapePod. Her short story, The Kindness of Strangers, is featured in 217th episode from September. Click the title for the link.

Member Nancy Kress on EscapePod

Submitted by eDave on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 09:24

Member and Award Winning Author Nancy Kress has a story on EscapePod this month. Her short story, Patent Infringement, is featured in the first release of the month as a Flash - a short short. Click the title for the link.

Borders Launches SpecFic Blog

Submitted by eDave on Fri, 06/05/2009 - 09:11

io9 reports that Borders has launched its own blog pitched as a sci-fi blog, but addressing much more as a result of miscategorization of the content creator's works. (Author Kim Harrison is the content creator of the blog.) Click the title for more, including links.

Kindle 2 and iPod Shuffle Perform Bladerunner Scene

Submitted by eDave on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 08:47

Kindle 2 and iPod Shuffle do a scene from Bladerunner. Video included. :-) Click the title of the story to view and hear how these devices actually perform.

Audio Rights from Device Readings of Works?

Submitted by eDave on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 09:20

President Alicia Henn posted a link to this (well-written) article by Roy Blount, Jr., addressing the question of whether authors should receive payment for audio rights as a result of Kindle 2 (and other similar devices) converting text versions of works to speech.

An interesting question. My initial impression is that having your device read your book aloud is no different than having a friend read it to you. That seems like a fair use of the product that you have purchased. However, Blount presents a strong case for author compensation as a result of Kindle readings. Click the title to see why.

Ursula K. Le Guin: Reading in Second Life

Submitted by eDave on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 08:53

Ursula K. Le Guin will read from her novel, "Always Coming Home," in Second Life on Saturday, Feb. 28th, at 3:30 pm in conjunction with Second Life Librarians and the Potlatch 18 Science Fiction Conference in Sunnyvale, California. Click the headline for more.

Interzone

Submitted by escoles on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 10:38

Interzone is a major British SF (and Fantasy) magazine. SFWA no longer classifies it as a qualifying market; nonetheless it has an impressive backlist that includes Brian Aldiss, Charlie Stross, Greg Egan, William Gibson, and a host of others.

Interzone was acquired by TTA Press in 2004, and is subject to ongoing re-tuning. The TTA website doesn't give a lot of history; Wikipedia does slightly better.

(The weblink for this story is to the Guidelines page.)