Xlibris Author Neil M. Pine Signed Up by TrineDay Press

Another Xlibris talent gets a major publishing deal. Xlibris author Neil M. Pine was signed up by TrineDay Press to include his book “The Conscious Planet: A Vision of Sustainability, Peace & Prosperity” in their Spring 2016 catalog. For more than four decades now, Neil has been an ardent environmentalist. He is also a journalist […]

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Jun
30

Germany Bans Selling of Erotic Books before 10 PM

by Thomas McKinley

If you’re looking for a copy of “Fifty Shades of Grey” in Germany, you have to wait until 10 in the evening to get your erotic fiction fix. Booksellers in the country are prohibited from selling erotic books before 10 p.m.; otherwise, they will be fined USD 56,000. The regulation was enforced due to a […]

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Jun
16

James Joyce Fans Celebrate Bloomsday on June 16

by Thomas McKinley

For James Joyce fans around the world, June 16 is a reincarnation of the modernist classic novel Ulysses penned by their revered Irish poet and novelist in 1914. The day commemorates the setting of his 1922-published book that chronicles the travels on foot by his protagonist Leopold Bloom in Dublin, Ireland. Joyce considered it memorable […]

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Jun
08

Self-Pubbed Books Displayed at Public Library

by Thomas McKinley

Self-published authors from Chicago, Illinois, US have good opportunities for discoverability at the Glen Ellyn Public Library in Illinois. The library houses a compilation of books written by Chicago-area authors, as well as books about the city. The books can be found in the Emerging Author Collection, launched in January 2015 to introduce library visitors […]

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May
28

Professional Editing Services Gaining More Popularity

by Thomas McKinley

With the rise of the self-publishing industry, more and more self-published authors are seeing the need for another set of eyes, preferably of professional editors. Learned Publishing, a quarterly journal of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, revealed that 59% of self-pubbed authors have required the services of a professional editor at some […]