by Tina | Nov 22, 2024 | Agents, Author Spotlight, Behind the Scenes, Conventions, Drawings, Latest News, TRS Blog, Writing Contests
Bloomsbury Partners with Spotify to Expand Audiobook Offerings Bloomsbury Publishing has inked a strategic licensing agreement with Spotify to bring its extensive collection of audiobooks to Spotify’s Audiobooks in Premium feature. This partnership marks a significant...
by Tina | Nov 20, 2024 | Latest News
National Book Network to Close, Offers Clients Transition to Simon & Schuster The publishing industry is witnessing another significant shift as National Book Network (NBN), the book distributor established in 1986 by Jed Lyons, prepares to close its doors. The...
by Tina | Nov 19, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Hachette Expands Its Portfolio with Union Square & Co. Acquisition In a major industry move, Hachette Book Group (HBG) has acquired Sterling Publishing from Barnes & Noble, including its flagship imprint Union Square & Co., as well as Union Square Kids,...
by Tina | Nov 15, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Barnes & Noble Workers Demand Fair Wages and Union Contracts: What’s Happening in NYC? Book lovers, take note: The fight for fair treatment in the book-selling world is heating up! On Thursday, Barnes & Noble workers from three unionized NYC locations—Union...
by Tina | Oct 24, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
AI Training Practices Face Fair Use Criticism from Former OpenAI Staffer According to the New York Times, former OpenAI researcher, Suchir Balaji, recently spoke out against the company’s practice of using copyrighted data in training AI models, claiming it does not...
by Tina | Oct 23, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Visual Querying: Writers Create “Agents and Editors Guides” to Speed Up the Process In a growing trend across the writing community, authors looking to query their unpublished manuscripts are creating “Agents and Editors Guides” to jump-start the process....
