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Amazon Announces Kindle Development Kit

More News from Amazon.   Software Developers Can Now Build Active Content for Kindle   SEATTLE, Jan 21, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --   For the past two years, Amazon has welcomed authors and publishers to…

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Amazon Announces New 70 Percent Royalty Option
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Here is some interesting news from Amazon Today.   Amazon News Release Amazon Announces New 70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform SEATTLE, Jan 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A…

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Google Book Settlement
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November 7 is the date the parties will submit their next version of the updated settlement.

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Is Amazon Taking over the World - Again?

Recently the Wylie Agency, a large New York literary agency, announced the creation of Odyssey Editions. The Odyssey Editions imprint will feature Wylie's authors' e-books and distribute exclusively through Amazon.



The Authors Guild likes the fact that this deal will give authors higher royalties and dislikes that the deal is exclusive with Amazon.



The big publishers believe the e-book revenue should belo

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Posted on July 30, 2010 at 11:00am —

Scott Flora, Executive Director

Four Ways to Improve Your Holiday Sales Planning

Hello Everyone,



“Sell More Books! Make More Money!” SPAN's informal motto is especially appropriate for the second half of the year. Summer is the time to plan for the holiday book buying push.





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Posted on July 8, 2010 at 6:56am —

Scott Flora, Executive Director

Used Book Racks for Sale

Hello Everyone,




My blog posts range from the lofty to the mundane. Here is a mundane post, but it might be helpful to someone.




I have a friend who stopped being a Usborne Books rep and has five lightly-used book display racks for sale at almost half price.






Here is what she has:





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Posted on June 29, 2010 at 12:04pm —

Scott Flora, Executive Director

SPANnet Turns 1,000

Hello Everyone,


Sometime on the warm, summer evening of Thursday, June 17th, the SPANnet Online Community reached 1,000 members. With 141 unique visitors to SPANnet on Thursday, the community is both growing and active.



The asset of a growing, active community benefits all of our stakeholde

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Posted on June 21, 2010 at 10:29am — 1 Comment

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First Name
Scott
Last Name
Flora
About Me - Personally
I am a family man with two grown children. My time is spent with folk music, hiking, photography, and home repair.
About Me - Professionally
I have been the Executive Director of the Small Publishers Association since 2003. My background is in marketing and nonprofits.

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Amazon at it again? Exclusive deal with Wylie Agency troubles authors, publishers, and bookstores. Read more at: http://ning.it/dD3f6w
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Recently the Wylie Agency, a large New York literary agency, announced the creation of Odyssey Editions. The Odyssey Editions imprint will feature Wylie's authors' e-books and distribute exclusively through Amazon. The Authors Guild likes the fact…
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Bill, Noel Griese runs Anvil Brokers and Anvil Publishers. Anvil Brokers specializes in selling publishing companies for their owners. You cna contact Noel at ngriese@anvilpub.com, or call 770-938-0289 or 1-800-500-FLAG. Their web address is: htt…
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Hello Everyone, Although Tate Publishing and many other subsidy publishers are not a scam, they may not be the best choice for publishing your book. Read and understand all contracts carefully! The Science Fiction Writers Association has a section…
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At 8:50am on July 30, 2010, Bill Horvath said…
Hi Scott,

I left you a thank you note on the blog and just wanted to make sure that you received it.
Appreciate your referral to Noel Griese at Anvil. The best
to you in all your endeavors!

Bill Horvath
billhorvath50@hotmail.com
At 6:50am on June 26, 2010, Claire Power Murphy said…
Hello Scott,
Might you add me as a friend?
Preserved to Serve Claire
At 8:17pm on May 27, 2010, Peggy Butler said…
Okay, Scott, if I understand it correctly, I can just put a link to that page from my website on my profile. Right?
At 2:45pm on January 15, 2010, Cindy Downes said…
Love your photos!
 
 
 

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