In a historic deal that will allow Google to put millions of searchable/printable books online, Google will pay $125 million to settle the two outstanding copyright lawsuits originally filed by publishers and authors.
(The cases are The Author’s Guild v. Google Inc., 05cv8136 and the McGraw-Hill Cos. v Google Inc., 05cv8881, both U.S. District Court [...]

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One of the few authors whose bestselling books make equally popular movies, Nora Roberts has 4 more novels being turned into Lifetime TV Movies:  HIGH NOON, MIDNIGHT BAYOU, TRIBUTE and NORTHERN LIGHTS.

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According to the Associated Press, bestselling author Tony Hillerman died Sunday, age 83, of pulmonary failure.  According to his daughter, Anne Hillerman, Hillerman’s health had declined over the last few years, including his having suffered 2 heart attacks along with surgeries for prostate and bladder cancers.

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NW Voices Presents Sci Fi Author Greg Bear

Greg Bear comes to Longview, Washington with his most recent book, CITY AT THE END OF TIME.  Two events are offered on Tuesday, October 21st.  Attend a Workshop at LCC in the Admissions Center Room 143 from 2 – 3:30 p.m., or attend a Reading in the evening at [...]

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By Nick Daws – Author of Write Any Book in 28 Days – Or Less!
If you’re a writer and don’t have your own website to advertise yourself, you’re missing out on a lot of opportunities. How do I know? Well, I’ve had my own site for about seven years now, and during that time it’s [...]

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