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Archives July 15-31, 2002

Lightning Source Names J. Kirby Best President & CEO LAVERGNE, TN/7/8/02—J. Kirby Best has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Lightning Source Inc., a leading provider of digital content management solutions to the book industry. Mr. Best is...

PASADENA by David Ebershoff

      PASADENA A Novel David Ebershoff Knopf   07/09/2002   Hardcover/485 pages ISBN: 0-375-50456-7 Buy This Book www.amazon.com       ". . . transports readers into evocative settings. . ." "various subplots...

Suspension by Richard E. Crabbe

  Suspension Richard E. Crabbe Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin?s Griffin July 2002 Trade Paperback/436 pages ISBN: 0-312-28464-0 Buy This Book www.amazon.com   "...a terrorist plot to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge." "...the action takes place...

Archives July 1-15, 2002

Authorlink Launches Searchable Agency Database for Listed Writers DALLAS, TX/7/1/02--Authorlink, the award-winning rights showcase for editors, agents, and writers, has launched a streamlined service for its listed writers—a free searchable database of...

NEW RULES FOR USING PUBLIC DOMAIN MATERIALS

Late last year, the President signed into law the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. Under the new law—which adds 20 years to most copyright terms—no new works will enter the public domain until 2019. Enacted to ensure adequate protection for U.S. works abroad, the new act restricts access to works published after 1922. As this article points out, passage of the act has changed the rules for using public domain materials—a rich source of quality, inexpensive content for many smaller publishers. Unfortunately, those who rely on such materials will be adversely affected by these new rules.

Why Attend Writers’ Conferences?

A monthly column written by an Authorlink contributing editor. We welcome your questions, comments and input to this page. ASK THE EDITOR Why Attend Writers' Conferences? By Susan Malone July 2002 Writers often ask me about literary conferences—should they...

Archives June 15-30, 2002

Archives June 15-30, 2002

Bowker, Booksurge Team Up to Deliver Print-on-Demand Services New Providence, N.J./6/8/02—R.R. Bowker, the leading provider of bibliographic information in North America, has partnered with Booksurge, LLC, to make available Booksurge's on-demand book printing...

Sex and the Single Sister by Maryann Reid

  Sex and the Single Sister A Novella Collection Maryann Reid Griffin Trade Paperback June 2002 Trade Paperback/225 pages ISBN: 0312300727 Buy This Book www.amazon.com   ". . .first book is brutally honest. . ." ". . .stories are compelling ....