A March 6, 2015 article on The Bookseller

goes on at great length to explain not just that more authors are now expecting appearance fees for book festivals, but why they want to be paid.  By its very nature, the article seems to suggest that it is a revolutionary idea that the "names" who make up any convention or festival appearance should be compensated for their time. 

Well, it isn't.  It's one thing when a celebrity can appear and sell a thousand or more books at a single signing.  Or sell signed photos or whatever.  More often than not, travel expenses have been paid by the publisher for that celebrity to appear.  Not so for some less-famous authors who may, nonetheless, be bestselling writers in their own right.  They are often...

On behalf of our entire team here at Eread Technologies, Inc.™ I am pleased to announce the soft launch of our new investor information website, a comprehensive source for information about our company and its various lines of business.  The site, a product of nearly 2 1/2 years of hard work by our global team of developers, artists, and managers, is currently located at Ereading.com ®.  This is our premiere domain and future home of the world's largest independent online bookstore.

As you'll notice when you browse through our site, Eread Technologies is a social-betterment business model.  This means that a portion of all revenue we earn will be contributed to a variety of literacy and education causes through our Read and Change the World™ Direct Donation and Select Grants Program.

Make no mistake, this is a significant differentiator that sets us very far apart from our competition.  Literacy and education are critical to our collective future and we are proud to know that our efforts will help support worthy organizations and public schools across the United States and around the...