Ninja News - July 15 Edition

Ninja News is weekly feature on my blog where I share some of the strange or interesting or interestingly strange news that I have come across over the past week. If you want to share a news article to share in this feature then please don't hesitate to message me on facebook, twitter, or in the comments.

What the...

• http://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-creature-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-echidna/ - You had me at 4 headed penis

Writerly Stuff

• http://blog.smashwords.com/2014/07/2014-smashwords-survey-reveals-new.html - Interesting blog post on data collected by Smashwords
• http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/07/seven-deadly-sins-of-book-promotion/ - Promotional sins from a publicist's perspective
• http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2014/07/08/are-indie-books-being-squeezed-out-of-book-promo-sites/ - Disturbing trend at book promo sites.

Amazon vs. Hachette. Ready. FIGHT!

• http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/07/09/sycophants-and-stockholm-syndrome-more-publishing-rhetoric-yay/ - Interesting/funny blog post on Amazon's latest offer