But to other prominent authors' representatives, it's a rose by any other name.
The writer spoke with several prominent authors and they gave their views of the subject.
The site is expecting a lot of contributions by prominent authors who promised their support.
Booksellers said Little, Brown could have rustled up more prominent authors, including at least one American.
This week three prominent authors of books for children tackle the subject.
A German government spokesman, Thomas Steg, described Mr. Kempowski as "one of the most prominent authors in the German language".
Its success came in the same week that a new wave of prominent authors were entering the electronic market.
While the novel-as-app format is relatively new, its adoption by prominent authors is expected to popularise it.
Mr. Pynchon, 75, joins a group of prominent authors who have, sometimes reluctantly, agreed to sell their work digitally.
It continued to publish original essays and fiction by prominent authors and maintained a generally liberal political philosophy.
Last week you carried a news item (Report, 14 January) in which prominent authors called on publishers and writers to boycott festivals that don't pay them.
