Jonathan Fields

I recently stumbled upon an article that featured a line up of best book covers over last 10 years.

Many were cool, very stylized. But, none made me actually want to buy the books. In fact, I hadn't even heard of any of the books, so I looked them up...

Everyone's clamoring about the rise of the Indie author. Editors, designers, publicists, printers and even sales people can be hired. Real ones. Good ones. Often the very same ones you'd have worked with in house.

Couple that with blended printing and distribution channels, like LightningSource, who'll spank out print...

It's the rally cry of publishers...

Want a book deal? Show me your platform.

If only they knew how easy it's become to fake a monster platform in a 2.0 world...

A few years back, proving your platform meant whipping out your big black book of press...

Want to get an instant eye-roll from a traditional book editor or reviewer?

Just say the words, "self-published." Not that there aren't killer books that go the self-publishing route. We've all heard about the monster bestsellers that started out that way, from What Color is My Parachute to A Time...

A few days ago, I got a call from an acquaintance who was looking to put out a book. The idea behind it was, according to all in the know, stunning. A virtual guaranteed bestseller. I hadn't heard it yet, but going on the quality of this guy's ideas, I'd...

Publisher's Weekly recently reported the results of a survey that asked 840 international publishers how they'd most like to offer up digital content. The survey revealed:

Charging readers a flat rate that would allow them access to all of a information provider's online content similar to a traditional subscription...