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Celebrity Memoirs' Popularity Fading In UK; What About USA?

The London Times | Tom Baldwin and Tim Glanfield | Posted 12.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Celebrity, Celebrity Books, British Publishers, UK Authors, Book Publishing, Sarah Palin, British Books, Celebrities, Publishing, Going Rogue, Publishers, Books, Celebrity Memoirs, Books News

The lustre of celebrity memoirs, possibly the most reviled literary genre in history, is fading as publishers voice their alarm over returns from book...

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No One Warned the Dinosaurs. Will Anyone Warn the Publishers?

William Petrocelli | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Walmart, Amazon.com, Target, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Costco, Mass-Merchandisers, Publishing, Bookselling, Future of Publishing, Books, Publishers, Book Publishing, Books News

The major publishers are in a difficult position: they are service companies that function like manufacturing companies -- 20th century businesses in a 21st century economy.

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Congress: Protect American Writers and Publishers from Being Sued Overseas

Judy Platt | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: First Amendment Rights, Libel Tourism, Free Speech, Congress, Brazilian Law, Writing, Defamation, Brazil, Lawsuit, England, Funding Evil, Saudi Arabia, Libel, New York Times, Publishers, Air Traffic, Mahfouz, Books News

Your book's been published in the United States for an American audience. Someone who's mentioned in the book doesn't like what you've written and sues you for libel, but he doesn't sue you here, where the book has been published.

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eBook-Only Publishers Cropping Up Everywhere

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Harlequin, Samhain, Or Books, Kindle, Book Publishing, Romance, Lulu, Ereaders, Publishing, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Going Rouge, Carina Press, Iuniverse, Scribd, Atlantic Bridge, eBook Publishing, Publishers, Ebooks, Books, Romance Novels, Self-Publishing, Nook, Uncial, Smashwords, Books News

A recent article from Publishers Weekly announced the launch of Carina Press, a new imprint of romance publisher Harlequin that will exclusively publi...

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Moving the Needle

Nathan Bransford | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Publishing, Writing, Book Publishing, Authors, Future of Publishing, Publishers, Books, New Media, Bestsellers, Books News

Editors want to take authors to the next level or make a splash with a debut. Publishers want to gain traction with new electronic formats. Sales and marketing teams want to make a splash. Everyone is desperate for a hit.

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Digital: Beyond Our Control, But Within Our Reach

Chris Curtin and Bob Greenberg | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Digital Experience, Digital Media, Twitter, Nike, Publishing Industry, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Hewlett Packard, Consumer Spending, Youtube, Fiat, Publishers, Okrut, Telemarketing-Campaigns-Iowa, Media News

Marketers should create campaigns and branded platforms that explain how to get more value out of products, and "why" someone should have them in the first place.

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Want To Sell Books? Start Gathering Fans

Richard Nash | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books

Read More: Bea, Publishing, Publishers Weekly, Books, Steve Ross, Publishers, Book Expo, Book Festival, Huffington Post, Book Fairs, Books News

That pain in our foot? It's not outsiders stomping on it, it's us, shooting ourselves.

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Bestsellers: Lost Symbol Gets Beaten Up By Wimpy Kid

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Dog-Days, The Help, Washington Post, Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Bestsellers, Authors, USA Today, Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney, The Lost Symbol, Nielsen, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Publishers, Mitch Albom, Books News

There are some big changes afoot on the bestseller lists, including the fact that on the USA Today bestseller list, Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days has...

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How Big Is Yours?

Arielle Ford | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Online Marketing, Publishing, Book Marketing, Authors, Publishers, Book Publicity, Books, New Authors, Platforms, Books News

As the budding author, you are also President of your own marketing team. I mean think about it: if you write a book or invent a new product, who is going to buy it?

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Dear Publishing Colleagues

Amy Hertz | Posted 10.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Twitter, Harpercollins, Books, Arianna, Book Blogs, Facebook, Arianna Huffington, Blogs, Authors, Social Media, Miller, Publishers, Bob, Editors, Harperstudio, Books News

I know many of you are looking at this Books section and wondering what the heck is going on and how the hell you are going to make any noise for your books.

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The Man Behind the Man Booker Winner

Amy Hertz | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Henry Holt, Google, Authors, Publishing, Mentors, Dutton, Wolf Hall, Booker Prize, Publishers, Book, Jack Macrae, Editors, Hilary Mantel, Books News

In all of publishing and probably much of the world, there's just nobody else like Jack Macrae, the American publisher of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, which just won the Booker.

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Book Pitch Gone Bad: How to Piss Off Those You Most Want to Befriend

Huffington Post | Jonathan Fields | Posted 10.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Pitch, Publishers, Publicity, Bloggers, Books, Books News

Not long ago, I got the following pitch letter from a book publicist: Awake At The Wheel Mr. Jonathan Fields Self Help For Immediate Release [f...

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Google Is Great For Classic Books

The Boston Globe | Posted 10.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Google, Books, Publishers, Google Settlement, Classic Books, Books News

The publishing industry has been roiled over the plans of Internet search giant Google to scan millions of books and make them searchable and availabl...

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Bound and Gagged: Publishers Remain Silent

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Blogs, Book Publishing, Gagged, Publishing Industry, Books, Publishers, Blogging, Books News

There's a chill in the U.S. publishing industry when it comes to blogging. As we've been tracking down talented book-industry people to blog for th...

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What Is Arianna Reading?

Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 10.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Arianna Huffington, Book Club, Secret, Book Club Pick, Arianna's Reading, Books, Publishers, Books News

I've never known someone who loves books as much as Arianna Huffington. She's absolutely the most omnivorous reader I've ever met. And she takes her...

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Beastly e-Books

The New York Times | MOTOKO RICH | Posted 11.28.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, Tina Brown, Books, E-Books, The Daily Beast, Publishers, Books News

Having ramped up her metabolism from magazines to online journalism with The Daily Beast, Tina Brown now wants to speed up book publishing. In a join...

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Daring Guatemalan Publisher Convicted on Trumped-Up Charge

Susan Benesch | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Photographs, Guatemala, Publishers, Human Rights, Trumped-Up Charge, Guatemala Violence, Freedom of Expression, Injustice, World News

A courageous publisher risks spending a year in jail for printing a photograph of a dog in one of the world's most crime-ridden nations.

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Four Steps to Save Publishing, by the Unpublished

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

Read More: New Orleans, Ben Hecht, Chicago, Media, New York Times, Washington Post, Publishers, Huffington Post, Journalism, Newspapers, Molly Ivins, Twitter, Hollywood, James Thurber, Dorothy Dix, Ernest Hemingway, Advertising, Economy, Media News

The collective naval-gazing of reporters and publishers far exceeds the outcry when free downloads upended the music industry and streaming video tanked television ratings, because when a crisis hits the writers it's what we write about.

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HuffPost Interview: Stephen King at the Amazon Kindle 2.0 Launch

Jack Hidary | Posted 03.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Kindle Launch, Steven King, Jeff Bezos, Author King, Kindle 2.0, Stephen King, Amazon Kindle, Publishers, Amazon, Horror Story, Kindle Stephen King, Media News

At the launch of the Kindle 2.0, I spoke with author Stephen King, who wrote a story exclusively for the new device.

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Condoleezza Rice To Meet With Publishers About Memoirs

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 02.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Publishers, Condi Rice Memoirs, Condi Rice, Condoleezza Rice, Books, Media News

NEW YORK — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be meeting with publishers later this month to discuss three book projects, including a memo...

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How to Save Books from Extinction

Danny Groner | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Independent Booksellers, Book Publishing, Publishing, Publishing Companies, Publishing Industry, Books, Publishers, Technology, Independent Media, Indie and Small Press Book Fair, Living News

Last week the publishing world was shaken by word of layoffs and reorganization inside some of the top publishing houses. While the written word is st...

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Publishers Racing To Deliver Election Books

Wall Street Journal | JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Obama Books, Publishers, Dan Balz, Books, Election Books, Media News

Now that President-elect Barack Obama has won the election, the race is already under way among book publishers to examine the historic campaign. Pol...

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Microsoft Unveils Windows 7, RIP Vista: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 29, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Linkedin, Cw, 90210, Books, Vista, Microsoft, Funding, Mediabytes, Cbs, Lawsuit, Wideorbit, Ad Networks, Authors, Windows 7, Third Party Apps, Shelly Palmer, Media News, Publishers, Melrose Place, Revenue Management, Media News

Microsoft introduced Windows 7, officially ending the poor Vista years. The seventh incarnation of Windows is expected to be a slimmer, more respons...

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