Publishing

Where e-Books Fall Short, Print Delivers

Joseph Sutton | Posted 02.10.2012 | Denver

Read More: Literature, Publishing, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, The Donnybrook Writing Academy, Books, Graphic Design, Ebook, Media, Technology, Ebooks, Donnybrook, Denver News

Publishers are going back to the drawing board to see where they can innovate with printed books to keep readers interested.

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The Reporting Behind Two Centuries of Dickens' Impact

David Tereshchuk | Posted 02.10.2012 | Media

Read More: Syria Crackdown, Media History, Live Feed, Propaganda, Novels, Charles Dickens, Journalism, Raw Footage, Publishing, Homs, Media News

If we consider Dickens' career as a whole we can see that this secret lay to a large degree in his work as a factually observant and emotionally alert journalist.

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On Rejection and Renewal: A Note to Aspiring Novelists

Warren Adler | Posted 02.08.2012 | Books

Read More: Publishing, Rejection, Writers, How-To, Agents, Advice, Books, Writing, Books News

The true novelist must continue to soldier on, keep writing, keep trying, taking the increasingly painful hits of rejection after rejection until ... well, until someone out there catches on ... or doesn't.

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How to Get Your Book Published When Everyone Keeps Rejecting It

David Henry Sterry | Posted 02.08.2012 | Books

Read More: Authorship, Publishing, Muslim American, Muslim, Writers, Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, Author, David Henry Sterry, Writing, Books, Sex, E-Books, How to Get Published, The Book Doctors, Love, Books News

When Nura pitched her anthology revolving around the love lives of Muslim-American women, we were blown away.

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A Habit Forming Mystery Series

Kim Michele Richardson | Posted 01.31.2012 | Books

Read More: Nun Mystery, Publishing, Mystery, Book News, Alice Loweecey, Church, Midnight Ink Books, Back in the Habit, Books News

It's been over a year since we first met, Giulia Falcone, the innocent and charming nun who jumped the convent walls. She is author, Alice Loweecey's,...

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Memo to the Bibliophiles: Books Are a Technology Too

John Bergquist | Posted 01.23.2012 | Books

Read More: Publishing, Book Publishing, Digital Books, Etextbooks, Ebooks, Digital Publishing, Ereaders, Tablets, Books News

I find myself troubled by the folks who seem to treat books as a kind of idol. It is almost always associated with a notion that books are natural and an iPad is un-natural.

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The 6th Lesbian Literary Award

Ruth Gogoll | Posted 01.13.2012 | Gay Voices

Read More: Lesbian Romance, Lesbian Literature, Publishing, Lesbian, Lesbian Books, Lesbian Authors, Lesbian Romance Novels, Lesbian Novels, El!Es, El!Es Lesbian Literary Awards, 6th Lesbian Literary Award, Lesbian Literary Award, Gay Voices News

The awards season is gearing up! The movie producers and the Directors Guild just announced their awards, and the Academy Awards are coming soon. Ther...

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Niche Media Survival in the Age of New Media

Tracy Baim | Posted 01.12.2012 | Media

Read More: Publishing, Newspapers, Lgbt, Media, Gay, Journalism, Lesbian, Chicago, Media News

Having multiple skill sets and learning new technology as it develops -- these are still the keys to staying ahead of the curve in the changing media landscape.

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Help Me Understand Why We Have So Many Misunderstandings About Book Writing

John Joss | Posted 01.04.2012 | Books

Read More: Authors, Book Writing, Books, Writing a Book, Getting Published, Publishing, Books News

Consider the facts of life in this age of bottom-line, 'pull' publishing in which publishers rarely support new authors, except via personal introduction by insiders. If you have a publishing ambition, consider these realities.

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How to Keep Up with Every Piece of Information in Your Industry (Without Being Overwhelmed)

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 12.29.2011 | Business

Read More: Publishing, Book Publishing, Book Marketing, Self-Publishing, Business News

I don't know about you but I spend much of my time trying to stay on top of the deluge of information that keeps coming my way. Between emails, newsle...

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Sacred Teacher and Student Trust in a Fairy Tale World

Kim Michele Richardson | Posted 12.23.2011 | Books

Read More: Teacher Student Trust Violation, Fiction, Publishing, Psychological Thrillers, Books, Rebecca Coleman, Teacher Student Relationships, Kingdom of Childhood, Books News

The Kingdom of Childhood, by Rebecca Coleman, is a gripping novel, full of suspense and psychological insight into a woman's first adulterous behavior...

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Mad Man of the South: Bryan Batt's Big, Easy Style

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.18.2011 | Books

Read More: Book News, New Orleans, Mad Men, Slidepollajax, Big Easy Style, New Orleans Holidays, Bryan Batt, Culture News, Television, Publishing, Style, Television News, Celebrity, Tv, Bestsellers, Gay Voices, Slidefreestyle, Books News

AMC's Mad Men brought brought Bryan Batt international fame, but his character left the screen last year. His new book, Big, Easy Style, now tops of Amazon's bestseller list in home decor.

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I Self-Published Myself and You're Jealous!

Laura Zigman | Posted 02.06.2012 | Books

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WATCH: Neil Gaiman On The Simpsons

Posted 12.06.2011 | Books

Read More: Television, Video, Publishing, Neil Gaiman, Ya, The Book Job, Writing, Reality-Free, Young Adult, Fiction, Twilight, The Simpsons, Book Stores, Young Adult Fiction, Books News

Available free to watch online for one week (click above), the new episode of The Simpsons, called "The Book Job", features Neil Gaiman ("The British ...

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Publishing's Renewed Holiday Push With Memoirs, an Enduring Genre

David Tereshchuk | Posted 01.22.2012 | Books

Read More: Holiday Reading, Publishing, Memoirs, Books, Frank Mccourt, E-Books, Malachy McCourt, Mary Karr, Sir Harold Evans, Joan Didion, Condoleezza Rice, James Frey, Ellen Degeneres, Diane Keaton, Best Sellers, Books News

The publishing industry has now fully readied itself for the holidays, with offerings that include yet more aggressively-promoted slices of first-person recollection.

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Are You a "Real" Writer?

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 01.11.2012 | Books

Read More: Rilke, Rejection, Worth, " Authors, Writers, Money, Self-Worth, Royalties, Self-Esteem, Music, Success, Art, Publishing, Tolstoy, Being "Real, Earning a Living Through Writing, Amazon, Books News

Writers learn early on that there are actually many people out there, incomprehensible as it may seem, who simply do not enjoy reading our work. (We p...

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Where Are The Black Editors?

Posted 01.07.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Vogue Magazine, Publishing, Anna Wintour Vogue, Anna Wintour, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Black Editors, Black Voices News

Last week Vogue's 17 international edition editors gathered in Japan to celebrate Tokyo's Fashion's Night Out and sit for a rare photo opportunity. ...

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"E" Stands for "Errors"

Karen Dionne | Posted 12.21.2011 | Books

Read More: Authors, Ereaders, Publishing, Typos, Books, Mistakes, Electronic Readers, Readers, Ebooks, Books News

Authors who have massaged their book to perfection during the editorial and page proof stage may be dismayed to learn that the electronic version readers are purchasing and reading frequently represents an earlier effort.

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Food Court: Winners And Losers Of The Week

Food52 | Posted 12.10.2011 | Food

Read More: Food News, Book Publishing, Small Business, Food Stamps, Cookbooks, food52, Food Policy, Cookbook Publishing, Childhood Nutrition, School Lunch, Alton Brown, Hunger, Publishing, Nutrition, Food Insecurity, Starbucks, Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Food News

In which Shelly Peppel and Fran Brennan, the editors of Food52 News, pass judgement on the week's top food news. • Winner: The man...

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Not Far From the Tree: How an Apple Gave Me Life

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 12.06.2011 | Technology

Read More: Creativity, Steve Jobs, Publishing, Art, Apple, Computers, Design, Technology, Film, Magazines, Remembering Steve Jobs, Technology News

As I mourn the loss of Apple's driving force and visionary, I can also tap into my familiar keyboard in a profound and deeply felt way, "Thank you, Steve Jobs. Thank you for everything."

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The Enigma of Matchmaking Between Author and Reader

Warren Adler | Posted 12.05.2011 | Books

Read More: Book News, Authors, Books, Ebooks, Online Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Publishing, Books News

How does one find their reading material of choice when the filters, meaning the old army of "experts" who once dominated the book pickers round table have been lost in the fog of the Internet?

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Mark Bittman Brings Cooking Back and Pushes Publishing Forward

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 11.29.2011 | Food

Read More: Publishing, Cooking, Mark Bittman, Byliner Originals, Cooking Solves Everything, Food, E-Books, Food News

Food writer Mark Bittman doesn't see himself as part of a vanguard in publishing, even though his newest work, Cooking Solves Everything, will be reserved for e-readers and iPads only.

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Amazon Sets 'Fire' to Print: will the New Kindle Convince the Few Doubters Left?

Jason Pinter | Posted 11.28.2011 | Books

Read More: Ereaders, Nook, Barnes & Noble, Publishing, Kindle Fire, Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Barnes and Noble, Amazon Kindle, Amazon, Ebooks, Books News

In the end, whether the Kindle Fire will compete with the Apple iPad remains to be seen. But Amazon lowering and improving its line of e-readers mean that late, cost-conscious adapters of the e-book revolution will now join the party, more readers either cutting back on or eschewing print altogether.

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Home Run for Harbach

Mike Smith | Posted 10.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Hbo, Publishing, Cal Ripken, The Economics of Book Publishing, George Will, Little Brown, eBook Publishing, New York Magazine, Bea, Books News

A book nine years in the making has turned Chad Harbach into a major league author.

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Bloomberg Dishes Out Nearly A Billion For Legal Research Publisher

AP | Posted 10.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Bna, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Government, Labor, Publishing, Intellectual Property, U.S. Law Week, Tax, The Bureau of National Affairs Inc., Bloomberg Law, Business News, Bloomberg News, Regulatory Issues, Daily Labor Report, Health Care, Business News

NEW YORK -- Financial data and news company Bloomberg LP said Thursday that it will pay $990 million for BNA, a publisher of legal, tax and regulatory...

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