Publishing Business

Writer Wednesday: Surprising Things Literary Agents Can Do For You

| Posted 12.14.2011

From Writer's Relief Staff: In the old days of publishing, literary agents had a clear and pretty much singular function: to advocate on behalf of ...

When Books Sell at Auction

Karen Dionne | Posted 10.27.2011

Karen Dionne

Book auctions in the publishing industry are like beautiful sunrises -- always nice to see, but occurring with remarkable regularity. For a book to go to auction, all that's required is for two or more publishers to want to purchase it.

WATCH: Have You Ever Read A Book?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

"I'm going to write a novel." "For the love of all that is holy, why?" "Because I'm going to be a writer." And so begins the newest YouTube video sa...

Can Publishers Use Social Games?

GalleyCat | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

We stopped by Mediabistro's Social Gaming Summit yesterday, gathering some publishing intelligence from Manny Anekal, the director of brand advertisin...

Publisher Pays $2.5 Million Advance...

deadline.com | Posted 05.25.2011

The deals are popping this week, and publishing is not immune. On the basis of a 4-page proposal, Alfred Knopf's Sonny Mehta has paid $2.5 million for...

WATCH: Stephen King On eBooks

Posted 05.25.2011

Bestselling author Stephen King was asked on CNN Money: "The internet, in many ways, killed the music industry. So, why won't it do that to books?" "...

Taking Back the Cookbook Business: What Canal House Cooking Really Means

Elissa Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

Elissa Altman

I first heard about Canal House through the grapevine, which is a pretty tightly plaited bit of business in the food world.

Mort Zuckerman: "Print Publishing Business Is An Oxymoron"

Financial Times | Chrystia Freeland | Posted 05.25.2011

Q: How is the print publishing business doing? A: The print publishing business is an oxymoron. It is no longer a business. It is an advertising-dr...