Publishing Industry

Trayvon -- Killed by an Idea

Zetta Elliott | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Social Justice, George Zimmerman, Publishing Industry, Anders Breivik, Trayvon Martin, Racism, Children's Literature, Multiculturalism, Black Voices News

In 2009, a year after the publication of my first picture book, Bird, I wrote an open letter to the children's publishing industry. I appealed to the ...

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The Mystery of a Book Bus Tour

M.J. Rose | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Authors, Publishing, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Book Marketing, Books, Independent Bookstores, Fiction, Bookstores, Social Media Marketing, Books News

The Atria Mystery Bus tour took off April 12th. I think that what made the strongest impression on me was much we all love books. The authors on the tour. The amazing booksellers who hosted us. And the readers who came out to see us.

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Why You (Yes You!) Should Indie Publish, Part II

Hillary Rettig | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Independent Publishing, Publishing Industry, Writing, Indie Publishing, Books News

It's a golden age for writers and entrepreneurs and all other seekers and dreamers. Get out there and live it -- the indie way.

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Begging for Blurbs

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Authors, Publishing, Book Publishing, Books News, Publishing Industry, Famous Authors, Books, New Authors, Book Promotion, Book Blurbs, Author Blurbs, Blurbs, Books News

Begging for blurbs is one of the more misery-producing aspects of being published. It can leave us desperate and depressed. It's humiliating to have to grovel for blurbs, rather than have your publisher secure them for you.

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The 'Sideways' Publishing Saga -- The St. Martin's Press Nightmare (Part I)

Rex Pickett | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Alexander Payne Sideways, St. Martin's Press, Literary Agents, Sideways, Sideways Movie, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Books News

I started to believe I had written a dreadful book, that Sideways was unpublishable. Then I got a call informing me that St. Martin's Press had offered $5,000.

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Where e-Books Fall Short, Print Delivers

Joseph Sutton | Posted 04.11.2012

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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It's the End of the Word as We Know It

Rex Pickett | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Alexander Payne, Sideways, St. Martin's Press, Sideways Book, Publishing Industry, Future of Books, Future of Movies, The Death of the Word, Sideways Movie, Books News

You would think with a publishing contract, a high-powered agent, a movie in the works, that I was the most grateful writer on the planet. I was... and then I wasn't.

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Breaking Into the Tablishing Business

Nick Hiebert | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Tablet Magazines, Book Publishing, Magazine Publishing, Publishing Industry, Online Magazines, Ipad, Tablets, Tablet Publishing, San Francisco News

In between losing 10 lbs, quitting smoking, and being more outgoing this new year, pick up some local flare for your iPad and take some time to explore these publications that capture the zeitgeist of this clever city.

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Writer Wednesday: 5 Most Dangerous Career Pitfalls For New Writers

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Book News, Writer Advice, Writer Wednesday, Publishing Industry, Writing Tips, Writing, New Writers, Writer Mistakes, How to Get Published, Writing Advice, Books News

From Writer's Relief: The writing life is fraught with dangers big and small—everything from life-crushing depression to sore fingers from long t...

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Can You Get A Publishing Deal From A Website?

Andrew Losowsky | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Publishing Websites, Book Publishing, Kickstarter for Publishing, Video, Publishing Industry, Slush Pile, Kickstarter, Pubslush, Literary Agents, How to Get Published, Self Publishing, Websites on How to Get Published, Inkubate, Books News

The 'slush pile' is the collection of unasked for, unpublished work that writers send to publishers. Wading through it is often a thankless task given...

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The Publishing Industry Redefines a "Pig" and Then Slaps Lipstick On It

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Publishing Resurgence, Association of American Publishing, Publishing Industry, Book Publishing Industry, Book Publishing, The Economics of Book Publishing, Books News

Great sighs of joy mingled with the steam from fat free mochaccinos as the Books section of the New York Times declared "Publishing Gives Hints of Rev...

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Am I Still Digging Publishing?

Stacey Barney | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Ereaders, E-Books, E-Readers, Ebooks, Publishing Industry, Self-Publishing, Black Voices News

E-books have given way to the most creative and innovative time of publishing I have ever known -- and setting traditional publishing on its head. Even agencies are now adding self-publishing guidance to their roster of services. Holy cow!

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Rising Costs Force Students To Skimp On Textbooks

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: College Students, Publishing Industry, Student Debt, High Cost, Textbooks, Survey, US Pirg, Higher Education, Textbook Rebellion, Digital Books, College News

WASHINGTON -- As the cost of textbooks continues to rise, many college students are choosing to skimp on textbooks to save money. Seven out of 10 u...

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Aggressively Managing Pricing and Distribution in the New Publishing Landscape

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Book Publishing Industry, Book Publishing, Publishing, The Economics of Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Fiction Publishing, Books News

These days, books are too expensive, and pricing is one of the publishing industry's most perversely quirky aspects. I learned the hard way how difficult this can be.

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Good News For Publishing Industry

nytimes.com | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Publishing Survey, Publishing, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Publishing Statistics, Books News

The publishing industry has expanded in the past three years as Americans increasingly turned to e-books and juvenile and adult fiction, according to ...

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Apple's Secret Weapon Against Amazon

eBookNewser | Nate Hoffelder on June 20, 2011 12:40 PM | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Book Publishing, Book Publishing Industry, Apple, Ibooks, Publishing Industry, Icloud, Amazon, Ebooks, Books News

A few weeks ago Apple announced iCloud, its new music hosting service. ...

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The Interactive Children's Apps of Nosy Crow

2morrowknight | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Kate Wilson, Publishing Industry, Children's Books, Children's Apps, Eauthors, Technology, Nosy Crow Apps, Apps, Books, Ebooks, Huffpost Book News, Nosy Crow, Books News

"In the UK, one in every five children's books last year was bought online. But online, prominent books become more prominent, and it's hard to find the new and less well-known books."

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The Novel Is NOT Dead

bostonreview.net | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Novels, Jess Row, Book Publishing, Virginia Woolf, Epic and Novel, Publishing Industry, Contemporary Fiction, Modern Fiction, Books News

n 1941, as Panzer divisions closed in on Moscow, as Virginia Woolf slipped stones into her pockets and disappeared into the Ouse, Mikhail Mikhailovich...

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You Are the Future of Publishing

Richard Nash | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Bookselling, Future of Publishing, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Books, Self-Publishing, Ebooks, Books News

I wish to restore what I believe to be the natural balance of things, an ecosystem of writing and reading. Not out of nostalgia but fundamentally because every time culture becomes more democratic, it becomes better.

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eBooks Drive Older Women To Digital Piracy

Telegraph | Christopher Williams, Technolgy Correspondent | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Digital Piracy, Ereaders, Nook, Publishing Industry, Copyright, Kindle, Ereader, Ebooks, Books News

One in eight women over 35 who own such devices admit to having downloaded an unlicensed e-book....

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A Rejection Is a Rejection

Daniel Menaker | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Literary Agents, Literary Culture, Letters, Book Publishing, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Books News

If you're curious about what goes on inside the submission process of publishing, here are 8 edited examples of the rejection notes I got, through my agent, for 25,000 words of a memoir.

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The Writer as Willy Loman

M.J. Rose | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Marketing Trends, Twitter, Books, Self-Publishing, Facebook, Changes in Publishing Industry, Social Media Marketing, Self Promotion, Authors, Social Media, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Marketing, Facebook Advertising, Myspace, Marketing Authors, Ebooks, Books News

How worthwhile is it for a writer to invest time in social media for marketing purposes, and how much time? Should we torture ourselves to do it if it isn't in our DNA? Does it really work?

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The Indie Book Collective: A Great Resource for Both eAuthors and eReaders

2morrowknight | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Authors, Independent Publishing, Writers, Publishing Industry, Kindle, Bloggers, Publishing Houses, Best Seller for a Day, Literacy, Books, Ebooks, Blog Tour De Force, Ereaders, Eauthors, Books News

The publishing industry is at a crossroads. It's trying to figure out what it means to do business in the Digital Age, which has transformed the lands...

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Authors Need Umbrellas

M.J. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Advice to Authors, Publishing, Book Publishing, Writers, Publishing Industry, Marketing Authors, New Authors, Books News

As an author and in my AuthorBuzz.com capacity helping writers market their books, I talk to over 300 authors a year. What I hear the most (and what I...

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The Writing Publishing Pit and the Pendulum

M.J. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Publishing, Book Publishing, m.j Rose, Barry Eisler, Publishing Industry, Self-Publishing, Books News

In 1998 I self-published online in order to get a traditional deal. I found it was something people expected me to be ashamed of. Now self-publishers are being lauded as heroes.

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