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Nov.11.2011
This crusty post on Bob Mayer's blog is a must-read if you're a writer struggling to find your niche in the writing/publishing world of today.image via blueridgebluecollargirl.wordpress.comLet’s get real. The rhetoric is starting to get out of hand. We’ve got people equating...
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Nov.10.2011
Most writers don't seem to want to explore the world of blogging. They see it as just one more thing to do. The don't realize that blogging affords them a superb way to promote themselves and their work--and to land a traditional publishing deal. A large number of bloggers are, indeed, getting...
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Nov.01.2011
The trend transcends borders.
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Google launches Canadian eBookstore
After almost a year of delays, Google has launched its Canadian e-books platform.
According to a press release from Google, “hundreds of thousands of titles will be available for...
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Nov.01.2011
And both dealing with The Trinity.
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HarperCollins to Acquire Thomas Nelson
In a deal that will unite the country’s two largest religion book publishers, HarperCollins, parent company of Zondervan, has reached an agreement to acquire Thomas Nelson for an...
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Oct.26.2011
I am constantly sceptical about these type of promotions - even though I wholly support any method which gets people to read books. Then I saw the list of books selected and agree heartily (even if there is no Kafka).
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World Book Night 2012 Launches List of 25 Titles...
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Oct.05.2011
I was struck this morning by how things have drastically changed over the years in the publishing world. This aspect is for the better.
I sent a proposal for my Louie-the-dog thriller to an editor at a major New York publisher. It was an email describing the...
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Sep.29.2011
Lists are intersting whether one agrees or not. This is a particulary well done interactive list, giving a current overview of the writing biz in the UK.
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#59
Stephen Fry
The 2011 Guardian and...
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Sep.22.2011
Alice Walker Publishes eBooks with Open Road Integrated MediaBy Maryann Yin
Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, has cut a deal with Open Road Integrated Media to publish eBook editions of some of her most beloved work. Today they released eBook editions of The Color...
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Sep.17.2011
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After two years and 100 weekly “On the Bookshelf” columns about new books, assessing the impressive breadth of Jewish letters today
By Josh Lambert
Books aren’t dying. They don’t even have a case of the sniffles. Between June 10,...
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Sep.07.2011
Big Houses Stay In the Black At Six Months by Jim Milliot
Half way through 2011, at least four of the major trade publishers continue to find ways to profitably publish despite the challenges posed by the digital transition and the collapse of Borders. Random House turned in the...
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