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Amazon: They Came, They Sold, Now Will They Conquer?
Amazon’s presence in the publishing industry has been a topic of discussion for quite a number of years and that doesn...read more
June 18, 2013 / No Comments
This Week’s Bestselling Books: June 17-24, 2013
View this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points f...read more
June 12, 2013 / No Comments
E-books: Friend or Foe to the Publishing Industry?
With widespread interest in digital technology still on the rise, it’s no surprise that many Americans have merged the...read more
June 08, 2013 / No Comments
Fifty Shades of Summer
Looking for something to heat up your summer months? Romance Writers of America (RWA) is gearing up for their 33rd Annua...read more
June 06, 2013 / No Comments
Going for the Gold: The Pulitzer Prize
News for writers cranking out the next American novel: The books category for the Pulitzer Prize closes on June 15, 2013...read more
June 03, 2013 / No Comments
Featured Author: Sam Halpern
Heard of the New York Times bestseller Sh*t My Dad Says? Now, you get to read work from the father himself. Sam Halpern,...read more
May 31, 2013 / No Comments
How Much Should You Charge for Your Ebook? Hint: Go Cheap
Did you read the ebook pricing article from Smashwords President Mark Coker? You should have. In a blog post for the Huf...read more
May 30, 2013 / No Comments
Harry Potter Goes to Jail? Publish That Story with Amazon’s Fan Fiction Tool
In June, Amazon will launch a new tool that will allow avid book fans and writers to publish “fan fiction,” or self-...read more
May 28, 2013 / No Comments
Welcome the Summer Interns
It’s the summertime–the sun is blazing hot, the pool water is warm and you’ve got a sky-high stack of ...read more
May 27, 2013 / No Comments
Big Fail: Publishers Settle Out of Court for Ebook Price-Fixing Scheme
Efforts by the world’s largest book publishers to fix the prices of their e-books came to a screeching halt last w...read more
May 27, 2013 / No Comments
May Writing Contest Wrap-Up
Every now and then, you have to keep the fires burning. Competing for writing contests is one of the best ways to get yo...read more
May 01, 2013 / No Comments
When it Comes to Book Printing, Should You Skip the Gloss?
Self-publishing, it seems, has finally reached its tipping point. According to a 2011 Bowker study, the number of self-p...read more
April 18, 2013 / No Comments
Pulitzer Winners Announced
Book clubs, start your engines—the Pulitzer Prize is back in the saddle! Despite last year’s disappointing announcem...read more
April 17, 2013 / No Comments
Study Finds Tablets Beat Out E-Readers
A new survey from the Book Industry Study Group and Bowker finds that tablet popularity has surpassed e-reader use among...read more
April 11, 2013 / No Comments
The Funny Thing About Writing
The ability to laugh an effective remedy for problems. Laughter helps the body release endorphins, which are hormones se...read more
April 01, 2013 / No Comments
I’m on a Boat: How One Library is Turning to the High Seas to Find Readers
In this era, public libraries are working to draw new patrons into their buildings by providing new and innovative servi...read more
March 25, 2013 / No Comments
Life of an MC: The Dave Rappalot Chronicles
From its inception in New York City in the 1970s, hip-hop has grown from its humble birthplace in the Bronx into a globa...read more
March 03, 2013 / 1 Comment
Vantage Press Closes, Gives Authors One Month to Retrieve Book Rights
Industry update: Vantage Press, the vanity publisher, recently sent letters to their authors informing them that they ha...read more
January 24, 2013 / No Comments
This Week’s Bestselling Books: January 19-27, 2013
View this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or pers...read more
January 19, 2013 / No Comments
What Does It Mean to “Self-Publish?”
Everyday, the self-publishing world gets bigger and better. But what does it mean exactly to “self-publish a book?...read more
January 18, 2013 / No Comments
Novel Ideas
Don’t understand the publishing business? Below, Terence Kuch, author of The Seventh Effect and See/Saw, details h...read more
January 13, 2013 / No Comments
Cooking with Pasta: Online Writing for Horror Story Fanatics
Creepypasta, a sub-genre of copypasta (internet slang for a body of text constantly copied and pasted), has been popular...read more
January 02, 2013 / 1 Comment
How Do You Find a Literary Agent?
So you’ve written a bestselling book, and now you want to get the book off of your computer and into the hands of book...read more
November 17, 2012 / No Comments