View this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction 1 LEAN IN, by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell. … Continue reading
Read MoreSelf-publishing, it seems, has finally reached its tipping point. According to a 2011 Bowker study, the number of self-published books produced annually in the U.S. has tripled, growing a profound 287 percent since 2006, with 235,625 print and e-titles released … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists.
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print & E-Book) 1 SIX YEARS, by Harlan Coben. (Penguin Group.) Six years … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print & E-Book) 1 ALEX CROSS, RUN, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown & … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print & E-Book) 1 RECKLESS, by S. C. Stephens. (Simon & Schuster.) The success of Kellan’s … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print & E-Book) 1 CALCULATED IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb. (Penguin Group.) Lt. Eve Dallas … Continue reading
Read MoreThis, folks, is the era of the self-made man. As the Internet continues to disrupt industry strongholds in everything from music sales to college classrooms to television programming, consumers are using their purchasing power to show businesses that they’re comfortable … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print & E-Book) 1 SAFE HAVEN, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central Publishing.) The arrival of a … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print & E-Book) 1 SAFE HAVEN, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central Publishing.) The arrival of a … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print & E-Book) 1 THE BLACK BOX, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown & Company.) In a … Continue reading
Read MoreEveryday, the self-publishing world gets bigger and better. But what does it mean exactly to “self-publish a book?” With options ranging from print-on-demand to subsidy publishing to single-print publishing, many authors can get confused by all of the publishing processes. … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club. #1 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Synopsis: A woman disappears on the day of her fifth anniversary; is her husband a … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s bestseller list below (via Publishers Weekly). Use these books as starting points for your book club. #1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney Amulet Books Buy now for $1.00 #2 Elf on … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s bestseller list below (via Publishers Weekly). Use these books as starting points for your book club. #1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney Amulet Books Buy now for $1.00 #2 Elf on … Continue reading
Read MoreWriters can publish their own work, but first they need to do research on their options (and the cost to print copies of their books). Here, we define the options available to authors who want to publish their work. The … Continue reading
Read MoreJanet Reid is a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management in New York City. Reid writes about the book industry on her blog, “Janet Reid, Literary Agent.” In her recently published article “some hard numbers,” Reid answered many industry questions … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s bestseller list below (via Publishers Weekly). Use these books as starting points for your book club. #1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Jeff Kinney, Author This Week Only: Buy for $1.00 #2 Notorious Nineteen … Continue reading
Read MoreToday, publishing giant Simon & Schuster announced that the company partnered with Author Solutions, Inc. to launch Archway Publishing. The publishing company will offer self-publishing services in fiction, nonfiction, business and children’s categories for authors. As part of the services … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s bestseller list below (via Publishers Weekly). These books can be great starting points for book club reading lists. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books Last Man Vince Flynn, Author Atria … Continue reading
Read MoreSo you’ve written a bestselling book, and now you want to get the book off of your computer and into the hands of book readers across the world. But do you get your book the attention it deserves? First, if … Continue reading
Read MoreView this week’s bestseller list below (via Publishers Weekly). These books can be great starting points for book club reading lists.
Read MoreView this week’s bestseller list below (via Publishers Weekly). These books can be great starting points for book club reading lists.
Read MoreWith the recent announcement that major publishers Penguin and Random House may be merging soon, it feels like the powerhouses of the traditional publishing system might be doubling in size—if the merger goes through successfully, the new, New York-based hybrid … Continue reading
Read MoreWell, the times have changed. In a recent post on her blog, career maven and well-known blogger Penelope Trunk wrote about her decision to forgo tradition publishing and choose to self-publish her book, titled “The New American Dream: A Blueprint … Continue reading
Read MoreFor this article, “On the Road” writer Nevelious Jordan IV speaks with well-followed blogger Alana Beeler. In a world plagued with racial animosity, relations between African Americans and Caucasians may very well stand out amongst others. Violent histories of bloodshed … Continue reading
Read MoreSo, you’ve taken the plunge and officially started a book club. But your last few meetings may have gone off the rails a bit–certain members can’t stay on topic, and you’re certain that others could tell that you didn’t read … Continue reading
Read MoreCan book clubs improve your mental health, social skills and finances? In a word, yes. Book clubs have been shown to consistently benefit members both mentally and physically over time, according to a recent study. In all, book club members … Continue reading
Read MoreIf you have ever sold or bought a book online, then you have seen them: extremely spiteful, negative reviews that often step outside the boundary of constructive criticism. Or, you have also seen comments that fall on the opposite end … Continue reading
Read MoreOne flailing New York City bookstore made waves this week when it announced that it used an online funding website to help the business raise more than $26,000 to help cover its bills. St Mark’s Bookshop, a bookstore that specializes … Continue reading
Read MoreAfter years of lobbying publishers to keep academic textbooks affordable for students, nothing seems to be working–many publishers simply are not responding to public pressure to lower their book prices (despite the fact that the federal government did a lengthy … Continue reading
Read MorePowell’s Books, a small Portland, Oregon bookstore chain, is going to hit a major milestone next week when it marks its 41st anniversary, a major accomplishment not only for the bookstore company, but for independent booksellers nationwide. After all, it’s … Continue reading
Read MoreIn this story, writer Nevelious Jordan IV offers insight into a lesser known writing style: jail writing. The trauma caused by a person being incarcerated typically effects more than just the guilty party. Families are torn apart, friendships become strained, … Continue reading
Read MoreAmazon has long-established itself as the premier online shopping outlet for both physical books and e-books. Many authors have bypassed looking for book agents and publishers altogether, choosing to sell their work on Amazon instead. But, in the end, turning … Continue reading
Read MoreHere’s a fact most people don’t know: Many American libraries have e-book systems in place that allow library users to download ebooks remotely onto their e-readers. Unfortunately, some of the largest American publishers will not allow libraries to offer e-books … Continue reading
Read MoreFrustration amongst sports fans is an age-old strife. Every avid follower has had a moment that made them wish something happened differently. A creative writing trend, dubbed “e-fedding” by the internet community, began in the 1990s and has given professional … Continue reading
Read MoreUnderstanding the field of sociology can be quite useful because we gain a deeper insight into the way society functions through an analysis of the social science. Depending on the context in which it is presented, sociology ideals and theories … Continue reading
Read MoreThanks to new e-publishing technology introduced by the International Digital Publishing Forum, a global trade and standards organization, several top publishing companies now have the ability to track the activities of their e-book customers. The publishing language (called EPUB 3) … Continue reading
Read MoreEvery week, Wrightspeak shares writing exercises with readers. This week, we’re serving up a group exercise for our readers. For this exercise, you will work with your writers group to several original stories in record time.
Read MoreTransitions are required for growth, and embarking upon new, unexplored terrain yields educational results. If you are brave enough to take a chance, you may find yourself making the transition to becoming a writer. This week, I spoke to educator … Continue reading
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