Evolving with the Industry
When I first entered the publishing industry back in 2006 as an author, there was still a giant chasm separating print and digital authors. The “digital books aren’t real books” mindset was still firmly in place, and even today, that lingers. more...
Barbara Vey
While I'm visiting St. Louis, author Jeannie Lin caught a Tweet I posted about coffee at a local cafe. She contacted me and we met up for a wonderful visit....
Josie Leavitt
We are blessed with a rich and vibrant core of local authors in our town. When a customer comes to us with his or her book we do our best to herald the occasion. I'm discovering that my idea of herald...
Rose Fox
Help compile lists of Asian and Asian-American SF/F authors....
Adam Boretz
Our second feature in Publishers Weekly's Focus on Audio 2012 takes us inside a Random House Audio recording studio to see how an audiobook gets made as Marcus Samuelsson records his memoir, Yes, Chef...
Soapbox
05/11/2012 @ 07:00PM
A romance publisher successfully follows the trend and her instincts when she moves to all digital
When I first entered the publishing industry back in 2006 as an author, there was still a giant chasm separating print and digital authors. The “digital books aren’t real books” mindset was still firmly in place, and even today, that lingers.
Soapbox
05/04/2012 @ 07:00PM
Remembering Vista’s Brian Gibson
Brian Gibson, CEO of the supplier of the ubiquitous supply chain system commonly referred to as Vista, died on April 22 after a 14-month fight against cancer. Most people in publishing will probably not know of Brian, but his impact on the industry over the past 30 years, in both the U.K. and the U.S., was profound.
The Tools of Change Perspective
04/30/2012 @ 12:00AM
Becoming a self-publishing hub is one way to expand beyond traditional books
If you’re a bricks-and-mortar bookseller, does your blood pressure rise when you think about e-retailers and their deep discounts? Do you look at e-books as a threat or an opportunity? Depending on how you answered those questions, you might need to ask yourself another one: what business are you really in?
Soapbox
04/27/2012 @ 07:00PM
The key to finding the right ghostwriter or editor is compatibility, not expertise
I’ve ghosted books on nearly every conceivable subject. The first question every new ghostwriting client asks is, “Are you an expert or do you know anything about [fill in the blank]?” My answer is almost always the same: “No.”
Soapbox
04/20/2012 @ 07:00PM
A publisher issues a call to overhaul business models
Sometimes we need to be pushed to do what is best for us. That certainly appears to be the case with the publishers’ business model for e-books and its competitive strategy with Amazon.
Soapbox
04/13/2012 @ 07:00PM
A writer ponders publicity stunts
This summer, I’m learning to ride a motorcycle. I plan to jump it through a flaming hoop at my book party.
Soapbox
04/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
The bestselling author of Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School looks at bricks and mortar
A fascinating experiment in bookselling was recently launched in Tokyo: Daikanyama T-Site, created by Tsutaya, one of Japan’s leading bookstore chains. Unlike most of its stores, which are pulsating, neon-lit urban hubs where you can buy books, magazines, coffee, and DVDs till late at night, Daikanyama is more sedate, with glass walls, weathered wood floors and shelves, with a target audience of the over-50s, or what the Japanese call the “silver market.”
Cory Doctorow
03/30/2012 @ 07:00PM
Apple makes some pretty cool products. If you’ve spent any time stuck in the Microsoft Office world, Apple’s office products—Keynote, Pages, and Numbers—are a revelation. The best part is you can open MS Office files with Apple’s products, and save them into Apple’s format, or many others.
Soapbox
03/30/2012 @ 07:00PM
Should authors sign books?
At a book fair I once signed two books to “Tom.” Tom turned out to be “Rod.” Rod refused my offer to sign new books for him. With a malicious grin, Rod said he planned to show my bloopers to his friends as evidence of our close personal friendship.
Soapbox
03/23/2012 @ 07:00PM
Tips on how to entice consumers to try audiobooks
Maris Kreizman is audiobooks editor at eMusic, a music and audiobooks digital retailer.
The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson, illus. by Eleanor Taylor
“I have not seen many rabbits moping, but when they do, their ears droop.” So begins this pitch-perfect new adventure of the mischievous bunny who first appeared 110 years ago in Beatrix Potter’s original tale. Perhaps understandably, Peter is, by now, a bit bored with life in the sandbank. more...
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