Posts Tagged ‘publishing’
State of the Publishing Industry
With Amazon not shipping print books and bookstores barely open, how’s the publishing industry doing? Well, believe it or not, so far, so good. State of the Publishing Industry Prior to coronavirus lockdown, in August 2019, the Association of American Publishers reported the following numbers: Net revenue for hardback, paperback, mass market, and board books…
Read MoreBarnes & Noble Sold: What Will Happen Now?
I love bookstores. Maybe even more than I love books (maybe). The smell is intoxicating and invites me to sit in a comfy chair, crack a book and read until someone kicks me out. If it has a coffee bar, even better. While I’m a bigger fan of small, independent bookstores, I’ll never drive passed a Barnes & Noble without stopping. So when the news came out a couple of weeks ago, I got curious.
Read MoreIndie vs Traditional Publishing: Which Route is Yours?
The decision to publish indie or traditional depends on the goals of the writer.
Read MoreThe Rise in Audiobooks
Audiobooks are exploding on the market and now is the time for authors to jump in.
Read MoreBook Cover Design: What Authors Need to Know
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Read MoreThe Hotsheet
Ever heard of The Hotsheet? If you haven’t signed up for The Hotsheet yet, or if you’ve never even heard of it, let me be the first to tell you to sign up. It’s terribly difficult to sift through the epic mountains of marketing data on the internet and this does it for you. I almost…
Read MoreLet’s talk log line
What exactly is a log line? Well, think about this: You’re chatting with the barista at your favorite coffee house about the extra hot, skinny hazelnut mocha no whip you just can’t start your day without and who sidles up beside you to order? The agent of your dreams. A reader of exactly your type…
Read MoreFiction Genres Matter
Do you know why fiction genres matter in the publishing industry? Because you, as a fiction writer, want to sell books. Now, maybe you could invent your own genre like Stephen King or J.K. Rowling or Kurt Vonnegut. But if not, the safest bet is to pick an established fiction genre until you are so…
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