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Resilience of the Publishing Industry

July 7, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  27 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) 2015 year-end report was an interesting mixture of up’s and down’s. Some stats were surprising, based on the previous year. Data from more than 1,200 publishers, including “religious publishers,” covering all …

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The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep

September 7, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  14 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Labor Day seems like the perfect day to take a nap. The idea behind the holiday, which was created in 1885 to celebrate workers’ contributions to the economic and social well-being of America, is for people …

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Why Print Books are on the Upswing

August 23, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  41 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

What’s the health status of publishing, based on first quarter reports, which were released in July?

The industry is in stable condition, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP) findings. Ebook sales are …

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Why I Don’t Want to Read Go Set a Watchman

July 26, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  54 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

What a fuss has been made about the discovery of Harper Lee’s manuscript Go Set a Watchman and its publication!  I’m not eager to read it. Clearly, more than 1.1 million people don’t feel the same …

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Trade Show Overview

July 2, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  30 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

The 2015 International Christian Retail Show, ICRS, held in Orlando, came to a close yesterday. This annual trade show is a switch in gears for agents from the writers conferences we attend during the year. Instead of …

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Print books are not on the way out!

January 9, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  47 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

As a print book reader (who tried using a Kindle and didn’t like it) all of the talk about print books disappearing caused me pain! I love my books and my bookshelves and I’m not ready to …

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The Publishing Roller Coaster

November 13, 2014 //  by Mary Keeley//  42 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Just when we think the industry might be settling down for a while, we learn of another publishing house acquisition here or discontinuation of a line (usually fiction) there. Add staff changes and career re-directions to the …

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Optimism Is Contagious

October 16, 2014 //  by Mary Keeley//  34 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

I try to keep up with publishing trends in order to advise clients knowledgeably and report new developments to all of you. For some time news updates have been sobering. But we won’t rehash. Today is a …

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Ever Newer Ways to Read Books

September 14, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  34 Comments

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In June I wrote about several initiatives exploring how to make book subscriptions work for authors, publishers and readers. You can read it here. In the brief time span since then, several new developments have occurred …

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Books via Subscription: A Growing Trend?

June 9, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  38 Comments

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I recently received a letter sent to all agents with clients at Simon & Schuster from Carolyn Reidy, S&S’s president, announcing the publisher’s decision to offer backlist titles through ebook subscriptions services. S&S is the second …

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