Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently I settled in for a close read of Publishers Weekly, the trade journal of the publishing industry. I intend to do that every week but generally only manage to fulfill the goal once per …
Publishing News
Comings and Goings
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Today I have two announcements to make concerning changes at Books & Such. One gives me great joy, and the other makes me sad.
A New Agent
First, I’m pretty dang happy to announce that a …
Publishing Trends
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently Rachelle wrote a post on how Amazon continues to be a disruptor to the publishing industry. This time Amazon’s decision about what buy buttons are readily displayed based on which seller offers the lowest price …
Publishers Buying Again?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Six years ago I wrote the following blog. I had to laugh when I reread it. What is the saying? “Everything that goes ’round, comes ’round.” I had to laugh listening to the comments I’ve heard lately …
The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep
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 …
Why Print Books are on the Upswing
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 …
Why I Don’t Want to Read Go Set a Watchman
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 …
Print books are not on the way out!
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 …
Ever Newer Ways to Read Books
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
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 …
Books via Subscription: A Growing Trend?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
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 …