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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
You might have heard about the pitched battle between two giants in our book economy–Amazon and Hachette Book Group–on television news, in newspaper articles, through blogs or other online sources. Last week both parties took their …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Various traditional publishers and self-publishing venues offer digital-only options to authors, but does it make sense to go that route?
Obviously the answer will differ for each writer’s particular circumstances, but as I read the most …
