Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Every once in a while I have to stop my work, look up from my computer, and take a good long look around me. What does the publishing landscape look like from one agent’s perspective? Here are …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 22 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Every once in a while I have to stop my work, look up from my computer, and take a good long look around me. What does the publishing landscape look like from one agent’s perspective? Here are …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 23 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I occasionally hear from disillusioned and even sometimes angry writers. “Why doesn’t the publisher promote my book? Why can’t they sell it without requiring so much of ME?”
The big pubs are under the gun to vastly …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 49 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
This week I read a couple of online articles about the plight of the contemporary writer. In “Farewell to the Golden Age,” legendary author Philip Yancey summarizes the changes in publishing, both from his personal …
// by Janet Grant// 35 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
At the Digital Book World Conference held in New York earlier this month, one presenter made a comment that I think is a guiding light to everyone engaged in the publishing industry. “Stop worrying about how …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 12 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Part 3 of 3
The last two days we’ve been looking at things publishers, agents, and writers can learn from the decline of the Kodak company. Monday we discussed knowing our …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 11 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Part 2 of 3
Yesterday we began looking at things we can learn from the decline of Eastman Kodak Co, starting with the importance of knowing our business. Today let’s …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 44 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Part 1 of 3
Last month one of America’s most venerable and recognizable companies, Eastman Kodak Co., filed for bankruptcy after a long, steady decline in revenue. I’ve been reading various …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Last month I blogged about broken things. I cited things like self-published e-books and self-publishing. Today I’m going to take a different tack and look at the new …