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Being Gutsy: An Insider Looks at Publishing

April 26, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  66 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

The publishing committee for the fledging publisher was small: four people. They sat not at a boardroom table but in a circle of chairs in the publishing executive’s office.

The marketing director shuffled through her sheaves …

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Brainstorm Custom Marketing Ideas

October 31, 2013 //  by Mary Keeley//  68 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

I’ve been involved in a number of conversations with clients this week. Inevitably, we ended up brainstorming specific marketing ideas. In each conversation there was a sweet spot between author and agent when two heads working together …

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Success: It Goes Beyond the Book

June 9, 2011 //  by Janet Grant//  19 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

We’ve been looking this week at the elements that make a book successful. And we’d be remiss if we didn’t talk about the importance of the author’s …

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Taking Advantage of the Times: Market Trends

March 14, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  18 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

We live in interesting times. So much has advanced and changed, and each day we’re seeing changes that have the potential to throw us all off, but we …

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Entertaining a Saga

May 24, 2010 //  by Michelle Ule//  17 Comments

Blogger: Michelle  Ule

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

We know, we know, it’s Etta’s turn to blog this week. She’ll be back tomorrow to talk about book series.

In the meantime, we’ve been ruminating on a …

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Trendspotting: Book Convention Redux

August 3, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  9 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Having attended the Book Expo of America (BEA) in New York in May and the International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS) in Denver in July, I’ve been assimilating …

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