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More Seats at the Writer Table, Less Pie for All
Mike Shatzkin maintains one of the best blogs I’ve found yet on the changes happening in publishing. If you care about this subject, follow his blog. He posts about once per week, so it’s not a huge time hit. His … Continue reading
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Drowning in a Sea of Television Slush
When I was studying film production at Syracuse University, we had the chance to head to Hollywood for a week and meet with illustrious alumni from the university. Of all the people we met, Fred Silverman stuck in my mind … Continue reading
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Limited-Edition Bloody Cricket Book for $75,000
It’s often said that a writer’s job is to bleed on the page, but so-called luxury publisher Kraken Opus seems to have taken that mantra a bit too seriously. As reported in The Wall Street Journal last week, a pint … Continue reading
AmazonEncore, J.A. Konrath, and the $2.99 eBook
AmazonEncore announced this week that they’ll be releasing Shaken by J.A. Konrath. The ebook will come out in October, and in an interesting twist the paperback will follow four months later. According to Konrath: “It’s easier to release an ebook … Continue reading
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What’s Wrong with Readers Today?
A post last week by one of the editors I follow is still rattling inside my brain. It went something like: If only there were more people interested in good books. My writers work so hard and ultimately they’re read … Continue reading
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Independent Musician vs. Independent Author
A few independent musicians have practically become household names. They sell millions of downloads and can fill stadiums with fans. A recent post on the marketing strategies of Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails trumpets them as an example for … Continue reading
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Who’s Afraid of eBooks?
It seems now that most are in agreement that an ebook wave is coming. It’s no longer dismissed as it was even a year ago, but now many of the predictions are loaded with doom. Yet as with any other … Continue reading
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Amazon and Macmillan: Who’s the Real Winner?
The war over ebook pricing got toasty this weekend. On the heels of the iPad release, Macmillan delivered an ultimatum: either Amazon agree to let it control ebook prices (Apple agreed to similar restrictions for the iPad) or Amazon wouldn’t be … Continue reading
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Book Publishers and the Book Pirates
Last week, Publishers Weekly reported on a study conducted by Attributor on book piracy. It concluded that over 9 million books were illegally downloaded last year, resulting in potential losses of up to $3 billion. While the study is admittedly … Continue reading
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