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19 hours ago ago from Writing and Publishing News

I met two more authors this week who are unhappy with their pay-to-publish companies and their books aren’t even out, yet! Both of them have my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book. And both of them told me that they read my warnings about some of the pay-to-publish companies after they’d signed contracts. This is not to say that I bad mouth certain pay-to-publish companies or even all of them. But I do issue a strong ...

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My Story of Hope for the Publishing Industry

16 hours ago ago from Don Lafferty's — Practical Social Media Strategies and Tactics for Connecting With Your Public

by Don Lafferty on December 18, 2009 I spent yesterday bouncing between publishers and agencies like a pinball, doing what I do; helping authors and publishers find their readers. One publisher at a time. One person at a time. One conversation at time. One convert at a time. The usual for me. Except things feel different now. From my first cup of coffee to my last office party lager, the discussions were wrapped around the ...

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e-books or Tree-books?

9 hours ago ago from John Gilmore

The recent news on digital books suggests 2009 will be looked back on as the turning point, the time when e-books became a legitimate force in the reader's market. 2010 is predicted to hold an explosion of the e-book business . There are big publishing interests attempting to fight against the move to digital books by withholding digital versions of their big titles several months, forcing avid readers to purchase the hardcover versions ...

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How To Get A New York Publisher

21 hours ago ago from Writing service Martegru

When you look at the numbers, it s clear that the New York publishing scene is a tough nut to crack. The reality is that with 83% of Americans wanting to write a book, the competition for a publisher s attention is steep. So what s an author to do? Well, if your attempts for finding a traditional publisher aren t bringing any results, maybe it s time to think like a publisher, instead of an author. Writing a book is the easy part, and ...

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Gary Vaynerchuk on: How to Engage with Your Readers

17 hours ago ago from mediabistro.com: GalleyCat - The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry

We hear the term "engage" a lot when discussing social media marketing but what does that mean exactly? Gary Vaynerchuk, author of CRUSH IT! and social media marketing guru explains exactly what it means for authors to engage. Link your data, search smarter, and market better. Learn why semantic web technology is critical for the future of business and media from leaders including Mark Johnson (Bing at Microsoft), Johanna Wright ...

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Essay: Steal These Books

10 hours ago ago from The New York Times

Like many teenagers, I went through a brief shoplifting phase, pilfering a Maybelline Kissing Potion, a pack of Adams Sour Apple Gum and, as my final heist, a Toffifay candy bar. But I never would've considered stealing a book. Books, I believed, were sacred. Illustration by Enric Jard Apparently, not everyone shares this idea. With the recession, shoplifting is on the rise, according to booksellers. At BookPeople ...

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