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An industry veteran calls for publishing to recognize the need to promote reading regardless of form By Janet McCarthy Grimm | The Association of American Publishers recently released its 2014...

By Ellen Harvey Testing books isnÔÇÖt a common practice in the publishing industry. It makes sense, considering that for the majority of the industryÔÇÖs history acquiring a new title relied on an...

Amazon ÔÇô from clicks to bricks Nathaniel Mott Earlier this month, Amazon opened a bookstore in a mall that used to house a Barnes & Noble. Much has been written about this foray into the...

Anne Miler is a 'QI elf' and has shared some book-related facts with us that we think you will find quite interesting... by Anne Miller on www.waterstones.com We are a planet of book lovers: in...

by Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine When you hear about networking platforms or building a presence on social media, authors generally talk about Facebook, Twitter, and blogging straight away....

With eight million listeners, Janey Lee Grace has spoken to more people in her lunch time than most people will ever do in their lifetime.  Already a multiple best-selling author with five books to...

As a police officer in Swindon, Carl Rosier Jones went to make an arrest only to have a gun pulled on him and shot at him six times. "Fortunately he was firing blanks but I didn't know that at the...

By: Larry Bennett If you are an author or a publisher of books that are not strictly narrative, are your ebooks a mirror image of your print books? Or have you taken advantage of the capabilities...

by Diana Urban Hiring a book publicist can be a worthwhile expenditure if you need help building your bookÔÇÖs platform, or if youÔÇÖd like to supplement your existing marketing efforts or those of...

U.S. book publishing industry stats from Nielsen Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 is in the rear view mirror but there were a few noteworthy titbits gleaned from the event. Some of the more important facts...

  A live Teen Fest will feature in next yearÔÇÖs Biggest Book Show On Earth event for the first time ever, along with a Guinness World Record quiz attempt and lots of events up and down the...

by Sarah Juckes Book signings and events tend to be things that new authors look forward to ÔÇô and dread at the same time. To find out what you can do to make your event a success, we spoke to...

by Ed Cyzewski ÔÇ£IÔÇÖve never seen an author work as hard as you,ÔÇØ my publicist wrote after a book release. I wanted to print out that email so that I could either frame it on my wall or burn it...

By Drucilla Shultz Bestselling author Glenn Cooper had a problem. His Library of the Dead trilogyÔÇöpublished by HarperCollinsÔÇösold millions of copies in Europe. But in his home country sales were...

By Emily Benet Emily Benet bagged herself a publishing deal on the back of her blog, and got millions of hits for her Wattpad series ÔÇô now, sheÔÇÖs taking the digital world into her own writing in...

by Diana Urban     Follow her on Twitter at @DianaUrban. Whether you're publishing the next book in a duology, trilogy, or a longer series, launching a new sequel is a huge opportunity to...

The ability of YouTube personalities to capture readers is writ large if you look at this weekÔÇÖs bestseller list. Three books by YouTube dynamos landed in the top 20 on Publishers Weekly's overall...

by Helen Lewis of Literally PR  http://www.literallypr.com/ Radio interviews can be a great way to get news about your book out there in the general population but they do need to be prepared for...

Daniel Hawksworth┬á - Co Founder & Managing Director of Hawkify ┬áAh, social media ÔÇô you wonderful window into the hearts and minds of all and sundry. To say that social media has taken over...

By Ellen Duffer  - www.forbes.com The decade-long Authors Guild v. Google case came to a close on October 16, with the Second Circuit court siding with Google. Authors, filing with The Authors...

Former Deputy Head of the WordPress User Interface Group and well known blogging thought leader, John OÔÇÖNolan has pulled together top talent to create Ghost, a new blogging platform in light of...

Targeting email inboxes gives authors direct access to readers Author platforms: weÔÇÖre still talking about them because theyÔÇÖre such a crucial part of introducing new books and new authors to a...

Filament authors were represented at the Frankfurt Book Fair once again this year by Literary Agent, Susan Mears ┬á(www.susanmears.com) Though there was no dominant book or theme at this yearÔÇÖs...

By Michael Kozlowski Ever year major publishers release books by debut authors and perennial bestsellers. What is interesting is how every year the entire industry follows certain trends, whether...

The M.M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction Announced The winner of the M. M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction was announced today at the Historical Novel Society Conference in Denver....

WriterÔÇÖs fatigue and writerÔÇÖs block are similar concepts. Whereas blocks can happen at any point in the writing process, even before youÔÇÖve begun, fatigue normally occurs after extended...

The closure of the loophole whereby Amazon routed EU online sales through Luxembourg has had an unintended negative effect on writers Anna Baddeley Until 1 January this year, a self-published author...

by┬áAaron Agius Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. I canÔÇÖt do that. But sometimes I feel just as skilled when I can manage the multiple arms of...

These kids, they just donÔÇÖt show loyalty to brands like the olden days. Now you have to go on their turf to get their attention to keep getting attention for your brand. So, in an attempt to teach...

By Michael Kozlowski http://goodereader.com/blog/author/michael-kozlowski Casual readers often face challenges when new books come out by authors they love. Sure you can visit the local bookstore...

by Roger Tagholm UK 2014 publishing revenues were ┬ú4.3 billion, with 44% coming from export markets and strong growth in the Middle East, China and South East Asia. British publishing is in ÔÇ£a...

The popular streaming service aims to offer its 60m users a more personal experience Music streaming service Spotify has announced it will start offering video content, as the company widens its...

by John Degen Every year around ShakespeareÔÇÖs birthday, which has also been declared World Book and Copyright Day, I see articles popping up here and there repeating some howling inaccuracies...

Writers are finding imaginative ways to negotiate the new era of electronic intimacy with readers. Here are some of the best The internet offers authors the next best thing to teleportation: the...

By Nick Ripatrazone A letter appears before the text of The Comedians, the 1966 novel by Graham Greene. The author penned the letter to Alexander Stuart Frere, his longtime publisher who had...

By Nigel Wilson The European Commission announced it would take action against US web giant Google in April(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The European Commission (EC) is set to carry out a...