How to Start and Run a Small Book Publishing Company: A Small Business Guide to Self-Publishing and Independent Publishing
The World in the Satin Bag (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
I'll tell you. Editors are gatekeepers. The whole purpose of an editor in the publishing business is to weed out the bad and leave only the good. This is especially true in magazine publishing (online or in print). If you think that every story written is good, then you are sadly mistaken. Just because you have written something doesn't mean that it needs to be seen. Bad stories exist. That said, it...
POD, Self Publishing and Independent Publishing (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Xulon Press have expanded their self-publishing services to include colour books . For an author solutions service, it was one blind spot in their publishing programs for authors. Here is some detail about it from their site. Xulon Press offers Color Book publishing programs that will fit both your budget and your dream. To publish your book and position it for maximum exposure to the marketplace,...
:: Articles :: Gizmos for Geeks (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Sony is getting smart about this e-book publishing and how to tie it into their eReaders and online eBook stores. They have teamed up with independent self-publishing outfits to allow authors to get their books published on the Sony eBook Store. In particular, they’ve teamed up with Smashwords and Author Solutions, 2 online companies that [...]
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
This New York Times article on Glenn Beck as the Oprah of the thriller community could have larger implications for the publishing business if Beck's popularity stays at a high (though hardly anyone has the longevity of an Oprah). But it strikes me as an odd and interesting mix of elements to have such a significant impact: one, because he's so conservative and publishers and authors tend to be more...
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Eric Schmidt sits down with Neil Cavuto in a rather entertaining interview. Here's the what they talk about: Who's going to pay for our escalating health care costs? Twitter and Facebook users love Google, so he loves them Schmidt admits that Google can't -- and shouldn't -- waste its time making content. It should just build better platforms and help with monetization. Did Barack ask him to join...
SeekingAlpha Media Stocks (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Zacks.com submits: News Corp. ( NWS ) recently reported its first quarter results. Earnings of 22 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 17 cents and climbed 10% from 20 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. Total revenues tumbled 4.1% year on year to $7,199 million due to fall in Television (down 7.7%), Direct Broadcast Satellite Television (down 4.3%), Newspapers and Information...
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
For the past several days I’ve been editing a fascinating proposal by one of my clients, an economist who specializes in analyzing global entrepreneurship. Despite working in the so-called “dismal science,” he makes an encouraging case that this is an era of singular opportunity. He warns, however, that “yesterday’s powerbrokers can be counted on to paint opportunity as...
LisNews (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A new machine at the MU Bookstore makes the book publishing process faster and cheaper. The University Bookstore showed off its new Espresso Book Machine at an open house on Wednesday. This machine instantly prints, binds and trims paperback books for just six cents a page. It is open to students, faculty and the community during bookstore hours. The University Bookstore bought the machine in the...
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
How can you assure yourself a bestseller? Become a celebrity. [Viral Loop Chronicles Part 3] There are two kinds of books that are almost surefire hits and which publishers will bid what may seem like insane amounts: Those written by (or ghostwritten for) celebrities, and those written by (or ghostwritten for) celebrities. Andre Agassi signed a deal for a reported $5 million for his upcoming autobiography,...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
What’s the latest over in the book-publishing world? According to subscription-only service Publishers Marketplace, Daniel Humm and general manager Will Guidara have inked a “good deal” (meaning six figures) for Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook , which will feature “100 seasonally arranged recipes and behind-the-scenes vignettes highlighting the philosophy of continual reinvention...
Maya Reynolds (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Harlequin's parent company Torstar announced its latest quarter results yesterday morning. Here are the portions of the press release relevant to Harlequin. Direct-to-Consumer used to only mean the book clubs. However, it now includes the sale of e-books. All dollars being reported are Canadian: Book Publishing operating profit was $22.9 million in the third quarter of 2009, up $4.2 million from $18.7...
France24 (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Global media giant News Corp. posted an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday as strong results from its movie, cable television and book publishing divisions offset a newspaper slump. News Corp. reported a net profit of 571 million dollars, or 22 cents per share, for the first quarter of its fiscal year compared with 515 million dollars, or 20 cents per share, in the same quarter a...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported first quarter consolidated operating income of $1.04 billion, an increase of 9% compared with $953 million of operating income reported a year ago. This result reflects double-digit percentage profit increases at the Filmed Entertainment, Cable Network Programming and Book Publishing segments, partially...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Film News: 'Ice Age' sequel, cable TV boost third quarter figures -- News Corp. profits rose 11% to $571 million last quarter as strength in cable, film and book publishing offset declines in the broadcast television and newspaper businesses.
Eco-Libris blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The countdown continues with 6 days left to our green books campaign : 1 Day, 100 bloggers, 100 green books, 100 reviews . If you didn't hear about it yet, here's a reminder: On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time over 100 bloggers will take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simultaneously publishing reviews of more than 100 such books. Organized by Eco-Libris,...
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