Tag Archives: authors

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 3/25-3/29

­Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Michelle Obama‘s Becoming may be the best-selling memoir of all time. Is AI a credible threat to human authorship? Who’s…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 8/13-8/17

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Can an author ever use an appropriated voice? Why is the pace of higher ed publication slowing? Amazon’s earnings this…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/11-6/15

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Could AI reform citation review? What effect could morality clauses have on past and future books? How does book stuffing…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 2/6-2/10

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Is the rise of celebrity memoirs taking away publishing opportunities from full-time writers? Why doesn’t Apple seem to care about…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/11-7/15

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. A new study from NYU identifies areas in the United States with little to no access to bookstores. How can authors…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 9/28-10/2

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Why are blurbs for books still so important? How can we make sense of the current digital book trends discussed in…Continue Reading

Vertical Horizons: Online Courses

In 2013, Magnolia Media Network (formerly Future of Ink) listed online courses among its top ten digital publishing trends. That same year, the Independent Book Publishers Association mentioned Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in its Independent magazine as a rapidly growing industry. The article went on to suggest that publishers embracing online education were likely to see…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/13-7/17

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Should publishers embrace EBSCO as a gatekeeper in the library market? The demand for audiobook rights for self-published works has risen…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/21-7/25

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. The 2013 Digital Inclusion Survey results were released, showing growth in the digital offerings of American libraries. Why do Americans…Continue Reading

A Literature of Their Own: Scottish Publishing & the Edinburgh International Book Festival

As dead as August is on the rest of the world’s cultural calendar, there might well be no more important month in Scotland. In addition to the Fringe Theater Festival, every August brings the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF), this year running August 11-27. With over 800 authors and around a quarter of a million…Continue Reading