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 New Yorker takes a look at the history and persistence of the literary magazine. Is it time to rethink…Continue Reading
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 don’t books from a woman’s perspective win awards? How are children’s publishers embracing digital as a way to make…Continue Reading
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Tagged awards, book reviews, children's, color e-paper, curation, digital, diverse, e-readers, gatekeepers, marketing, print, publishers, woman
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. Statistics from VIDA reveal that books by men were reviewed more often and sold better than books written by women over…Continue Reading
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Tagged 250words, 250words.com, 50 Shades of Grey, Amazon, Ben Loehnen, Big Bang Press, book reviews, DBW, ebooks, fan fiction, Kerry Wilkinson, Kindle Worlds, Macmillan, novella, NYT, Publishers Lunch, Publishers Marketplace, self-publishing, Simon & Schuster
The once-staid Kirkus is launching an iPad-centered initiative; BlueInk Reviews is helping the industry find the best self-published titles; and a mysterious startup based on a Rotten Tomatoes-like site for books is crashing in the Simon & Schuster building. This is the book review in 2011. Kirkus Reviews Kirkus (which was acquired a year ago…Continue Reading
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Tagged Bethanne Patrick, BlueInk Reviews, Bob Carlton, book reviews, Dr. Seuss, iPad, Kirkus, Obikosh, Omar Gallaga, Paolo Lemgruber, Patricia Moosbrugger, Patti Thorn, Rotten Tomatoes, Vicky Smith
This article is part of our series on how book reviews are changing. Introduction | The New Review | $$$ | Credibility and the Blog Blurb Question | Bloggers’ Frustrations | Meanwhile, in Consumer Book Reviews “The inventions of paper and the press have put an end to . . . restraints. They have made…Continue Reading
This article is part of our series on how book reviews are changing. Introduction | The New Review | $$$ | Credibility and the Blog Blurb Question | Bloggers’ Frustrations | Meanwhile, in Consumer Book Reviews Online book reviews don’t necessarily look like their print counterparts, nor do they necessarily cover the same books. At…Continue Reading
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Tagged Barnes & Noble Book Review, book reviews, Candy Tan, James Meader, James Mustich, Janice Harayda, John Williams, National Book Award, One-Minute Book Reviews, Picador, Sarah Wendell, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Steve Riggio, The Second Pass, Ward Sutton