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. Goodreads saw impressive growth in 2013, doubling their users for the second time in two years. Pitchfork, the Los Angeles…Continue Reading
Publishers Launch Frankfurt had a banner lineup, including HarperCollins‘ Charlie Redmayne, Osprey‘s Rebecca Smart, Amazon‘s Russ Grandinetti, Wattpad‘s Alan Lau, and Goodreads‘ Otis Chandler, among others. The theme of the day was how different companies and countries are managing global change. In the morning, Russ Grandinetti from Amazon shared data about its worldwide ebook and…Continue Reading
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Tagged Alan Lau, Amazon, Bowker, Charlie Redmayne, Goodreads, HarperCollins, Jonathan Nowell, Kickstarter, Kindle, Marcus Leaver, Meg Cabot, Michael Cader, Mike Shatzkin, Nielsen, Osprey, Otis Chandler, Publishers Launch Frankfurt, Quarto, Rebecca Smart, Russ Grandinetti, Scribd, Sourcebooks, Taylor Swift, Trip Adler, Wattpad
The long awaited launch of Bookish this week was met with scrutiny as many explored its features and critiqued its usability. Though it’s the first publisher collaboration when it comes to online retail sites, it’s one of many book recommendation sites that have cropped up over the years from Zola to Bookateria. While US entrepreneurs explore the…Continue Reading
As though navigating endless booths at the Javits Center isn’t an overwhelming enough endeavor, throw in many collocated events with various websites and it’s easy to see how you can feel a little lost preparing for the 2012 BookExpo America (BEA). With the big event quickly approaching, we thought we would pull together a quick…Continue Reading
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Tagged 2012 Audio Publishers Association Conference (APAC), 2012 BookExpo America, ABC Children’s Institute, Amanda d'Acierno, Amazon, Ana Maria Allessi, Barbara Kingsolver, BEA, BEA Bloggers Conference, Beatrice.com, Blogher.com, Book Blogger Convention, Book Expo America Education Program, BookExpo America, Carolyn Pittis, Chris Bauerle, Claudia Howard, ClickMillionaires.com, Dan Balow, David Wilk, Derek Stordahl, Dick Heffernan, Dr. Michele Yagoda, eChristian, Editors’ Buzz, Forever Young Adult, Global Market Forum: Russia, Goodreads, Google, Harper, Harper Audio, Inc., International Digital Publishing Forum, IPDF, Javits Center, Jen Lancaster, Jenn Lawrence, Jennifer Weiner, Jennsbookshelves.com, Jo Nesbo, Joe Mangan, Joyce Carol Oates, Junot Díaz, Karen Dziekonski, Kevin Colebank, Kindle, Laura Dail, Lindsey Rudnickas, Lucille Rettino, Michael Cader, Netgalley, New York Book & Media Week, Otis Chandler, Paul Ruben, Penguin Audiobooks, Random House Audio, Recorded Books, Richard Ford, Rita Arens, Robin Miles, Ron Hogan, Sara Domville, Sarah Pitre, Scott Fox, Seth Godin, Simon & Schuster, Simon Lipskar, Stephen Colbert, Tantor Audio, The Book Smugglers, Thea James, Tim Knowlton, Tom Turvey, uPublishU
Book Industry Study Group‘s Angela Bole, welcomed attendees to the May 3rd conference at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium, which focused on how to capture and use data in both print and digital book marketing and sales. Despite a serious subject, the day’s presentations managed to be both accessible and entertaining. First up was Jake Freivald from Information Builders, who talked about how…Continue Reading
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Tagged Alan Brennert, Amazon, Angela Bole, Book Industry Study Group, Bookseer, Brian O'Leary, Camelcamelcamel.com, Charles Duhigg, Goodreads, Hillary Mantel, Information Builders, Jake Freivald, Kyle Marx, Kyushu Chung, Len Vlahos, Levy Home Entertainment, Moloka'i, NPR Fresh Air, Peter Colleridge, Readerlink Distribution Services, The Power of Habit, Wolf Hall
In this age of undead Bennets and robo-Karenina, a different kind of mash-up is on the literary horizon: cross-vertical social media. Startups like GetGlue, LivingSocial, and Blippr are all-in-one social media hubs for a user’s complete entertainment discussion needs: books, films, TV shows, music, even beer and wine. Cross-vertical referrals match books with films or…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, Ami Greko, Barnes & Noble, Blippr, Chuck Klosterman, Eating the Dinosaur, Facebook, FourSquare, Fraser Kelton, GetGlue, Goodreads, Guns N' Roses, Hachette, HarperCollins, LivingSocial, Macmillan, Patrick Brown, Penguin, Pocket Tales, Scribner, Simon & Schuster
In 2007, we wrote about a new book publicity trend: ARC giveaway programs, in which publishers provide early copies of books to citizen reviewers through book sites or their own sites. Two years later, these programs have grown quite a bit. Details on a few: BookBrowse.com First Impressions Publisher’s fee: $750/promotion; members pay $30/year. Titles…Continue Reading
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Tagged Abby Blachly, ARC giveaways, Author Spotlight, Bookbrowse, Bookreporter.com, Carol Fitzgerald, consumer reviews, Davina Morgan-Witts, Early Reviewers, First Reads, Goodreads, Jessica Donaghy, LibraryThing
Aggregation is so 2006. The new web is all about distributed media, and widgets are the new web’s wunderkind. With widgets, users can easily remix, repost, and share chunked content, making them a popular (and rapidly growing) marketing tool. According to ComScore, more than 48% of all US internet users – over 87 million people…Continue Reading
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