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Industry News-July 8
Writer/publisher Bob Mayer says a farewell to arms in the publishing wars and advises writer foot soldiers to do the same and return to their laptops. Why? There’s demand for stories. As Mayer puts...
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Industry News-July 22
Digital books are now “the dominant single format” for adult fiction sales, reports GalleyCat‘s Jason Boog, who refers to a new BookStats joint report from the Association of American Publishers and...
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Industry News-August 5
THE INDUSTRY Agent Rachelle Gardner says it’s important to acknowledge publishing is changing, and no one has a crystal ball. “…when it comes to the future of publishing—and by extension the right...
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Industry News-August 19
No writer has ever moaned about how quickly publishing moves. Scholastic editor Cheryl Klein explains why the process takes such_a_long_time. (Warning: After you read Klein’s post, you’ll wish you...
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Industry News-September 9
FAKE LEFT, GO RIGHT While many in publishing were focused on Amazon’s Los Angeles-area press conference unveiling its new-generation Kindles, Manhattan federal judge Denise Cote approved the...
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Industry News – September 30
The Industry Big flap between a Penguin and authors who failed to produce eggs, er, books- Penguin Group has filed suits against several authors for the return of advances on manuscripts that were...
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Industry News-October 21
If Industry News were drama-free, it would be about an industry other than publishing. Yes, there’s conflict in this post, but I think you’ll find less than usual, and the focus is on writers and...
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Industry News-October 28
Random Penguin? Penguin House? Merger discussions between Pearson and Bertelsmann, corporate parents, respectively, of Penguin and Random House, are underway. If Big Six becomes Big Five, they’ll...
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Industry News-November 4
Next time someone complains that publishing moves slowly, point to the speed of the Penguin Random House merger. Dear Author‘s Jane Litte, a lawyer by training, provides a bullet-point list of the...
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Industry News – January 13
THE INDUSTRY Trending. George Lossius, CEO of Publishing Technology, a software and services provider, offers five trade publishing trends to watch for in 2013. Goliath, meet David. Starting February...
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