Agent Nathan Bransford (my agent and a really great guy to boot) has redesigned his blog and added, wait for it…discussion forums. Hop over and check out the coolness!
blog.nathanbransford.com
Agent Nathan Bransford (my agent and a really great guy to boot) has redesigned his blog and added, wait for it…discussion forums. Hop over and check out the coolness!
blog.nathanbransford.com
Fun contest once again at Nathan Bransford’s blog. Pit your first paragraph against others and win a critique, a galley for one of his client’s books (The Secret Year), or you know…getting to say you won the thing. Click over to Nathan’s blog to play.
This is a very well-written piece on publishing from a former editor. Must read material for all you writers out there.
http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Reviews-Essays/Redactor-Agonistes/ba-p/1367
As if Quartet Press didn’t need more startup buzz about their coming line of romance ebooks, they announced yesterday that Angela James, Editorial Director at Samhain Publishing (one of the top e-presses for romance) has taken up a similar post at Quartet. Really, really wish I wrote romance. This company is going to be really interesting and fun to watch get off the ground. I have high expectations!
Interesting new blog added to the links “Pimp My Novel” from the perspective of someone in a publishing house about things that happen to the novel after it’s in their hands.
Interesting thoughts from Kristen Nelson in reference to an article about the looming disruption of scientific writing and how it parallels the regular publishing industry. Click her link to check it out!
Nice litte roundup from a BEA panel talking about ebooks and things publishers should be doing. Also, bit about new ISBN number. Apparently there’s a new prefix for 13 digit isbn’s which may cause some issues for those relying on 10 digit isbn’s as some numbers will start to repeat. Check it out at:
http://news.shelf-awareness.com/nview.jsp?appid=411&j=697758#2867049
Some good stuff from Ms. Kossner on the future of publishing, and some recapping of BEA09. Click the Booksquare link to check it out.
Looks like the mighty Google is about to take on the Amazon behemoth in the world of ebooks. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/technology/internet/01google.html?_r=3&hpw
Something of interest to those who follow the whole pricing debate- looks like Google may allow Pubs to set their own prices.
Interesting article at The Millions about what people have been buying who access Kindle books through their site. Instigated it seems, by self-pubbed author who achieved some success based on a low price point and a bit of cheap marketing.
