So, who do publishers and industry pros go to when they need advice? The very same person who just gave us, here at Speakeasy, a crash course in publishing: Alex Adsett of Alex Adsett Publishing Services (AAPS). Alex has fifteen years experience in a variety of areas of the publishing industry, both in Australia and … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
We kick this fry-up off with a boldly-titled article from John Barber: There Will Be No More Professional Writers in the Future. It takes a pessimistic point of view of the changes undergoing publishing, bringing forth a series of arguments about the aggregation of free content and the rise of self-publishers who have outflanked the … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
Ever wondered how readers find books? It’s certainly one of those topics that’s of interest to publishers everywhere, and to the folks behind the Goodread’s website. They’ve recently posted an Anatomy of Book Discovery: A Case Study using Charles Duhigg‘s nonfiction book, The Power of Habit that makes for interesting reading If you’ve ever found yourself wishing for … Continue reading »
Crowdsourcing, Graphic Novels, and Kickstarter
If you’re on the internet and even vaguely interested in the arts, you’re probably aware that crowdsourcing is the new black. And with musician Amanda Palmer raising over one million dollars in support and Rich Burlew raising over one million to fund his self-published comic, it’s easy to understand why creatives of all types are … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
Marketing guru Seth Godin recently launched a kickstarter project for his next book. Although Godin’s move to the kickstarter model is interesting in and of itself, I’m far more fascinated by the post over on We Grow Media about Godin’s campaign in which Dan Blank examines the way an argument is being positioned in Godin’s Kickstarter … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
The big publishing news this week included the launch of HarperCollins 360, a global publishing program that ensures all books published by any division of HarperCollins around the world are available in print or digital format in all English-language markets. When the program is fully implemented, the HarperCollins global catalog — 50,000 print books and … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
Apologies for posting this a little later than usual on a Friday – it’s been a busy week here at the AWM offices with the announcement of GenreCon and the work going on behind the scenes for the next Australian Writer’s Marketplace print edition. But we’re sneaking this in under the wire, and there’s plenty … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
We’ve got a handful of links for you on this Good Friday Fry-up, although we’re keeping things short this week so you can get back to your long weekend. To start off there’s a handy article over on The Book Deal about Book Marketing and Publicity: Advice from Three Experts. While some of the questions asked … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
The US Department of Justice has started an investigation into the Agency Pricing model being used to sell ebooks, and the internet has been alive with blog-posts and tweets from writers, publishers, and commentators from both the pro- and anti-agency camps. If you’re interested in seeing both sides of the debate, Porter Anderson’s Extra Ether … Continue reading »