Is it easy to approach big name publishers with your passion project? Nope. The attitude of big publishers with a brand name has not changed a bit in decades. But their clout over what gets published is eroding fast, all thanks to the new publisher in town. You! Read more
Many of you will know Kassia Krozser’s excellent Booksquare blog. Here she is talking to Mac Slocum at at O’Reilly Tools of Change on 14 February 2011 about the golden age of publishing – and how publishers and booksellers need … Read more
The Publishing Talk Hot 100 is a list of the top talent, tech and trends influencing the future of publishing today. Nominations are now open!
Who or what do YOU think has made the greatest contribution to the future of publishing over the last year? Which trends will be the most important over the next year? Is the Kindle, iPad or something else the most important gadget? Who is the most powerful person in publishing? Is it even someone inside the traditional publishing industry? What about social media tools? Is Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress or something else the most important social media tool in publishing?
Nominate the people, companies, gadgets and trends that you consider the most important in the Publishing Talk Hot 100. Read more
By Mike Elgan at computerworld.com: The book publishing industry is in trouble. Book sales are declining, and the quality of books is in a precipitous freefall. The reason is that the industry is clinging to an obsolete business model. And the … Read more
By Stephen Page on Guardian Books Blog: As the 2010 Frankfurt book fair opens, publishers are finally squaring up to a new era. The wind blowing UK publishers over the water to the annual Frankfurt book fair also carries with … Read more
By Beth Barany on writersfunzone.com: Many authors think they need a traditional publisher to succeed as an author, but actually all you need is drive, vision and a hungry audience. Then you can started now on your career as a … Read more
By Jody Hedlund on jodyhedlund.blogspot.com: At some point in our writing careers, most of us will feel the pressure to blog. I’m not really sure where that pressure comes from. Maybe there are some agents and editors who tell us it’s important. Or maybe … Read more
By Matt Jones on BERG Blog: The very term “digital magazine” smacks of “horseless carriage”, Marshall McLuhan’s term for an in-between technology that is quickly obsolete. While nothing is certain about the future of any media, there is no doubt … Read more
By Philip Goldberg in The Huffington Post: Recently, Newsweek ran an article about the brave new world of self-publishing. Its title asked the question “Who Needs a Publisher?” Well, the short answer is, I do. The bigger answer is: we … Read more
By Seth Godin on Seth Godin’s Blog: Authors need publishers because they need a customer. Readers have been separated from authors by many levels–stores, distributors, media outlets, printers, publishers–there were lots of layers for many generations, and the editor with … Read more
