Ranson Stephens, Ph.D., a writer, physicist, and public speaker, joins us one last time for part three of his series on the future of the publishing industry. He’s a novelist and mentions other novelists as well as nonfiction writers. The information in his posts is relevant to all writers. Today he looks at the inimitable [...]
Today Ransom Stephens, Ph.D., joins us again for part two of his series on the future of the publishing industry. Today we look at the evolving state of self-publishing, title-positioning and business practices. If you missed part one, which focused on book development and acquisition, you can read it here. Stephens a writer, physicist, and [...]
The publishing industry changes constantly. Large publishers gobble up smaller ones. Writers now self-publish more books. Books are turned into electronic formats. Readers choose to read more books on e-readers. Large bookstores, like Borders, go out of business. For the next three days (Thursday, Friday and Monday), thanks to Ransom Stephens, Ph.D., we will take [...]
I recently heard Dan Poynter, author of The Self-Publishing Manual, say he thinks that, although books in print will always exists, the majority of publishing houses will eventually close their doors. Of course, only six large publishing houses exist. Hundreds of small and mid-sized ones operate and churn out a small number of books each [...]
Today best-selling author and long-time marketing and publishing industry expert Seth Godin announced he will never again traditionally publish a book. That’s a bold statement coming from a man who created 120 books as a book packager and who has published 12 best sellers. To the publishing industry, this may be a scary message for [...]
If you count yourself as one of the many aspiring writers, you might want to become aware of the number of books already in print. According to Leonid Taycher, a Google software engineer who works on the Google Books project, 129,864,880 books have been published. Google is estimating the number of books in the as [...]
In an industry that seems beset with bad news, here’s some good news for writers wanting to get into book publishing as well as for authors hoping for good book sales and to continue publishing books. However, keep an open mind about turning your manuscripts or books into e-books. In an investor conference this morning, [...]
BookExpo America (BEA) has ended for another year. Although Publishers Weekly reported that it drew mostly high marks, one change was not met with widespread approval: reducing the exhibit floor time from three days to two. A quick decision was made by BEA executives at the event’s conclusion to go back to the former format [...]
On the heels of last weeks news, here comes more about the e-book market–and more reason to begin writing, publishing and promoting e-books of your own. E-book sales rose nearly 252 percent in the first quarter of 2010, to $91 million, according to Publishers Weekly. This news comes from from the Association of American Publishers, [...]
Book Expo America can prove an overwhelming experience. I know people who go under the tutelage of others to be sure they make the most of their time at the convention. Some who go on their own without any prior knowledge of what to do when they get there or after they leave find they’ve [...]
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