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, which has 13 publishers that…
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Advice on Making the Most of BEA
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 wasted both time and money;…
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Barnes and Noble Offers Digital Publishing Services
Nonfiction writers soon will have another place to publish their e-books. On the heels of Google’s announcement that it will open an e-bookstore this summer, Barnes & Noble announced that it will offer digital publishing services. As it launches PubIt! this summer, a service that will allow independent publishers and self-publishing writers to distribute their works digitally through Barnes &…
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Google Gets Into the E-Book Business–Will You?
The fact that people are buying fewer books represents old news. The fact that big tech companies are becoming increasingly determined to sell them isn’t current news either; Amazon has been pushing its Kindle e-book reader and accompanying Kindle book store for some time. Barnes & Noble and Apple have online book stores of their own as well. Plus, Apple…
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Why Attend Book Expo America?
Have you heard of Book Expo America? BEA is North America’s largest gathering of book trade professionals, typically attracting between 20,000–30,000 people. A range of book industry business is conducted at this global event by an international audience. BEA is known as a preeminent venue for launching books and creating buzz about current and new titles just hitting the marketplace….
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WNFIN Has a New Relative: Write Nonfiction Now!
WNFIN has a new reltative: Write Nonfiction in November Yes, at long last the sister blog to Write Nonfiction in November is now live. Write Nonfiction NOW! will host all my posts about writing and publishing nonfiction–articles, essays, books, e-books, etc.–when the Write Nonfiction in November challenge is not up and running. That means you can find many useful tips and…
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Welcome to Write Nonfiction Now!
Hello! This is the sister blog to Write Nonfiction in November, a blog and challenge that happens ever year for 30 days. For the last two years, I have kept that blog “alive” the rest of the year with a post or more each month from December through October. Recently, I decided to increase my number of posts. Then I…
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All Quiet on the WNFIN Front…Not Really
If you’ve been wondering why it’s been so quiet here, let me explain. I’m getting ready for a change…and I thought it would happen a while ago…but it’s taking longer than expected. Earlier this month I thought this blog would be changing from a free WordPress blog to a hosted blog. That is still going to happen…in fact, it’s happening…
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