Blogger: Rachel Kent
Our agency received a notification in the mail yesterday from The United Methodist Publishing House about the closing of the 56 Cokesbury stores nationwide. This closure has also been reported online on sites like ECPA.org. The mailing about…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Nov 14, 2012 in Blog, Bookstores, ebooks, Writing Life | 78 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Now that ebooks are a common and accepted way of reading, I’m curious to know how they are affecting your library usage.
Personally, I’m much more likely to buy a book on my Kindle or at an online bookstore…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Sep 5, 2012 in Blog, Bookstores, ebooks, Reading | 76 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Numbers that show us important publishing trends were released last week. One of the takeaways from these numbers is the biggest problem every book has today: discoverability. Here are a few figures that show why this is…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Jun 11, 2012 in Blog, Bookstores, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers, Publishing News | 50 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
How many times have we heard the question: Why should I go with a traditional publisher? They just ask me to do all the heavy lifting with the marketing anyway. New light was shed on that issue…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Apr 15, 2012 in Blog, Bookstores, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers | 41 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Two months ago our town had two bookstores– a very healthy Borders store and a Main Street Christian bookstore that had been around (and vigorous) for more than two decades. Today…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Nov 11, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores | 19 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
If you keep up with the conversation on publishing you’ve probably already heard that the sky is falling and traditional publishing stands smack in the middle of the fallout zone.
We’ve all…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 7, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Bookstores, Business of writing, Publishers | 15 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Illinois Office
It’s hard to keep up with happenings in the digital world that affect publishing. Have you heard that Facebook bought a digital publishing company? Don’t be alarmed; they aren’t getting into the publishing…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Aug 31, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Children's books, Publishing News, Reading | 7 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa, Calif.
I have a confession to make.
My father was a successful salesman.
My brother is a fantastically successful salesman.
I take after my mother.
With a history like that, you won’t be surprised to learn marketing is my least…
By Michelle Ule on Aug 22, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Bookstores, Business of writing, Marketing & Publicity | 14 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Atlanta Airport
Condition:Smiling Big
We’re done. Another ICRS under our belts. What a great show it turned out to be. I’m writing my blog on an iPad, typing slowly with one finger. (Why couldn’t I have learned to text…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Jul 14, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Fiction, ICRS, Nonfiction, Publishers, Social Networking | 19 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: From ICRS, Atlanta
This is my week to blog but it’s also my busiest week of the whole year– The International Christian Retail Show. It’s the primary book trade show for the Christian book industry. I decided to…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Jul 11, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Business of writing, Publishing News | 8 Comments
