Publishers

Let’s Put the C Back in CBA: Honoring Contracts

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

It’s sometimes easy to lose track of the real reason we’re doing this work of writing books, publishing books, and publicizing what’s been published. I’ve seen a number of instances…

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State of Publishing: The Transition Continues

Janet Grant

 

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

In  my post yesterday, we looked at sales in 2010. Today and tomorrow, we’ll take a peek at how 2011 is shaping up.

Last week Harlequin released its sales results…

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Book Show: State of the Industry Observations

Wendy Lawton

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…

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How an Agent Can Kill Your Career: Involuntary Manslaughter, Part 2

Janet Grant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Unfortunately, the list of involuntary manslaughter murders that agents commit on clients’ careers goes on and on. Continuing from my previous post, I would also add:

  • Made an easy choice…

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How an Agent Can Kill Your Career: Involuntary Manslaughter, Part 1

Janet Grant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Home for the Fourth

While we agents like to think of ourselves as career-makers, unfortunately, we can also be career-killers. I’ll explore that concept this week; I hope the postswill alert you to ways that even good…

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The Freebies

Janet Grant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

As the week has progressed, the FB suggestions you’ve submitted for blog topics has grown. I used several of the suggestions as a way to focus how I talked…

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Publishing’s Brave New World, Right?

Janet Grant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Last Friday, on my FB page, I asked for suggestions on blog topics. The ideas were wide-ranging, to say the least. I’ve decided that this week I’ll  look at…

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News from Conferences: Grammar Shrammar

Mary Keeley

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, IL

Ruth Goring, editor at the University of Chicago Press, led a workshop at the EPA Convention on changes in The Chicago Manual of Style: 16th Edition (CMS). Why is this topic so important…

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News from Conferences: The Changing World of Publishing

Mary Keeley

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Location: Books & Such Midwest office, IL

The “Changing World of Publishing” panel discussion at Colorado Christian Writers Conference reinforced what we’ve been observing in the industry and highlighted developments with a fresh perspective. Several of us have blogged…

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News from Conferences: What Editors Want and Why

Mary Keeley

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Location: Books & Such Midwest office, IL

Attending writers conferences is something most agents do on a regular basis. Not only do the conferees learn but so also do the faculty. I plan to unfold for you some of…

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