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Rock My World–and Yours, Part 3

janetgrant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Sonoma, Calif., planning retreat

Years ago I recall reading a publishing doyenne’s comments about publishing trends. At the time, readers were buying inexpensive mass market books by the wheel barrel. Well, it seemed as if they were…

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Rock My World–and Yours, Part 2

janetgrant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Sonoma, Calif, planning retreat

For those who read my blog post yesterday and scoffed at the thought of the disappearance of physical books, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Physical books will, I believe, continue to exist. Just…

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Rock My World–and Yours

janetgrant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

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

I don’t know about you, but I devote 1/4 to 1/3 of every week trying to keep up with publishing trends. Note the word “trying.” Despite the commitment of…

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Friday Free-for-All: Technology and Books

Etta Wilson

Blogger:  Etta Wilson

Location: Books & Such Nashville Office

Weather: Hot and chance of showers

One of the big assumptions we make in this new age of digital publishing is that we will have the power to make the technology work. I haven’t…

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The State of Publishing 2010-Style

janetgrant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

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

Whenever I’m on the faculty of the Mount Hermon Writers Conference, I’m always on the lookout for a chance to chat with editors about how their publishing houses are…

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Research Beyond the Bookstore

Rachel Zurakowski

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

Researching at a bookstore is fun and you can learn a lot, but you can find out about trends in other places as well.

Spend some time looking at books online…

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Publishing Wish #4: Old Rules, New World

janetgrant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

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

To recap, I have four wishes for the publishing industry in 2010. They include:

  1. Reduce the stress and overwork.
  2. Don’t overbuy titles, resulting in a lack of promotion for many projects.
  3. Publishing…

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Best of the Blog 2009: Trendspotting: “Free”

janetgrant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

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

If the publishing industry is shrinking, what is it doing to stay relevant–and alive? In talking to editors and publishers at the two major book trade shows, I noted…

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Best of the Blog 2009: Alphabet Soup: CEOs @BEA

janetgrant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Enroute to Santa Rosa from BEA

Weather: Um, cloudy, looking at the view below the plane

A couple of you asked for trend info based on what Etta, Wendy, and I observed at BEA. I think the best…

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Best of the Blog 2009: What Does the Future Hold?

janetgrant

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

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

For the tiny remainder of 2009, we’ve looked over our blog offerings from throughout the year and have chosen those that received the most responses. Those posts will comprise…

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