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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:
- Reduce the stress and overwork.
- Don’t overbuy titles, resulting in a lack of promotion for many projects.
- Publishing…
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By janetgrant on Jan 7, 2010 in Blog, Publishers, Publishing News, Writing Life | 12 Comments

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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By janetgrant on Dec 23, 2009 in Publishing News | 17 Comments

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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By janetgrant on Dec 1, 2009 in Marketing & Publicity, Publishers, Publishing News | 20 Comments

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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By janetgrant on Nov 30, 2009 in Publishers, Publishing News | 21 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Having attended the Book Expo of America (BEA) in New York in May and the International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS) in Denver in July, I’ve been assimilating what I…
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By janetgrant on Aug 3, 2009 in Publishing News | 9 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the technology gizmos and gadgets at BEA because they are the rock stars of publishing. If publishing is a room,…
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By janetgrant on Jun 4, 2009 in Authors, Children's books, Fiction, Publishers, Publishing News | 12 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In my continuing report to you on BEA, next up is Editor Buzz, which like the CEO round table, occurs before the convention officially opens. Each of six editors…
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By janetgrant on Jun 2, 2009 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishers, Publishing News, Reading | 6 Comments

Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: NYC
Weather: Cloudy and warm
Coming back to the Javits Center is both thrilling and a bit scary. From reading the early releases and reading the updates and then reading the last-minute instructions about getting my badge, it’s good…
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By Etta Wilson on May 28, 2009 in Publishing News | 7 Comments

Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such office, Nashville
Weather: Cloudy and muggy
I love maps. Maybe it’s the same visual appeal that makes me love picture books. I think you can get an idea of how the mapmaker thinks as well as…
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By Etta Wilson on May 27, 2009 in Publishing News | 6 Comments

Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such office, Nashville
Weather: Hot and sunny
Reading through the Book Expo web site in preparation for the BEA trade show this coming weekend, I am struck by the use of the word “new.” There are NEW…
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By Etta Wilson on May 26, 2009 in Publishing News | 6 Comments