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…
By Janet Grant on Aug 2, 2011 in Blog, Business of writing, Publishers, Publishing News | 15 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
New financial/sales reports are just coming in for publishing for 2010 and the first half of 2011. Now, for those of you who are yawning, I promise to only…
By Janet Grant on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog, Business of writing, Fiction, Marketing & Publicity, Nonfiction, Publishing News | 20 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…
By Wendy Lawton on Jul 11, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Business of writing, Publishing News | 8 Comments
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…
By Janet Grant on Jun 6, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Bookstores, Business of writing, Publishers, Publishing News | 13 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, IL
As you would expect, while I attended conferences this month, I heard lots of buzz about what Amazon, “the largest retailer in the U.S.,” is up to now and speculation about its…
By Mary Keeley on May 25, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Business of writing, Publishing News | 11 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Ever wonder how a book ends up on a library’s shelf? Ever wonder how your book could be on lots of libraries’ shelves?
Books & Such Literary Agency, in conjunction…
By Janet Grant on Mar 28, 2011 in Blog, Business of writing, Contests, Marketing & Publicity, Publishing News | 20 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
You’ve heard it before, and you’ll hear it again: e-readers keep gaining momentum. Why should you care? Because it affects:
By Janet Grant on Jan 5, 2011 in Blog, Christmas, Marketing & Publicity, Publishing News | 31 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Bowker reports the following book market trends from the second quarter of this year:
By Janet Grant on Nov 2, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishers, Publishing News, Reading, Writing Life | 10 Comments
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…
By Janet Grant on Aug 4, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishing News | 3 Comments
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…
By Janet Grant on Aug 3, 2010 in Blog, Publishing News | 6 Comments
