If you haven’t seen this new Children’s book, listen to it today on this book trailer.
Goodnight iPad by Ann Droyd….
Fun Fridays – Feb. 17, 2012
News You Can Use – Feb. 14, 2012
It has begun - The Welcome Assault on Costly Textbooks- But is this the best way to do it? Free online publisher-quality textbooks for five of the country’s most-attended college courses. Funded by big charitable organizations like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It could change the economic future of some major textbook publishers. I fear the homogenization of Education or the control of …
News You Can Use – Feb. 7, 2012
Author Says McGraw-Hill Cheats on Royalties - Details of a pending lawsuit.
What is Pinterest? - The latest craze in Social Media Networks. AuthorMedia shows you the simple steps to sign up and tips on how to use it in the next article below.
Three Ways an Author Can Use Pinterest - Last week an editor told me how she was following a couple of her authors on Pinterest and how much she liked …
News You Can Use – Jan. 31, 2012
Amazon's Hit Man - The is a very good article about Larry Kirshbaum the new head of Amazon's Trade Publishing division. Every serious writer should read this article. Take the time, it is only 3,400 words. Source is Blomberg's Business Week magazine.
Is There Hope for Barnes & Noble? - an interesting take by Rich Adin.
Why Are We Obsessed with What's New? - Maria Popova reviews a book …
Clarification on Sale of Heartsong to Harlequin
New information has surfaced regarding the sale of Heartsong to Harlequin.
In my post on Friday I made the assumption that the sale included all the backlist and the currently contracted titles. This was reflected in point #5 in the post.
That is not the case. Harlequin did not buy the backlist or the currently contracted titles. Those will remain the property of Barbour Publishing. Thus …
Barbour Sells Heartsong to Harlequin
Today Barbour Publishing announced they have sold their Heartsong Presents line of inspirational romances to Harlequin.
For those of us who have been wondering about the eventual buyer, this comes as no surprise. We have known they were being sold since last Fall. In December I spoke with Barbour's president, Tim Martins, and he confirmed that the sale was in its last stages of negotiation but …
Fun Fridays – Jan. 27, 2012
Over eight million views in one week. So in case you have not yet seen this, enjoy "The Bark Side."
News You Can Use – Jan. 24, 2012
The Secrets Behind the Bestseller List - Ever wonder how those lists are compiled? The Sacramento Bee takes a stab at uncovering the secret.
3 Important Questions about Digital that No One is Asking - Nick Atkinson adds to the ongoing discussion in a sharp manner.
Do Book Bloggers Still Matter? - Beth Kephart asks whether this form of marketing has any influence any more.
10 Bits of …