Shakespeare as you’ve never heard it before! A bit less than four minutes of utter genius.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8PGBnNmPgk
HT: Kevin DeYoung
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The Publishers Who Lost the Most When Border's Closed - The next time you criticize "traditional publishers" for their seemingly high prices and slow adoption of new technology, remember this list. Penguin/Putnam lost $41 million when Borders went bankrupt. Ouch.
Twenty-five Rejection Proof Markets - A clever article by James Watkins. I like #24. Proof that I can remain rejection …
Fun Fridays – July 22, 2011
Hold on to your wallets! This video will make you want to search the Internet to buy your own set.
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Winnie the Pooh's Cultural Dominance - A great slide show of the history of A.A. Milne's character growing into a phenomenon. Did you know he sold the rights to Pooh in 1931 for $1,000 and a % of licensing fees? Today the licensing generates $5.6 billion in annual revenue. Wow.
Free Magazine on Writing - The July issue of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA).
Agent Andrew …
Convention Time!
by Steve Laube
Last week was the 2011 International Christian Retailing Show (ICRS) in Atlanta, Georgia. Tamela Hancock Murray and I had a busy time. Statistics released declared that professional attendance was up 9.7% to 1,748, primarily representing buyers. Total attendance was up 5.83% to 4,918. International attendance was up 16.17% to 431 attendees from 61 countries.
Special Announcement
Congratulations to Kathi Macias, author of Red Ink (New Hope Publishers) for being given the 2011 Golden Scroll book award for Novel of the Year presented by the Advance Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA). This is a tremendous honor.
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We are also thrilled to announce that seven of our agency's clients have been named as finalists for the Carol Award presented by the …
Fun Fridays – July 15, 2011
"Book Report" by the Peanuts crew. (five and one half minutes long)
When you are stuck with writer's block, watch this video and let the creativity begin!
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How Much is My First Printing Going to Be? - Just-in-Time Inventory and efficient printing technology has made that question irrelevant. Richard Curtis helps writers understand the new lingo.
Owners of eReaders and Tablets Are Heavy Readers of Printed Versions ofMagazines and Newspapers - This is the headline from a recent survey taken of 26,000 people by Gfk MRI. Also noted that women are 52% …
The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?
Guest Post by Teddi Deppner
Today debuts our first guest post. I first met Teddi at the Mt. Hermon Writers Conference while she sat through my Major Morning Track, listening patiently to 8 1/2 hours of lecture over four days. She has recently been asking some penetrating questions about technology and the publishing industry so I invited her to create a post and express those thoughts for …
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Would John Locke Be Better Off with a Traditional Publisher? - Mike Shatzkin analyzes the revenue of million copy e-book selling author John Locke. The math is fascinating. According to Shatzkin, the author is making less than $30,000 per book. It is highly likely a traditional publisher would pay him a lot more for his work. Read the post. You decide.
Twenty-five Rejection Proof Markets - A …