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News You Can Use – July 24, 2012

By Steve Laubeon July 24, 2012
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You Might Get Sued for Using that Photo! – Bloggers beware. That photo you snagged for your blog may not be yours to use. This article is a cautionary tale. (Beware, the author writes romance novels for the general market and her book covers are prominently displayed.) Our blog uses crestock.com and istockphoto.com for nearly all our photos. The licenses cost between $1 and $4 for each photo…

7 Ways to Sell Your Books on Pinterest – Beth Hayden offers some creativity!

Life Below the “Fold” – Common wisdom in home page design is to have everything important fit on the screen so readers don’t have to scroll. This article suggests otherwise. Agree or Disagree? (I think too much text is a design killer on the web. That opinion coming from a fellow who is known for writing epic length blog posts.)

Understanding the Harlequin Lawsuit – If you don’t think this lawsuit applies to you; think again. A similar suit change music contracts.

Reviewing Your Reviews – This is a tough thing to grasp for every author. Reviewers can be harsh. And even if the review is positive there is likely a negative comment or two. Nancy Mehl provides some excellent advice with this article.

Grilled Cheesus – Yes, this is real. In an October 2010 episode of the TV Show “Glee” had a poke at strange Christian products exclaiming “”It’s a Grilled Cheesus!” Then in 2011 some folks, who had been working on the idea for a couple years, raised money through KickStarter.com and actually created it. (Click here to see that they raised over $25,000) The product was found for sale on the convention floor of the ICRS (International Christian Retail Show) last week.

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ICRS 2012 – Observations

By Steve Laubeon July 23, 2012
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By Steve Laube

This year’s ICRS (International Christian Retailing Show) was a great time of celebration and doing a lot of business.

First I have to celebrate with Four award winning clients!

AWSA (Advance Writers & Speakers Association) Fiction Book of the Year
Susan May Warren - Heiress (Summerside)
The Christy Awards
Ronie Kendig – Wolfsbane (Barbour) – best Contemporary …

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Category: Book Business, ICRS, SteveTag: ICRS, Observations

Fun Fridays – July 20, 2012

By Steve Laubeon July 20, 2012
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I love visual experiences that make me want to read more. Enjoy this unique video short (six minutes) extolling the joys of discovery found in books. The last scene gave me goosebumps.

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Category: Fun FridaysTag: Reading

Ebook-Originals, the Next Step in Traditional Publishing Strategy

By Steve Laubeon July 19, 2012
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Guest Post by Sue Brower

Our guest today is Sue Brower. She is Executive Editor at Zondervan in charge of fiction and thinks she has the best job in the world…she gets paid to read all day!  Zondervan is currently looking for completed manuscripts to fill the Zondervan First fiction eBook platform.  The ideal stories will primarily have romance-driven plots and vivid, realistic characters.  We …

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Category: Book Business, Book Proposals, Defense of Traditional Publishing, E-Books, Get Published, TrendsTag: ebooks, publishing, Strategy

Spell Checking

By Karen Ballon July 18, 2012
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Shortly after I became a book editor, I was working on a nonfiction manuscript that focused on Mormonism. When I finished editing, I ran the spell check. Imagine my reaction when the dear spell check wanted to replace every Mormon with moron and Mormonism with Moronism!

Since those long ago days, spell check has invaded countless emails, files, and text messages. As much as we appreciate it …

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Category: Craft, Get Published, Grammar, Humor, KarenTag: Grammar, Humor, punctuation

News You Can Use – July 17, 2012

By Steve Laubeon July 17, 2012
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The Top 10 Things That Have to be Edited in a Non-fiction Manuscript - Written to the academic market but I think it has universal applications. Check your manuscript today for these ten things.

What is the Future of Publishing? - a well done article for "Forbes" magazine.

Behind the Scenes of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature - Michael Cunningham reveals why a winner was not chosen this …

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Fun Fridays – July 13, 2012

By Steve Laubeon July 13, 2012
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Cookie Monster sings "Share it Maybe!" (You guessed it, a Sesame Street parody of the Summer's biggest pop hit sensation "Call Me Maybe".)

I vote we request that Animal do his version.

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Getting Our Books Into the Hands of Readers

By Steve Laubeon July 12, 2012
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Guest blog by Debby Mayne

Our guest today is Debby Mayne, an accomplished novelist with over 30 books and novellas published since 2000! She has also publshed over 400 short stories and a slew of devotions for women. She has also worked as managing editor of a national health magazine, product information writer for HSN, a creative writing instructor for Long Ridge Writers Group, and a copy …

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Category: Book Business, Branding, Guest Post, Marketing, Writing CraftTag: Books, Marekting, readers

It’s Official – Thomas Nelson is Now Owned by HarperCollins

By Steve Laubeon July 11, 2012
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The sale of Thomas Nelson is now official.

From the press release:
“Thomas Nelson will continue to operate as an independent company with its unique editorial focus on inspirational and Christian content. Details, such as how Thomas Nelson will benefit from HarperCollins global print and digital platform, will be forthcoming.”

And if you were not aware, Zondervan Publisher is also owned by …

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Category: Book Business, Get Published, Steve, TrendsTag: Sale, Thomas Nelson

Does God Need a Makeover?

By Karen Ballon July 11, 2012
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I have had some interesting conversations over the last few weeks with several different authors about the fact that God often doesn’t do things the way we expect. In fact, there are times when God’s ways—and the ways of those He used--seem…

Strange.

Unfair.

Even--dare I say it?--wrong.

Think about it.

The person who came to work in the field just before the day ended got paid the …

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Category: Karen, TheologyTag: Theology
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