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Thursday 2nd September |
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Feature Items
Publishing: France's Book Obsession La rentrée littéraire: the time when millions of French people brush off the sand and put away those beach reads
Andrew Wylie Vs Random House: The Thrilla In Manila (folders) Whether you consider it a "loss" for Wylie or his clients depends on whether you view Odyssey editions as something he was really committed to, or a great negotiating tactic
Copyright, Ebooks And The Unpredictable Future Book deals were pretty simple once upon a time
The End Of Great Ideas Like all successful publishing concepts, Great Ideas was a straight steal from another publisher
Penguin's Pioneering Publisher - Who Never Read Books Allen Lane was both brilliant and normal, a charismatic bore, a man who "never turned the page of a book" (his own words), yet was passionate about getting people to read
Am I Crazy For Wanting To Open A Bookstore? Are there any successful independent bookstores left in today's retail world?
Light In The Literary Gloom 'n' Doom Getting a foot on the literary ladder has never been easy, unless you have connections
Are You Interested In Digital Publishing? The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies are developing a new Digital Publishing Certificate, aimed at those in junior publishing roles looking to further their careers
E-publishing Boosts China's Booming $150bn Book Market The Beijing International Book Fair (August 30 through September 3) reflects China's booming digital publishing business with 2,000 sq. meters of digital exhibits
Literary Agent Andew Wylie Aimed For E-book Czardom but Blew His Big Chance
Trade Publishing Stands At Risk Of Committing Hi-tech Suicide Crazed rush to strip perceived value from the art, skill and labour of writers everywhere
The Digital Era Has Not Made Publishers Defunct The services we provide are more useful than ever, to both authors and readers
Elevator Pitch: An Online Writing Club? What A Quilliant Idea! Independent, UK incarnation of the book club online, somewhere aspiring writers can discuss and share their ongoing projects and improve their work
The Royalty Math: Print, Wholesale model, Agency model The real economic implications are, for the publisher and the author, of today's sales practices and division of revenue - (OK you better read this one)
Should Writers Pay For Book Reviews? Is it ever worthwhile to buy a review?
Biggest Bookstore Turns Over New Leaf Barnes & Noble is trying to reposition itself as a key player is the US electronic books market
The Author, The Social Network And The Deal Author Kit Berry on how she got a book deal by building a social network
Do Author Giveaways Work? Strength in numbers is important in the noisy world of book promotion
A Novel In Three Days Three days from midnight to midnight: write as much as you can, wherever you wish; this is the International 3-Day Novel Contest
Does Random Raise In E-royalties Signal Big Six Upshift? Faster than a double-click Random House has shifted its stance on e-book royalties
Jardin De La Connaissance The Jardin de la Connaissance is a temporary garden in a forested area involving approximately 40,000 books, multi-coloured wooden plates and several varieties of mushrooms.
Shanda's Literary Business-model? An incredible amount of traffic and suggest a sort of model for online literary ventures
Franzen And The Future, Redux It has become immensely hard to get a "literary" writer the attention he or she deserves
The Digital Innovators: Peter Collingridge Of Enhanced Editions ebooks the way nature intended
Franzen Media Roadshow His publicist has done very well |
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