publishing

Marketing Assistant Pay So Low, No Wonder Marketing Sucks for Books

A couple new books are in the works that demonize the heads of publishing houses from the view of publicity assistants. According to Jerome Weeks: And it continues, in part, because publicity has little glamor or clout in publishing; most people don’t want to do it, even though, if publishers had any brains, they’d realize(…)

Forbes Special Report on Books

Forbes has a series of articles about the future of publishing. Forbes tells us that “People are reading more, not less. The Internet is fueling literacy.” The articles are entertaining and informative. Send to Kindle

Men Can Do It Too

First James Patterson joins RWA and now Hiassen is selling a romance? Send to Kindle

Judith Regan Gets Her Hands Slapped

Regan was responsible for the Simpson book. Apparently, she had great discretion in what books would be published under her imprint using the HarperCollins money. She produced such bestsellers as How to Make Love Like a Porn Star by Jenna Jameson and Juiced by Jose Canseco. According to Newsweek, Regan’s future projects will be under(…)