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DA Industry News
September 3, 2010

September Freebies from Samhain and Updated Digital Backlist from Harlequin

JanePublishing News"The Romance Collection" / big advances / book business / Harlequin / Multifunction-Device / Samhain-publishing / Waterstones10 Comments

Mockingjay sells over 450,000 copies in the first week of sale and goes back to print for another 400,000 copies.   That’s a lot of copies.   You can read our spoiler filled review here. **** File this under the annals of interesting author promotion.   Alyssa Day has a pretty professional music ... more >

November 19, 2008

Are Big Advances Killing the Publishing Industry?

JanePublishing Newsbig advances / Celebrity books10 Comments

Even though publishing is facing dire economic times, it is still spending furiously for celeb books.   Galley Cat points out that these rarely earn out for the publisher so why the overspending?   Dan Stone, agent for many of these celeb authors, argues that publishers must know where the market is ... more >

November 18, 2008

What Is Likely to Be the Most Pirated Book of 2009?

JanePublishing Newsbig advances / political-books14 Comments

A:   Sarah Palin’s biography/political memoir.   Rumor is that Palin is going to get $7 million for her biography/memoir/collection of stump speeches about that terrorist loving President-Elect of ours, the Bridge to Nowhere, Joe the Plumber, Tito the Builder, Earmarks for Eskimos.   The problem for Palin is that she is generally ... more >

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