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September 30, 2021

CONVERSATION: Cover Art and Title Trends

JanineConversationsbook titles / book-covers / chat / grammar / marketing / publishing trends18 Comments

Recently, Jayne, myself and a friend of ours (someone who writes grammar textbooks) had this conversation: Jayne: I just started The Ex Hex and am hoping for a cutesy rom-com. We’ll see what I get. Janine: Have you noticed how The [Adjective] [Noun] titles have become a trend in contemporary ... more >

January 5, 2017

Thursday News: unexpected books, marketing trends, profitable speech, and little library for kids

JanetPublishing NewsFree Speech / literacy / little library / marketing / publishing / unexpected books4 Comments

A Reading Resolution – Interesting post on the unexpected pleasures of reading books we wouldn’t necessarily choose for ourselves or even think would be interesting. In an ever-increasing field of options, it’s often easier to narrow rather than broaden our literary horizons, especially when we enjoy the dilemma of so much information ... more >

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August 8, 2016

Monday News: Google & bad marketing, what free speech?, comic book films, and mid-air wedding

JanetPublishing Newsbloggers / comic book movies / Free Speech / Google / marketing / proposal / wedding5 Comments

How Google Analytics ruined marketing – Even if you aren’t in the business of marketing a product, Samuel Scott’s article on how Google Analytics changed marketing is worth a read. Not only does Scott argue that Google shifted the landscape to favor online rather than offline marketing, but he also claims ... more >

April 11, 2016

Monday News: spying on Harry Potter, Constance Fenimore Woolson, Tournament of Literary Sex Writing, and Vogue coloring book

JanetPublishing Newsadult coloring books / Constance Fenimore Woolson / Harry-Potter / History / James Baldwin / literary sex writing / marketing / Vogue / women writers4 Comments

Harry Potter series: Britain’s spy agency alerted books’ publisher to possible online leaked copy – The lengths that Bloomsbury, Harry Potter’s UK publisher, have gone to keep the books under wraps until their publication date are as jaw dropping as the attempts to get early copies. Government surveillance, attempts to bribe a ... more >

April 8, 2016

Friday News: Litsy, Colombian marriage equality, global pencil shortage, and the “period skirt”

JanetPublishing Newsadult coloring books / Colombia / Litsy / marketing / marriage equality / pencils5 Comments

Litsy is a book-focused social network that goes beyond reviews – Litsy, a free app, has been developed by the founders of Out of Print, a book-themed apparel business, to combine the community building aspects of social media with book database and review sites like Goodreads. You can post reviews and hide ... more >

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March 8, 2016

Tuesday News: SCOTUS rejects Apple, Super Hero Girl dolls, and the nonexistent bestseller

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / bestsellers / dolls / Ebooks / marketing / price-fixing / superheroes / Supreme Court4 Comments

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apple’s Appeal in E-Book Pricing Case – Without providing justification or explanation, the Supreme Court turned down Apple’s request for the Court’s review of the Second Circuit’s appellate decision that the company’s agreement with Big 5 publishers amounted to price-fixing. Which means that Apple is still ... more >

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