Conversationsbook 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 >
Publishing 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 >
Publishing 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 >
Publishing 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 >
Publishing 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 >
Publishing 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 >