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Braving a “Quill Flogging”

I boxed up my ego, my pride of accomplishment, my certainty that I am a good writer, my belief that anyone who feels otherwise simply is out of touch with reality, and submitted my first chapter of Vamonos!, my second novel, to Ray Rhamey’s blog Flogging the Quill – More

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What Is Amazon Up To?

The Big Bully on the Playground If you’re a self-published author, especially if you’re using print-on-demand (POD), you’re probably aware of the story circulating the Internet alleging that Amazon.com is using bullying tactics. Those are the nice reports. Other reports and comments allegedly accuse Amazon of trying to create a More

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The Future of Print–Where Will We Be in 20 Years?

Some time ago I received an email from Dee Barizo who helps run an ink cartridge site, Cartridgesave.co.uk. She wanted to share her recent posting on the “History of Print.” I found it fascinating and decided to share some with you, here at Beneath the Cover. Dee begins her post More

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“I Have to Just LOVE It!”

A statement was made to my agent last month by a publisher’s editor. The editor was explaining how, in these difficult times for fiction, she determines which manuscripts she carries forward: “I have to just love it!” was her criteria for accepting fiction manuscripts. This leads me to ask, More

    Marketing with Doses of Silliness

    Posted 5 months ago

    Yes, I know, business is serious business. There are books to be sold. There is work to be done. Checks to be earned. Bills to pay. Sometimes your work life ... [Link]

    Mass Market Paperbacks

    Posted 8 months ago

    What is the bestselling mass market paperback of all time? No, Scholastic never published a mass market edition of Harry Potter. Da Vinci Code? A better guess, but with a ... [Link]

    Computer Books On The Rebound?

    Posted 8 months ago

    According to publisher Tim O’Reilly–who uses BookScan sales data to track the state of the computer book market–the category has pulled out of a 40 week tailspin. In a post ... [Link]

    Audiobook Sales

    Posted 8 months ago

    Publishers Weekly reports that the Audio Publishers Association has completed an industry survey that shows sales increasing 6% in 2006 to $923 million. According to the APA survey, CD’s accounted ... [Link]

    British Book Production

    Posted 9 months ago

    The Nielsen Company finally released their official 2006 book production figures for the UK. According to Nielsen, 115,522 new titles and editions were published last year, an increase of 4% ... [Link]

    Female Sleuths

    Posted 9 months ago

    In my article on the Mystery & Detective category, I noted that Janet Evanovich’s Lean Mean Thirteen, the latest Stephanie Plum mystery, appears on most national bestseller lists. Stephanie Plum ... [Link]

    The Changing Face of Romance

    Posted 10 months ago

    In my category close-up of romance books, I cited a study commissioned by the Romance Writers of America, which showed, among other things, the size of the market, where readers ... [Link]

    The Harry Potter Effect

    Posted 10 months ago

    Last week, the New York Times ran a short piece by Alex Mindlin on the so-called “Harry Potter Effect.” In her article entitled “Harry Potter and the Gyrating Book Sales”, ... [Link]

    Bibles

    Posted 11 months ago

    Looking at the bestseller lists, one could be forgiven for thinking that the religion segment –or at least those cross-over titles that sell through traditional sales channels and fly high ... [Link]

    Is the Internet Express Slowing Down?

    Posted 11 months ago

    On the front page of Sunday’s New York Times, there was an article about how the rate of growth for Internet retailing has slowed, “proving” that the bricks-and-mortar folks have ... [Link]

    Bestseller Ideas

    In this week’s interview, Dean Rotbart and Michael Drew discuss the likelihood of a book idea becoming a publishing success. In their discussion, they reveal how to identify whether your idea is bestseller material. Do you really have a sure-fire idea for a bestseller? Hear what they have to say . . . .

    The Lessons of Harry Potter: A Beneath the Cover Podcast

    Michael R. Drew discusses what all authors - even those writing non-fiction - can learn from the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter Series. More

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