It’s Just a Phase: The Myth of the Superior eBook
“It’s not just a phase, Mom!” says the child growing up in the digital age. Under her arm she holds her Kindle, loaded with all her favorite stories. Before, there […]
Reading on the Edge of Your Seat
A reader invested in a good story might become oblivious to the world around her, and if she is on the brink of resolve after a suspenseful scene, she might […]
Lady-Powered Publishing: Local Women Who Are Leaving Their Mark on the Publishing Industry
Women have been involved in publishing since the seventeenth century. Elizabeth Glover brought the first printing press to the colonies and opened The Cambridge Press. As a woman, she had […]
Trends in Cover Design: Actually, That Is How You Can Judge a Book
Young adult publishers certainly do like to put disembodied body parts on their covers, don’t they? They also like that hazy Instagram look and showing the protagonist with his or […]
Manager Monday: Publishing Just Got a Little Bit Greener (Operations)
Book publishing is a notoriously resource-intensive industry, so as publishers we have a responsibility to consider not only how our books impact our readers but also our environment. As the […]
The Write to Publish Experience: A Perusal of the Event Program
With the Write to Publish 2016 (W2P2016) event program firmly in place, we’re seriously excited about the all-star lineup of panelists, workshop coordinators, vendors, and sponsors. With these contributors, it’s […]
The Power of a Polished Manuscript
So, you’ve just dashed off the concluding words of your magnum opus and clicked that trusty “Save File” button one last time. Huzzah! All those late nights and sunny days […]
Smut & Saleability: A Penetrating Look at eBooks and Self-Published Erotica
Erotica has always occupied a weird space in the publishing industry. Clearly, there is ample demand for books about “doing it”—the commercial success of the inescapable Fifty Shades trilogy has […]
Oyster, Scribd, Kindle Unlimited & Overdrive: More Developments in Stream-Reading
Recently, there have been several big changes in the book-subscription-service world. Oyster, an ebook-subscription service, announced in September 2015 that it would be ending all services in January 2016. In […]
Buddy Can You Spare a Dime? (For This Excellent Short Story Collection)
Industry tradition tells us that short stories don’t sell. You want to make money from your short fiction? Good luck, friend! Publishers won’t publish it, and nobody would buy it […]