Penguin Group is embracing new technologies. They've started a TV and Radio Satellite Media Tours department, so that they can "produce TV and radio satellite tours for Penguin authors," according to Publisher's Weekly. Penguin Brings TV, Radio Satellite Tours In-House Amazon has been working to make it easier and more profitable for authors to self-publish. New features, … [Read more...] about This Week in Publishing
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12/13/10: This Week in Publishing
Have hope, all of you who have declared print books as dead. According to David L. Ulin, the Los Angeles Times book critic, "print books aren't going anywhere." E-books complement print books, and the real issue "is that we read, that we continue to interact with long-form writing; by altering the conditions of the conversation, e-books and e-readers have already served an … [Read more...] about 12/13/10: This Week in Publishing
Book Launch 2.0
Here's a good example of how some (usually older) authors are reacting to the changes in the writing world, mostly to how they're now expected to market themselves. It's a pretty entertaining video. … [Read more...] about Book Launch 2.0
What’s Happening in the Publishing World
Every week for my Interactive Media class, I post links to current articles about what's going on in the publishing world. So here's a list of what's happening this week: First, here is an argument against the agency model for e-books. Annette Green writes about how, through the agency model, publishers are basically screwing themselves. Print versions of books are … [Read more...] about What’s Happening in the Publishing World
