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The award for drama goes to the National Book Awards (This week in books)

November 17, 2023 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! The blog will be dark next week as I celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, and I hope all who are celebrating have a happy and healthy (well… sort of healthy) time. If all goes to plan I’ll be back the week of November 27. Where to start with the National Book Awards? Well. […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: 92NY, Future of Publishing, George Packer, Henry Ford, LeVar Burton, Mari Cohen, National Book Awards, Pink, Viet Thanh Nguyen

Publishing scams to watch out for (This week in books)

February 21, 2020 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! There are so many publishing scams out there it’s hard to keep track of them, but Anne R. Allen has a really great post on 10 new publishing scams to watch out for in 2020. Be careful out there, people! The Authors Guild released its 2020 report on the writing and publishing […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Anne R. Allen, Barack Obama, Fanfic, Future of Publishing, Jessica Faust, Scams

Will you ever buy mostly e-books?

December 1, 2014 by Nathan Bransford

Eighth! Annual! Poll! I think we need a moment, guys. Eighth. Annual. Some of you probably voted in the first poll, or maybe you missed that one and voted in the second or third, but holy cow! Where did the time go?! And where in the heck are the flying cars? It’s 2014, we should […]

Filed Under: E-books Tagged With: E-books, Future of Publishing, You Tell Me

The real solution to Amazon vs. Hachette

July 14, 2014 by Nathan Bransford

Unless you’ve been living deep in the Amazon (the rainforest, not the retail giant), you have probably heard… and heard… and heard… about Amazon vs. Hachette. There have been op-eds. Stephen Colbert rants. Letters from angry authors. Counter-letters from angry authors. You should be rooting for Amazon, says some. No, you should be rooting for […]

Filed Under: Business of Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, End of Publishing As We Know It, Future of Publishing

Can publishers change from funnels to megaphones?

April 29, 2014 by Nathan Bransford

It’s no secret that the publishing industry is in the midst of a vast transformation. The question is whether the industry can pivot to a vastly different reality. I finally caught up with George Packer’s excellent article on Amazon and its fraught relationship with the traditional book world, and there was one quote in particular […]

Filed Under: Business of Publishing Tagged With: Future of Publishing, publishing industry

Will there ever be a successful “Netflix for Books?”

February 5, 2014 by Nathan Bransford

Ever since I’ve been connected to the book world there has always been talk about a “Netflix for books.” The latest (very good) comparison was made this week by Peter Osnos in The Atlantic. It’s important to remember, as Osnos does, that the publishing industry innovated with subscription services long before movies ever did. Ever […]

Filed Under: Business of Publishing Tagged With: Future of Publishing, You Tell Me

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