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 […]
Future of Publishing
Will you ever buy mostly e-books?
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 […]
The real solution to Amazon vs. Hachette
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 […]
Can publishers change from funnels to megaphones?
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 […]
Will there ever be a successful “Netflix for Books?”
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 […]
Will you ever buy mostly e-books?
It’s that time of year! It’s time for the seventh (!!!) annual poll on our e-book future, which I first started in 2007 when the first Kindle had barely launched and when 2013 seemed so far into the distant future it may as well been the setting for a science fiction movie. Now, yes, caveat, […]
