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Google Needs To Toughen Up Its Stance on Copyright Protection
A publisher questions Google's stance on copyright protection.
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Why Writers Need Pen Names
A successful male memoirst explains why he published his first novel under his grandmother's name.
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Who Cares About Format? Just Read
An industry veteran's take on why the industry should focus on promoting reading, regardless of form or format.
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When the Sharing Economy Comes to Publishing
The idea of a writer toiling alone in tortured obscurity ought to be relegated to history. The future is in collaboration and crowdsourcing.
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Romance, However You Find It
A romance novelist shares some unlikely sources that have served as inspiration for romance plots.
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The Truth is Quieter Than Fiction
An author who has written history and historical fiction talks about crossing the line between truth and fantasy.
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How One Author Turned the Internet into a Giant Book Club
One author's experience doing virtual book tours, hitting multiple time zones and book clubs in one day without having to leave the house.
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Why I'm Addicted to Bookstores
Susan Cheever, the author of biographies, novels, and memoirs, talks about the irresistibility of independent bookstores, her last addiction.
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Why My Book's Cover Doesn't Have a Picture of a Woman On It For the First Time Ever
Every cover of every book Adriana Trigiani has ever written has had a picture of a woman on the cover. Until now.
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Publishers, Amazon Not to Blame for Author Poverty Wages
A small publisher refutes comments by the Authors Guild about why many authors earn so little.
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How a Digital Publisher Fell Back in Love With Print Books
Yes, digital publishing is amazing and powerful. But the printed book is still perfect technology.
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How to Sell Your Book: Tips From a Bookseller
A bookseller and author reveals 11 tips for selling more books. Tip #1: Remember, selling books is hard.
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Why the World Really Does Need Another Book on Whitey Bulger
There have been 16 books about notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger (not to mention the new Johnny Depp film, 'Black Mass'). This is why I'm adding to the crowded market.
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How 'Dexter' Author Jeff Lindsey Lost His Love of Reading (Before Finding It Again)
I became a writer because I loved reading, and now it wasn’t fun anymore.
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Making Fiction Real
Corban Addison’s novel "The Tears of Dark Water"—about Somali pirates, kidnapping, and the destruction wrought by al-Shabab—is out in October from Thomas Nelson.
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School & Library Spotlight: Getting the Story Out
Why a father chose a hybrid publisher for his memoir about the loss of his teenage son.
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A Book Well Worth the Wait
An editor publishes a book by a writer whose work he fell in love with 20 years ago.
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Never Read a Romance Novel? Grow Up
The categorical dismissal of the most-read genre in the world reveals ignorance, not intellectual superiority.
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Declaring War On Alzheimer’s
It may be something small, but it’s enough to scare you: you misplace your car keys, or you can’t remember the name of the movie you saw last week.
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The Future of E-book Subscriptions
In the wake of the announcement that Entitle is folding and that Scribd will remove a sizable portion of its romance and erotic fiction titles, a publishing services company takes the long view.