In all of the recent debate surrounding traditional publishing versus self-publishing, both models appear to be emerging as valid options for books. But while the Big Five aren't closing up shop entirely any time soon--despite recent mergers and rumors of future mergers--and self-published authors continue to earn accolades and income, one entity in the publishing industry has … [Read more...] about Paper Lantern Lit and the Rise of the Hybrid Agent
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eBook Review: Just One Night by Kyra Davis
Verdict: 3 Stars This book points out many of the things that are wrong with the romance genre. First, back up and understand that the popularity of a book such as this is the supposedly real-life scenario of a woman informally engaged to a man whom she's been dating for six years (longer than many marriages last these days) who seizes the opportunity to have a wild one … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Just One Night by Kyra Davis
Amazon Launches New Short Story Publishing Imprint StoryFront
One of the most potentially useful features of digital publishing was the ability of authors to publish their short stories without the tedious process of anthology selection. In the past, authors who pen short stories had to submit their stories to collections publishers, and those anthologies are typically only published periodically; barring that, the author could try to … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches New Short Story Publishing Imprint StoryFront
Le French Book Now Offers Translation in Print
The breadth of opportunities that digital publishing has provided across the globe has provided the added benefit of international audiences more readily finding each others' works. Companies like Le French Book and Spanish Publishers have made it possible for translations of contemporary bestsellers to be published in foreign languages and sold through major ebook … [Read more...] about Le French Book Now Offers Translation in Print
Little, Brown UK Creates Digital-Only Imprint
A far cry from the days when ebooks were denounced as a flash in the pan and the dire predictions rang out for the fad of digital reading, more and more publishers are finally coming on board with dedicated digital imprints of their own. While Harlequin, a pioneer in the concept of ebook-only was scoffed for its unheard of turn around time and royalty rate, was one of the first … [Read more...] about Little, Brown UK Creates Digital-Only Imprint
Pocket Star Launches As Digital-First Imprint
Pocket Books, a well-known paperback division of publishing mainstay Simon & Schuster, operated as two separate imprints for years, Pocket Books and Pocket Star, in order to avail itself of the opportunity to place more authors' works in front of the right audiences. But in early 2012, Pocket Star adapted its previous print-only business model to become a digital-first … [Read more...] about Pocket Star Launches As Digital-First Imprint