Not too long ago, self-published authors were collectively admonished about the need to invest in their work. Hiring quality editors, proofreaders, cover designers, and formatters before attempting to sell a book was the constant mantra of industry experts. While some hapless writers continued to slap their Word docs up on Amazon and hope to snare a few readers, authors who … [Read more...] about Driving Down the Price of Publishing
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What is it like being an editor at a major publishing company?
Breaking into the publishing industry as an editor is very difficult. Seldom is it an entry level position, and you have to pay your dues doing different things within the company in order to have a well tailored resume. How exactly do you become an editor and what what is like being one at a major publisher? Julian Pavia is an senior editor at Crown, which is a division of … [Read more...] about What is it like being an editor at a major publishing company?
Paradoxes from Digital Minds
\At publishing events as recently as only a handful of years ago, the mood was often derisive towards ebooks, digital publishing, self-publishing, and anything else that challenged the status quo. The sentiment slowly melted into cautious optimism as ebook sales began to account for more and more of publishers' profit margins and as self-published authors began to make … [Read more...] about Paradoxes from Digital Minds