Once upon a time, the process of landing a book deal started with mailing sample pages of your manuscript to literary agents, hoping one of them liked your writing enough to be willing to represent you. When everything shifted to computers, that process didn't change much (except now you email those pages). For clarification, perhaps it should be said that for most authors that … [Read more...] about Who Needs a Publishing Slush Pile When There’s YouTube?
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LA Times to Adopt Paywall March 5th
The Los Angles Times online version is going the route of the paywall structure for digital content starting March 5th 2012. Users will be able to view up to 15 free stories per month and then be mandated to pay to continue reading. The LA Times is going to be offering an introductory rate of 0.99 for the first month of its digital subscription plan. After that you will have … [Read more...] about LA Times to Adopt Paywall March 5th