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Why Do Publishers Close Imprints?

Jane Friedman

Harlequin Teen (started in 2009) was relaunched as Inkyard in 2019, publishing both YA and middle-grade fiction. It’s only logical: Publishing is a business, and if the imprint doesn’t earn its keep, there’s only so long it can continue. Publicist Kathleen Schmidt , who has had a long career in traditional publishing, agrees. “If

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Publishing Books For Children And Profitable School Visits With Tonya Ellis

The Creative Penn

In the intro, investment firm KKR will buy Simon & Schuster [ Publishing Perspectives ]; Subscriber Surge Giveaways [ Written Word Media ]; Key Book Publishing Paths [ Jane Friedman ]. This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system.

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Clothing and Closets — Fashion Writing

Melanie Saxton

Article by Melanie Saxton Photography Provided Originally published in The Woodlands City Lifestyle Whether you’re a businessman, pro athlete, retiree, golfer, or active on the social scene, the best option for looking your best may not come from off the rack. Hillburn since 2009. “We It was an amazing project,” says Steve.

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Transmedia And Self-Publishing Comics And Graphic Novels With Barry Nugent

The Creative Penn

In the intro, Amazon changes ebook return policy [ Society of Authors ]; Spotify introduces audiobooks [ Spotify ; FindawayVoices ; Publishing Perspectives ]; Neal Stephenson on The Sword Guy podcast. I use Publisher Rocket for researching book titles, categories, and keywords — for new books and for updating my backlist. Show Notes.

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Military Writer: Healing Invisible Wounds

Melanie Saxton

Originally published in The Woodlands City Lifestyle. David Maulsby, an ordained minister and executive director of the PTSD Foundation, began reaching out to homeless veterans on the streets of Houston in 2009. Do You Have a Military Journey You Want to Write and Publish in Book Form? Healing Invisible Wounds.

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Amazon has done so many smart things that some of the best ones get forgotten

The Idea Logical Company

There’s quite a bit of publishing about publishing going on in the next few weeks. Robin Gaster has done a deep dive on Amazon called “Behemoth, Amazon Rising” which he is self-publishing. I was involved in the development of that project over the past few years. British academic John B.

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Prolific Writing, Diversification, And Using Emerging Technologies With Joseph Nassise

The Creative Penn

Joseph Nassise talks about his writing process, how he diversifies his business across different publishers, different products, and different technologies, as well as how he is embracing new options for his books. So first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. So welcome to the show, Joe.

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