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This is How I Write a Winning Pitch Email for Websites (2024 Guide)

Elna Cain

Pitch email guideline example of what not to pitch Atlas Obscura specifically lays out what they don’t want and things they will never publish for their magazine. For example, Mishal Cazmi is the editorial manager for Pinterest. This means your guest article is no longer published or live. ” 7. What can you do?

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How book publishing has changed in recent decades and the puzzling question of what comes next

The Idea Logical Company

Book publishing has changed dramatically in the past 30 years, in the past 20 years, in the past 10 years, and even in the last five years. The “incumbents” — established publishers — had a massive moat protecting them from interlopers when most books were sold in stores.

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Boost Your Book Launch by Perfecting Distribution and Metadata

Jane Friedman

Photo by ANTONI SHKRABA production Today’s post is by David Wogahn, the author of Countdown to Book Launch and the president of AuthorImprints , a self-publishing services company. This article is based on his presentation at IBPA’s Publishing University , Launch Plans—Build Out Your Blueprint for Success. A change of heart or opinion?

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How Smaller Organisms Adapt to Amazon in the Self-Publishing Ecosystem

Jane Friedman

I’ve had a couple of experiences over the past six months or so that have provided some intriguing glimpses at how publishing services are trying to make even just a little more money, while the behemoth Amazon dominates search and sales in self-publishing. Amazon.ca: paperback $21.09; hardcover $39.70 And on it goes like that.

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Your Small Press Submission Checklist

Jane Friedman

There’s been a lot of discussion recently about the challenges around publishing with the Big Five, some of it overblown and some of it valid. Here are three great resources for compiling your initial list of publishers who accept unagented work: Authors Publish : Their free magazine is full of opportunities for unagented writers.

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How to Successfully Pitch Op-Eds and Timely Cultural Pieces

Jane Friedman

Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted from Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published by Estelle Erasmus. Almost all news outlets have op-ed sections, where writers not affiliated with the publication’s editorial board can contribute.

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People Round-Up, Mid-November 2022

Publishing Trends

At Penguin Young Readers , Ken Wright , President and Publisher of the Viking , Philomel , and Flamingo Publishing Group , will retire at the end of January 2023. Dan Reynolds , SVP and Publisher of Workman Publishing , will retire at the end of the year. At Wonderwell , Eva Avery joins as Editorial Director.