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People Round Up, Mid-December, 2023

Publishing Trends

Happy Holidays from the Editors PEOPLE At Simon & Schuster , Judy Clain will be joining on January 16 as SVP and publisher of the relaunched Summit Books Imprint , reporting to CEO Jonathan Karp. At Hachette Book Group , Amar Deol will join as executive editor for Grand Central Publishing and begin his new role on January 3rd.

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Substack Is Both Great and Terrible for Authors

Jane Friedman

There are a few reasons for that, but the biggest by far is that my free newsletter is a better marketing and promotion vehicle than the paid one. And the visibility it lends me has been superlative and ongoing since 2009. I feel confident that my free newsletter will not stop publishing until I retire from writing and publishing.

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Different Ways To Market Your Book With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

Traditional versus indie publishing Short term versus long term Income versus brand building Paid versus free The book versus you as the author Stand-alone versus series Exclusive versus wide publishing Publish fast versus publish slowly Write to market versus write first, market later Online versus offline.

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How To Be Successful On Kickstarter With Paddy Finn

The Creative Penn

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. But before we get into that− Tell us a bit more about you, your writing and publishing background, and how the hell you manage your time! Joanna: So Starcane Press is your publishing house?

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30+ Freelance Comedy Writing Jobs: Get Paid for Being Funny

Smart Blogger

Guide publishes a 32-page, full-color magazine each week. Listverse is the place to go for credible and entertaining top 10 lists since it was founded in 2009. Salon is a news and opinion website publishing articles on national news and politics, culture and entertainment, current events, food, and science. Interested?

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How to Make Productive Use of ChatGPT: Q&A with Elisa Lorello

Jane Friedman

I think people were sounding the same kinds of alarms about ebooks and the Kindle in 2009–2010. They said ebooks (especially self-published ebooks) were going to kill the printed word and put traditional authors, agents, editors, and bookstores out of business. But here’s the thing: it did. But here’s the thing: it did.

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The Definitive Guide to Online Reputation Management

Neil Patel

In 2009, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote an op-ed on Obama healthcare reform , which caused a controversy among WF customers. It did not come from competitors or illegitimate attackers, but from people in Motrin’s target audience who felt offended by their promotional content. is better than a late reply with more information.