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How Bad Publishers Hurt Authors

Jane Friedman

My second novel was going to be published! When New York City–based Adelaide Books offered me a contract to publish Painting Through the Dark , it set my heart racing in a good way. I asked around—friends who were published authors, others with knowledge of independent publishing. It was the end of August 2020.

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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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International Bestsellers, November 2022

Publishing Trends

Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. Where applicable, the US publisher is listed after the local publisher, separated by a “/”.

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Your Biggest SEO Challenge For 2022

Neil Patel

So, with all of their algorithm changes, what do you think is going to be the biggest challenge in 2022? That’s right, content is going to be the biggest challenge in 2022. million articles get published every day. billion articles being published per year. Well, here is the biggest challenge and how you can solve it.

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International Bestsellers, December 2022

Publishing Trends

Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. Where applicable, the US publisher is listed after the local publisher, separated by a “/”.

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Literary Agent Contact Sheet 2022

Publishing Trends

We’ve updated our Literary Agent Contact Sheet for 2022. The 2022 list has contact information for hundreds of literary agents and agencies in the United States. Click the image above for the full PDF of the Publishing Trends 2022 Literary Agent Contact Sheet.

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Overview of Google Algorithm Updates 2022

ContentWriters

It can be dizzying to try to stay on top of all of them, so we’ve put together this guide of the most notable Google algorithm updates for 2022 and how they can affect your business, website, and content marketing strategy. The latest Google algorithm update in 2022 is the spam update launched in October. August 2022: Helpful Content.

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