The Creative Penn

APRIL 17, 2023

What are the most important aspects of becoming a successful publisher? Jon Barton is the founder and managing director of the award-winning independent publisher Vertebrate Publishing, as well as the author of several bestselling mountain biking guides. And that's where the publishing business came from. Jon: Hi, Jo.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Why might a first-time author choose the self-publishing route? Plus tips for self-publishing and marketing. The benefits of self-publishing — and the importance of valuing your intellectual property. Publishing services for self-published authors — and why Barnaby recommends White Fox as a premium publishing partner.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 27, 2023

After years of pandemic disruption, New York’s in-person literary galas and events are steadily returning. On March 28, following today’s Audio Publishers Association conference, the Audies Gala will be held at Pier Sixty. The post A Look at Literary Events in Spring 2023 appeared first on Publishing Trends.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 11, 2023

Ever wondered how to self-publish a book in today’s ever-evolving digital world? What is Self-Publishing? Self-publishing is akin to being the captain of your ship. Now, what distinguishes self-publishing from its traditional counterpart? Why Consider Self-Publishing? Well, you’re not alone.

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Content Powered

MAY 23, 2023

You've scheduled it to be published, or you've done so already. What can you do after your blog is published to get it in front of more people? Every social network (except maybe Reddit) benefits from posting your link multiple times over the first day, week, and month after publishing it. Now, three things need to happen.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

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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Verblio

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There has been an interesting turn of events as he later asked some of the employees he fired to “please come back” because they’re essential to the company and the new features he’s working on. What Does it all Mean for Online Publishing? Plenty of people have already weighed in on these events.

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Verblio

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There has been an interesting turn of events as he later asked some of the employees he fired to “please come back” because they’re essential to the company and the new features he’s working on. What Does it all Mean for Online Publishing? Plenty of people have already weighed in on these events.

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Content Powered

JULY 22, 2022

The way I see it, there are six different ways you can get your content published on Forbes, with a link or unlinked mention that can help your website and business. You can ask them to cover you, pitch them an idea, or even offer to provide them with a fully-written, Forbes-quality blog post for them to publish.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 26, 2020

How you choose to promote events can have a direct impact on how successful that event is. For brands with an established place in the online hierarchy, their event promotion efforts don’t have to be particularly intense or creative. Events like Inbound are already established enough to earn a certain level of attention.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In fact, she tests posts using the same video, publishing a version with the native video post and the other with the YouTube link. “I Event showcases. As with all effective content marketing, Viveka recommends publishing video content that’s useful and solves a need. Linking to a video hosted elsewhere (e.g., Testimonials.

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Jasper

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

CNET and The Arena Group are using gen AI but there are big differences in their approaches to accountability and human intervention.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Unfortunately, even though that book was published, it was not successful. So, by the time of our conversation, DePaulo was actively deciding whether to find another agent, or if it would be smarter to simply self-publish her book on singlehood. Plus she has evidence there is interest in the topic. It wasn’t much of an offer.

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Publishing Trends

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The 2023 Riyadh International Book Fair wrapped up its 10-day run on October 9, after more than a million visitors had flocked to browse and buy books from the 1,800 publishers from 32 countries that exhibited. 1, and with few English language publishers present, RIBF has grown substantially in the last two years.

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Melanie Saxton

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Outline your Content We can create an outline highlighting the key themes, events, or lessons you want to include in your book. Consider conducting additional research to provide historical context or background information for specific events or topics you want to cover.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 5, 2024

PEOPLE Co-Founders Madeline McIntosh, Nina von Moltke and Don Weisberg announced the launch of Authors Equity, a new collaborative book publisher. McIntosh holds the title of CEO and Publisher, von Moltke is President and Weisberg is Senior Advisor. Sam Priddy will serve as publisher.

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Publishing Trends

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

PEOPLE Bloomsbury Publishing has appointed Sabrina McCarthy as president of Bloomsbury US , effective in early April. Previously, she was the VP and general manager of Ingram Publisher Services. Macmillan president, sales & marketing, Jennifer Gonzalez , has been named SVP publisher of Sourebooks children’s books.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 19, 2024

At Penguin Random House , Suzanne Herz is rejoining Penguin Random House as publisher of John Grisham , on April 15th, and will report to chief revenue officer Jaci Updike. Marisa Nakasone has joined Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group as designer. Cassie Gitkins has joined Random House Publishing Group as production editor.

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Credible Content

MAY 20, 2023

Writing blog posts with useful insights There are millions of blog posts published every day. By publishing unique insights that your readers will not find anywhere else. Writing and publishing blog posts with unique insights shows your readers that you are an expert in your field. Unique insights help you attract backlinks.

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Publishing Trends

MAY 6, 2024

At Macmillan Publishers , Madeline Winter has joined as sales and business development specialist at Macmillan. At Copper Canyon Press , co-publishers George Knotek and Joseph Bednarik retired on May 1. Publicist Ryo Yamaguchi has been named the new publisher, and Julie Johnson is promoted to director of finance & operations.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 24, 2024

As Dan Gerstein, CEO of Gotham Ghostwriters, the cosponsor of the event along with the American Society of Journalists and Analysts, quipped, it was the largest collection of writing talent in one room…since Thomas Jefferson dined alone. Ghostwriters are a proud but underappreciated group. Ghosts are a lot more visible now.

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Publishing Trends

MAY 20, 2024

PEOPLE Columbia Global Reports has announced that founding publisher Camille McDuffie will retire in June; Jaime Leifer , VP associate publisher of PublicAffairs/Hachette , will succeed her in the role. Luiza De Campos Mello Grijns has joined Summit Books as publishing assistant. At Hendrickson Publishers, Robert A.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 14, 2024

Literary community is the collective connected through the making of literature: writing, reading, and publishing. Author Mary Boone, who has published over 70 books, says, “Community is how you are going to get the writing done.” Follow authors, bookstores, libraries, editors, publishers, literary agents, literary journals.

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Grammarly

APRIL 9, 2024

One of the first notable epistolary novels was called Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, which was published anonymously beginning in 1684 and which has been attributed to Aphra Behn, a groundbreaking woman writer. This narrative explored historical events and themes of love, scandal, and politics through letters.

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Publishing Trends

JUNE 14, 2023

PEOPLE Sasha Quinton has been named EVP and president of Scholastic’s School Reading Events , the newly formed division that combines the book fairs and book clubs businesses. At Spiegel & Grau , Jess Bonet has joined as marketing director, reporting to publishing director Nicole Dewey. She was previously at W.W.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

PEOPLE At Penguin Random House , Roseanne Serra , VP and director of art and design and Paul Buckley , senior VP and executive creative designer have left Penguin Publishing Group. At Simon & Schuster , Elizabeth Huang has joined Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing as a digital marketing assistant. At William B.

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 8, 2024

PEOPLE Penguin Random House , Anna Paustenbach will join Avery Publishing as executive editor on April 1st. At Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , Ciara Tomlinson joins Pantheon as an associate publicist. She was previously director of Belknap Publishing at Harvard University Press. She was previously at St.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 14, 2024

Amazon • Bookshop When my memoir Forces of Nature was on submission with publishers, one editor said she loved the story, but couldn’t get past the fact that I had written it in present tense. I respectfully disagreed (and sold the book to a different publisher who shared my vision). I knew it could be done.

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Publishing Trends

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Alessandra Balzer and Donna Bray will move from HarperCollins to Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group on April 15 They will set up a new iteration of the Balzer + Bray imprint with both having the title of SVP and co-publisher. Mark Warner is joining HarperCollins Christian Publishing as VP of business development and operations.

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Publishing Trends

DECEMBER 4, 2023

, Palazzo Editions , Ad Lib Publishers , Mardel Books , and Pimpernel Press. He previously was the CEO of The Quarto Group until 2018 and the co-founder of Welbeck Publishing Group until late 2022 where it was then sold to Hachette UK. The position was previously held by Amy Einhorn who is now SVP and publisher of Crown.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 4, 2024

I feel confident that my free newsletter will not stop publishing until I retire from writing and publishing. It helps you be less dependent on publishers, agents, retailers, bookstores, or anyone else to reach readers who enjoy your work. Children’s author Meg Medina has a newsletter like this, as do many published authors.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 8, 2024

At Berret-Koehler Publishers , Praveen Madan joins as CEO and publisher. Jenny Davis has been named creative director, leading the newly created illustrated design team, at the Random House Publishing Group. At Blackstone Publishing , Mike Heuer has joined as national sales manager.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 26, 2023

All hail the newly published author. You would think given this is my seventh book (from six different publishers), I would be well prepared for this momentous occasion. My understanding was that I would need to pitch these places myself, knowing that my publicist at the publishing house was already overworked and sick of me.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 24, 2023

PEOPLE At Twelve , Publisher Sean Desmond has left the company and will join HarperCollins as VP, executive editor in September. The news came in a memo from HCCB President and Publisher, Suzanne Murphy. Jim Milliot , who has been editorial director of Publishers Weekly since 2014, will be retiring at the end of the year.

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Publishing Trends

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

SVP and publisher of Avery and Tarcher Perigee , Megan Newman , has taken PRH ’s VSO package and will retire in December. Casey Hampton has joined Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group as senior designer. President and publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books , Suzanne Murphy will leave the publisher at the end of the month.

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Buffer

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Event sign-ups In many marketing teams, events are considered part and parcel of a company’s content offering (just look at how Goldcast’s Lindsay McGuire handles them below).   Events can also be a great way to introduce potential customers to your offering and expertise.

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Publishing Trends

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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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