Of Wine and Bullhorns - Social Media for Authors and Publishers
Thursday, 12/18/08 | 4 Comments

Full credit for the idea behind both the headline and content of this post is owed to (soon to be) Wiley Author Chris Brogan. This week I attended Chris’s Social Media For Publishers webinar presented …

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links for 2007-05-23
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 | No Comment

The Toughest Job in Video Games: Sony PR
(tags: games PR playstation3)

Brand Autopsy: Twittering Daily Specials
(tags: twitter marketing)

Twitter for marketing–it had to happen, but we don’t have to like it
(tags: twitter marketing)

The Book Proposal: Know Your Competition
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 | One Comment

“There are no other books like this one.”
“There is no competition for this title.”
Yes there is.
Never leave the Competition section for your book proposal blank, nor should you use statements like the ones above to …

Going Out of Print - Simon and Schuster Changes the Rules
Friday, May 18, 2007 | 2 Comments

The New York Times is reporting on Simon and Schuster’s new approach to books going out of print.
Traditionally, if a book falls out of print, authors are contractually allowed to ask their publishers for their …

The Book Proposal: Introduction
Friday, May 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

As I mentioned in the Sell Before the Sale, over the course of the next several posts, I’ll be discussing and providing advice on the book proposal process. Specifically, I’ll be referencing my experience …

The Sell Before the Sale
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 | 5 Comments

It’s been slow blogging for a few days as I have been spending much of my time getting several new books prepared for presentations and approval. Before a book ever reaches the shelves, the …

Pat Holt to Book Critics: “Are we driving readers away?”
Friday, May 4, 2007 | One Comment

Jeff on the Print is Dead Blog points to Pat Holt’s great take on the decline of book review sections in newspapers.
Even if you don’t care much about the disappearance of newspaper book reviews, take …

What Should an e-Book Be?
Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

Yesterday, as part of my Suggested Reading I posted a link to a great post at one of my favorite programming blogs, Coding Horror.  The post is generating a lot of conversation about technology books, …

Customer Maniacs
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 | 5 Comments

I was out for a quick bite to eat today and saw a help wanted poster that read:
Now Hiring Customer Maniacs
Exactly.
In a related note, this comment on Joe Wikert’s blog caught my eye as …

A Wiki for the Publishing Industry
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 | No Comment

Tom Christensen of RightReading.com has started a wiki for publishing. Why didn’t any of us think of this before? Looks like reading is public, but editing privileges are currently invite only.
I think …

Briefly: O’Reilly School of Technology Opens Its Virtual Doors
Thursday, Apr 5, 2007 | No Comment

“We know that people want to learn online, on their own time,” says Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media. “We set out to create online courses that are true to O’Reilly’s high standards …