Social Media Author Solutions Removes Fake Social Media Accounts By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2012 - 3:00 PM Following a GalleyCat article yesterday, self-publishing company Author Solutions will remove social media accounts for Jared Silverstone–a set of profiles for an “Awesome Publishing Consultant at Author Solutions̶ ...
Publishing Fifty Shades of Grey Boosts Random House Earnings By Maryann Yin on Aug. 31, 2012 - 2:42 PM Random House posted a 64 percent increase in operating profit for the first half of 2012. According to Variety, the publisher also boasted a 20 percent increase in revenue–rising to $1.2 billion. Here’s more from the ...
Revolving Door Francine Fialkoff Leaves Library Journal By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2012 - 2:30 PM After 35 years at the magazine, Library Journal editor-in-chief Francine Fialkoff is leaving. In her farewell editorial, Fialkoff said she will “turn to new challenges in the library world” after her September 1 depart ...
Resources Alan Goldsher Lauches Virtual Book Talk Show ‘Book It’ By Dianna Dilworth on Aug. 31, 2012 - 2:23 PM Alan Goldsher, the author of the novels Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion and My Favorite Fangs: The Story of the von Trapp Family Vampires, is launching a new virtual talk show dedicated to books and publishing cal ...
Publishing | Reviews The Normals, Happiness & Lunatopics: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on Aug. 31, 2012 - 1:23 PM Here are some handpicked titles from our New Books section. Want to include your book? Just read our Facebook Your New or Upcoming Book post. Don’t forget to include your title’s exact release date and a link. The Normals b ...
People Find the Best Books Starring Mighty Girls By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2012 - 12:40 PM Looking for books to share with the kids in your life? Over at A Mighty Girl, you can sort through an archive of the “Top Read Aloud Books starring Mighty Girls.” You can sort the recommendations by age group, price an ...
Bookselling Hachette Book Group Sales Drop 4%, Digital Up 20% By Dianna Dilworth on Aug. 31, 2012 - 9:23 AM The Hachette Book Group reported that its sales dropped four percent during the first half of 2012 in a financial earnings statement released August 30th. Meanwhile, Hachette’s digital sales increased 20 percent in the first hal ...
Resources Bookstores on Tumblr & Paid Amazon Reviews: Top Stories of the Week By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2012 - 7:23 AM For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including David Foster Wallace on your Mac’s thesaurus, the best bookstores on Tumblr and LeVar Burton talking about Reading Rainbow (video embedded ab ...
People How to Clean Sticker Glue on Books By Jason Boog on Aug. 30, 2012 - 8:23 PM Over at The Last Bookstore, we discovered a secret ingredient for cleaning sticker glue on books: lighter fluid! Everybody in the GalleyCat audience knows the problem. You buy a new or used book, but somebody left an annoying stic ...
Book Biz Who Is Jared Silverstone? By Jason Boog on Aug. 30, 2012 - 6:07 PM Copywriter and editor Emily Seuss has uncovered a set of social media accounts sharing the same stock photo picture, all credited to an Author Solutions employee named Jared Silverstone. UPDATE: Author Solutions will remove these ...