View Post Bookselling Macmillan Bringing Minotaur Digital Books To Libraries By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2013 - 1:23 PM Library eBook readers might see more books from Macmillan this year as the company has opened a pilot program to bring Minotaur digital books to library patrons. AppNewser has all the details: Macmillan Publishers has partnered ...
View Post Book Biz How To Submit Your Work To The Great Tumblr Book Search By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2013 - 12:20 PM Do you think your Tumblr deserves a book deal? Chronicle Books has teamed up with the blog network for a contest looking for The Great Tumblr Book Search. Chronicle Books has already published a few Tumblr books, including F*c ...
View Post Publishing | Reviews Eyeless, Old Soul & One Hot Summer: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on Jan. 25, 2013 - 11:23 AM Here are some handpicked titles from our Coming Attractions page. Want to include your book? Just read our Share Your New Book with GalleyCat Readers post for all the details. Old Soul by Rebecca Bloomer: “Roxy Hart is ...
View Post Publishing How Dr. Seuss Helped the Berenstain Bears By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2013 - 10:23 AM In the early 1960s, the great agent Sterling Lord began to work with Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain, helping the couple sell a new children’s book to Beginner Books. The Random House imprint was founded by Theodor Geisel ...
View Post Bookselling Bestselling Christian Books of the Year By Jason Boog on Jan. 24, 2013 - 4:42 PM Jesus Calling by Sarah Young was the bestselling book at Christian retailers last year according to sales statistics from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Below, we’ve listed the top ten Christian books in ...
View Post Editors | Revolving Door Kerri Kolen Heads to G.P. Putnam’s Sons By Maryann Yin on Jan. 24, 2013 - 4:06 PM Kerri Kolen will be moving to G.P. Putnam’s Sons at Penguin Group (USA). Kolen will serve as executive editor and specialize in popular nonfiction. She will start her new position on February 25th. Throughout Kolen’s c ...
View Post Publishing Infographic Maps 4,860-Year Journey of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Ring By Jason Boog on Jan. 24, 2013 - 1:23 PM Lord of the Rings fan Emil Johansson has created a sprawling infographic illustrating how the One Ring was controlled during the 4,860-year span of J. R. R. Tolkien‘s epic series. Embedded below (click to enlarge), the cha ...
View Post Book Biz How To Reduce Your Reading List To Bullet-Points By Jason Boog on Jan. 24, 2013 - 12:23 PM Do you feel buried under your online reading list? A new app will help you condense your reading list into a series of easy reading points. The only question is this: will this kind of app ultimately hurt writers? AppNewser has a ...
View Post Social Media What Writers Need to Know About Quora Blogs By Jason Boog on Jan. 24, 2013 - 12:11 PM The question and answer community Quora has launched a blog network. According to the site, most active writers on Quora get more than one million estimated annual views and now they have a new set of tools. Check it out: Blogs ...
View Post Book Biz How a Fantasy Book Cover Gets Made By Jason Boog on Jan. 24, 2013 - 11:24 AM On his blog, artist Michael Whelan revealed how he painted the cover for A Memory of Light. The blog article shares sketches, color tests and materials he used to create the action-packed cover. Darrell Sweet, the original cover a ...