Book Biz Online Marketing Advice from Publishers, Authors, & ‘Cats By Neal on Mar. 30, 2009 - 7:00 AM Earlier this month, publicist Susannah Greenberg organized a panel discussion about online marketing for publishers and authors, where GalleyCat senior editor Ron Hogan shared the stage with Hachette online marketing director Kell ...
Bookselling Amazon CEO to Work in Kentucky Warehouse By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2009 - 5:23 PM Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will spend a week working in one of his Kentucky warehouses, experiencing the day-to-day operations of his sprawling business. Silicon Alley Insider reports: “Local Amazon employees say Bezos is working ...
Publishing Penguin Reaches out to Literary Bloggers By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2009 - 3:23 PM Following a contested SXSW Festival panel discussion, Penguin Group USA has invited bloggers to participate in an online forum to “establish clearer ground rules for how we can best work with the blogging community.” L ...
Book Biz Dennis Kucinich Sues Publisher By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2009 - 2:23 PM Our siblings over at FishbowlDC report that Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D,OH) has sued Phoenix Books and Audio, Inc. over the company’s promotional efforts for his book. The suit, filed in in Los Angeles Superior Court toda ...
Events The Part About The Granta Party By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2009 - 12:23 PM Writers from around the world gathered at Idlewild Books in Manhattan last night, toasting the release of Granta 105. As guest mingled among the geographically-shelved books, there was a Roberto Bolaño-themed undercurrent i ...
Trends The Writing Is Off the Wall By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2009 - 11:23 AM Anybody worried about the death of publishing should spend five minutes reading Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos website. As long as there are readers dedicated enough to inscribe books on their bodies, literature will never fade aw ...
Bookselling Amazon Shutters Three U.S. Distribution Centers By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2009 - 10:23 AM News broke today that Amazon.com will shutter three distribution centers around the United States, a move that will cut or transfer around 210 jobs within the company. The Wall Street Journal (subscription only) reports that the w ...
Digital Dispatch from the Twitter Lit Frontier By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2009 - 9:23 AM Author R. N. Morris made headlines for serializing his novel, “A Gentle Axe,” on Twitter. While Twitter lit has generated reams of trend pieces already, Morris gave readers a glimpse into the experience of publishing w ...
Revolving Door Two Literary Reporters Laid-Off at Boston Globe By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2009 - 8:23 AM More than 20 Boston Globe staffers have accepted buyouts, including Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Gail Caldwell and publishing reporter David Mehegan. According to the Boston Herald, the newspaper had hoped 50 employees would ...
People New Literary Radio Show Hits the Airwaves By Jeff Rivera on Mar. 27, 2009 - 7:21 AM Two bestselling authors with extensive media experience, ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Pat Tucker have joined forces to launch From Cover to Cover Literary talk show on Houston Radio Station, KPFT 90.1 FM, on April 22, 2009 from n ...