Monthly Archives: July 2011

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Musings on POD Publishers & The Music Business

Musings on POD Publishers & The Music Business

I’m heading off on holidays for a week and I will be checking in here on and off. I’ll be some posting some articles I’ve posted over the past year that drew considerable interest and comment. This one – “Musings on POD Publishers & Music Business” was first published as a two-part piece, but here

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Man Booker Baker’s Dozen Smiles on Canadian Eyes

The baker’s dozen longlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize for Fiction was announced earlier today. The list features four first time novelists and no less than three Canadians! Independent publishers greatly outnumber the large trade houses with Seren Books, Oneworld and Sandstone Press making their debuts. The 13 titles were chosen by a panel

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Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair Competition

The Irish Writers’ Centre has today launched an interesting showcase style competition for aspiring first-time novelists. You can download an application form here. From the press release: Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair Competition Greetings! We are launching a brand new competition at the Centre. The inaugural Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair for first-time novelists will

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To Google+ or Not To Google+ – The Next Step in Networking

Any of you following me on my Facebook profile will know that I have been experimenting with Google+ the past week or two. Like all new social networks, it takes time to drill out the bugs and make any new service smooth and efficient. Google+ has already achieved that with their basic interface and the

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DBW Insights: David Shanks, CEO of Penguin USA

Digital Book World has an interview with Penguin USA CEO, David Shanks. Shanks discusses the challenges of publishing in both print and ebook, the future of handselling and high street stores, and also Penguin’s involvement in the venture, Book Country. Related articles Columbia publishing course shifts focus to include ebooks (teleread.com) Book Country – Old

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