Area man attempts to sell self-published book to 50 bookstores in 50 days, learns lesson along the way.

As reported in The Republic, Columbus, Ohio’s Mason Engel had already tried to get his self-published reboot of Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, into the hands of New York literary agents—like, right into their actual hands. After reaching number one in Amazon’s dystopian fiction category, Engel hauled copies of 2084, written when he was in college, […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Steve Laube: Agent + Publisher

In his long history in Christian publishing, Steve Laube has played many roles--bookseller, editor, literary agent. Now he adds publisher to that resume, joining what seems to be an emerging trend among agents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Books were flying off the shelves at two stores early Sunday morning, but not in the usual way. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake sent them tumbling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Publishers: Ditch your apps; focus on mobile Web

New research shows how hard it is to drive app downloads and why news publishers should be focusing more on their mobile websites and social distribution. The post Publishers: Ditch your apps; focus on mobile Web appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Parragon Publishing Restructures

In a move meant to reflect its broadening business interests, Parragon Publishing has restructured its operations into two divisions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book & Blog

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What you need to know about Amazon's fight with ebook publishers

Unless you've been living in a book-free cave, you may have heard that retail giant Amazon and book publisher Hachette are having a little tiff. It's all about digital versions of books -- so-called ebooks -- and it boils down to this: Amazon wants... Continue reading at Engadget

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Frankfurt Book Fair Show Dailies: Call for Stories

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Oldest book prize winners unveiled

A novel inspired by the daily toil of a shepherdess and a biography of a Booker prize-winning author win the UK's oldest literary awards. Continue reading at BBC News

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David Gregory slated to write a book about Judaism and his 'spiritual journey'

Gregory's book will be released sometime in 2015, according to publisher Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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As the school year starts, get your bookshelf started with Hemingway, Bronte, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 25, 2014

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Dessen’s latest to Viking Children’s and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Vanity Fair Publisher Moves to Condé Nast Media Group President

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Toronto Book Fair Unveils Lineup

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An anthology of later work by the Nobel laureate will feature a last poem, In Time, written for his granddaughter SíofraSeamus Heaney obituary by Neil CorcoranA poem written for his granddaughter and never published before in the UK will form part of a new collection of selected poems by the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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