I started querying agents for my memoir, Negative Space, in 2012, after two years of writing and revising. I got a few rounds of passes, including several friendly rejections in which agents said they just didn’t “know how to sell” my book. I heard this refrain enough times that I started considering the small press […] The post Canceling My Book Deal Was the Best Career Move I’ve Ever Made appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
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Pegasus nabs backlist Korean bestseller and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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I’m worried it will cost too much and don’t know what cover price to chargeEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The latest statistics show an increase in U.S. consumer borrowing—much of it credit card debt and auto loans.While more spending can indicate increased confidence the economy is growing, it can also lead to long-term financial problems for those not quite out from under the Great Recession. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest statistics show an increase in U.S. consumer borrowing. While more spending can indicate increased confidence in the economy, new books from Christian publishers address the risks of too much debt, which can cause both emotional and spiritual stress. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former Newsnight presenter’s first subject will be Britain over the last 50 years while the second will be about his TV careerJeremy Paxman will reportedly tell of his decades-long career at the BBC as part of a three-book deal for almost £1m. The former Newsnight presenter will not pull any... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson creates ‘Distress’ at Norton and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newman lands at Roc with ‘Planetfall’ and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Hachette Book Group have resolved their dispute over ebook prices and physical book sales with a multiyear agreement in the U.S., ending a standoff that cut off availability of some of the publisher's books by the online retailer and stirred up ugly PR for Amazon.The deal will take... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knopf Kids’ gets Witch-y with Mather and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Canada has canceled the forthcoming book by former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi, who is currently embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perennial bestseller Danielle Steel has signed a ten-book deal with Penguin Random House's Ballantine Bantanm Dell imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books and Serpent's Tail are moving to new premises near Pentonville Road in London. Profile and its imprints have been based at Exmouth Market for the past seven years, but will now move to new office space in Holford Yard, just off Pentonville Road, between Kings Cross St Pancras and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon just found a way to put further pressure on Hachette in its ongoing pricing war: strike a deal with another publisher. The online retailer has forged a new agreement with Simon & Schuster that will keep the book giant's digital and physical... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Let's say you can't get enough of it'sGrace (above) on YouTube but you're taking a week-long no-tech camping trip soon and aren't excited about missing her wit and charm. Well, host Grace Helbig's book Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a deal closed shortly before the fair got underway, Trident Media’s Ellen Levine sold a debut novel to Farrar, Straus & Giroux’s Jonathan Galassi for a figure rumored to be in the substantial six figure range. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Dunne picks up Harms’s second and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gotham invests in canine, Jimmy Choo and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Howard Books, the Christian imprint of Simon & Schuster, will publish two new books by William Paul Young, author of the bestseller 'The Shack.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to several sources, the Perseus Books Group has completed negotiations over new ebook terms with Amazon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book retailer Kobo has reached an agreement with Cartoon Books, the publishing company cofounded by cartoonist Jeff Smith, to release multi-volume digital editions of Smith's Eisner Award-Winning series Bone and RASL Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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