“Basically, the best-selling five hundred books each year will likely be published much like Little Brown publishes James Patterson, on…
Tag: Marketing
Commentary and advice on marketing, mostly for publishers (traditional and brands) and writers, but sometimes from a broader perspective.
On Branding, Tribes, and Seth Godin Goes Wild
“If you can just assemble these 30,000, 50,000, 100,000 people who love literary fiction, then you’ve earned the right to…
Will eBook Exuberance Kill Publishing?
“Originally, we weren’t exactly sure how to market the Touch. Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a…
Freemium for writers is two debates
[This is a guest post by Dan Holloway. His info is at the end of the post.] The battle isn’t…
Soda Pop Stop Lessons for Bookstores
[youtube gPbh6Ru7VVM] “Thank you very much, Pepsi-Cola, for reminding me that I own my shelf space and I can do…
You are not your iPhone, not your Kindle
“Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn’t have to experience it.” —Max Frisch That an…
Get Serious About the Business of Publishing
A book’s success is too important to entrust to somebody who doesn’t have a stake in it. Editors are already…