How can you get a virtual foot in the publishing door from a thousand miles away? According to Jeremy Soldevilla: Make like an author and build a platform. **** Publishing has always been a difficult industry to land that first job in—almost as hard as it has been for a new writer to get published. But in the past few years, thanks to technology, that’s changing. A young person with skills, energy, and passion has many more opportunities than ever before to jump into the industry. Traditional publishers have historically been ... Read more
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Inside Tour of Audible with GalleyCat & MediaBistro TV
As you think about all the places it’s possible to work in book business–and the ever-more unexpected places it’s possible to find yourself in said business–the most recent episode of “Cubes” is highly recommended. GalleyCat peeks in for a tour of Audible, which is only one of the many exiting undertakings going on in the Wild World of Amazon these days. Here’s what they found:
From Stage to Screen: Theatre Publishers Going Digital
While the word “ebook” might be both a major point of contention and opportunity for advancement in the trade publishing biz, for other publishing sectors, going digital can fall into a completely different hierarchy of priorities. New technology is certainly shaping every aspect of the publishing industry—but what does digital mean in a genre built around physical elements? In theatre publishing, making actual books is only one aspect of the publishing process. Whereas individual book sales are usually the endgame of trade publishing, in theatre publishing, individual books are often ... Read more
Biblioteca Reviews: Making Kids Book Reviews a Family Affair
On this episode of Serendipity in Social Media: When Eight Cousins Biblioteca Reviews (@bibliotecharev) started following Trendsetter on Twitter a few months back, I checked out their website and was simultaneously tickled and impressed. The eight cousins in question range in age from 2 to 12, and with the help of their parents maintain a website on which they record thoughts and recommendations on the books they read (and a few movies they watch). In my opinion, their project’s an energetic and entertaining answer to the questions both of Why book reviews? and ... Read more





