Writing & Reviews – Page 20

Percentage of eReaders vs. Print

May 2, 2011

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Publisher’s Weekly reports that while those who read only print books remains at around 40%, 26% percent of those say they will most likely buy an eReader sometime this year. Certainly print books are not going to disappear, certainly not in our lifetime. I have always found that fear particularly irrational, but I do love…

New Amazon Bestseller!

Apr 29, 2011

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Christine Rose

in Marketing & Networks, Publishing Industry

It’s here! There’s nothing quite like holding your newly-published book in your hand. I’m a little giddy. Actually, this morning is filled with excitement. Not only did the proof of my new book come in, but I also woke up to being in the TOP 20 on the Kindle’s Authorship list! It’s only been available…

Go Beyond: Promoting Steampunk Outside Comfort Zones

Apr 27, 2011

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Christine Rose

in Marketing & Networks

This week’s Emerging Author Spotlight: a guest post by Tee Morris. Originally posted on O. M. Grey’s blog yesterday. —-{—-{@ Gentle reader, it may not come as a surprise to you that the lovely and delicious O.M. Grey has invited me to talk about steampunk as Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel hits the…

PubIt!: Barnes & Noble Plays Catch-up with Amazon’s KDP

Apr 25, 2011

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Christine Rose

in Publishing Industry

At the DFW Writer’s Conference in February 2011, I attended a presentation on Barnes & Noble’s relatively new PubIt! system. PubIt! (yes, the exclamation point is necessary) is Barnes & Noble’s answer to Amazon’s Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) system, an interface that allows authors and small publishers to publish eBook directly to Amazon.com for the…

Feeling Successful

Apr 22, 2011

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Christine Rose

in Marketing & Networks, Publishing Industry

What defines success? I think probably each person has an individual idea of success and what that means for them and their work. Many put deadlines on success, like “by the time I’m 35, I’ll be a NYT bestselling author.” But what happens when they turn 35 and they’re not even published yet? They feel…

Writing on the Air: Self-Publishing Panel

Apr 20, 2011

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Christine Rose

in Marketing & Networks, Publishing Industry

In November 2010, Denniger Bolton, Robert Stikmanz, Ethan Rose and I discussed self-publishing in today’s marketplace on Austin’s Community Radio Station KOOP. Please listen: Micro & Self-Publishing Panel. —-{—-{@

eBook Sales Top Everything.

Apr 18, 2011

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Christine Rose

in Publishing Industry

This is how fast things are changing in publishing. My book Publishing and Marketing Realities of the Emerging Author has only been at the editor’s a week, and already it needs to be updated. Even between drafts, I would have to update information and figures. Last July, Jeff Bezos announced that eBooks sales had outsold…

Fear Obscurity, Not Piracy

Apr 15, 2011

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Christine Rose

in Marketing & Networks

Tim O’Reilly said, “Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists than piracy” in a piece written nearly ten years ago. And I think he’s right. Even more so today than a decade ago. Why? Because it’s no longer 100,000 books published every year, it’s over three times that. And that figure…

The MTV/American Idol Effect in Writing

Apr 13, 2011

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Christine Rose

in Marketing & Networks

A Guest Post by Rhonda Eudaly This essay will appear in my forthcoming book Publishing & Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author. —-{—-{@ Once upon a time it was enough for authors to write a brilliant story, have it published, and be exalted all without leaving their homes. It was, once, “sexy” for an author…