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The latest marketplace data would seem to say publishers are as strong as ever

October 18, 2016 by Mike Shatzkin 61 Comments

This post began being written a couple of weeks ago when I recalled some specific misplaced expectations I had for the self-publishing revolution and started to ponder why things happened the way they did in recent years. It turns out a big part of the answer I was looking for provides clarity that extends far […]

Filed Under: Authors, eBooks, General Trade Publishing, Marketing, New Models, Scale, Self-Publishing, Supply-Chain Tagged With: "Wool", Amanda Hocking, Amazon, Author Earnings, Avon, Barnes & Noble, Bob Mayer, Borders, Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Bruce Harris, Byliner, Data Guy, Diversion Books, Hearst, Hugh Howey, Ingram, Ingram Spark, Macmillan, Meredith, Michael Cader, Morrow, Nathan Myhrvold, NBC, Norton, Politico, Pronoun, Publishing Perspectives, Random House, Rodale, Scott Waxman, Simon & Schuster, Sterling Publishing, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vook, Whitey Bulger

When it comes to supporting authors in marketing efforts, no publisher has it right yet

March 24, 2016 by Mike Shatzkin 12 Comments

It is my firm conviction that the biggest shortcoming of traditional publishers these days is their failure to help authors help themselves with digital marketing. In my opening remarks at Digital Book World earlier this month, I said this: At the very least, every house should do a “digital audit” for every author they sign […]

Filed Under: Authors, General Trade Publishing, Marketing, New Models, Publishers Launch Conferences, SEO Tagged With: Big Five, Digital Book World, Diversion Books, Google, Ingram, Ingram Spark, Pub Launch Kids, Radius

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