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The Wild, Wild West of Indie Publishing
Publishing Industry

The Wild, Wild West of Indie Publishing

ByAmy Friedman October 11, 2016February 15, 2022

Independent publishing has been around for as long as publishing itself, but what is new about it is how it is flourishing. Today the question of what to do with your manuscript is “context dependent,” meaning that the right path will vary depending on the book, the audience, and the year.

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Publishing Industry

Publishing Convergence: What It Is and What It Means for Us All

ByBeth Lierberman July 15, 2013

Readers are picking up new habits, fast. And those among us who are digital immigrants (who came of age pre-Internet, as opposed to digital natives, who grew up with this) are surprising even ourselves.

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The Unplugged Writer: Take a Writing Retreat Day
Writing & Editing Process

The Unplugged Writer: Take a Writing Retreat Day

ByNomi Isak February 12, 2013February 15, 2022

I asked myself: What is it about going away that makes my writing so productive? The answer was this: No one knows where I am. When I went away to write, I was unplugged.

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Publishing Industry

Kindle: Friend or Foe – A Book in the Hand Is Worth…

ByDeborah A. Lott, MFA April 29, 2012

I was lying in bed one night next to my husband, both of us reading, when I first noticed it. “Stut,” “stut,” “stut.” Maybe I’d been hearing it for a while but it hadn’t really registered. What new sound had he learned to make with what body part? I wondered. After nearly 20 years lying…

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Kindle: Friend or Foe – Vitamin K

ByKristin Loberg April 29, 2012

He sits on a shelf, as abandoned as any neglected child. Unwanted. Unsupervised. Unattended to. My husband gave me this Kindle more than a year ago at Christmas, no doubt thinking it was a must-have for bookish people like myself. I beg to differ. As someone who is in the publishing industry and who devours…

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Kindle: Friend or Foe – Cuddling Up With My Kindle

ByLaura Golden Bellotti April 29, 2012

I was the last person in Los Angeles to get a microwave. I only use my cell phone for outgoing calls. I forget how to access the Netflix and Hulu features on my Roku system. I don’t know how to use my husband’s food processor or my son’s GPS. I waited until 2010 to buy…

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