Category Archives: Traditional Royalty Publishing

Janet Reid, literary agent at FinePrint Literary Management recently kept track of how she responded to 124 novels. It’s a fascinating look at the current market for novels: Periodically I’ve posted tallies of my replies to incoming query letters. After one of those posts I realized that it might be interesting to keep tabs on [...]

Is your Marketing Strategy: New & Improved…Tried & True… or Old & Tired…? Recently, Christian Retailing featured an article on “Self-publishing”. It outlined new developments and statistics and included highlighting some “big brand name” publishers who have become involved in self-publishing. And, predictably, it quoted some quite overused and outdated arguments against. But, one quote [...]

Many industry insiders say that the traditional publishing model is broken. The speed of change taking place in recent years proves that even if it’s not broken, it is definitely evolving. And while those waves of change have and will continue to upset the status quo, the companies and individuals who recognize the inevitability (and potential benefits) of change will find creative ways to adapt and stay ahead of the curve. Those who do this well will keep the needs of their customers in mind and always partner innovation with integrity.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Publishing Model for Authors: Bethany Press Launches BelieversPress to Give Author’s Faith a Voice Bloomington, MN – Authors face an enormous challenge; a one in thousands chance of getting their manuscript published by major Christian publishers. Until now, the industry has only offered authors royalty and self-publishing models. Rejected authors are [...]

Whether you pursue traditional royalty publishing or publish independently, a marketing plan is essential for your book to be a success. Gone are the days of “getting published” and relying solely on your publisher to market your book (if they ever really existed). Literary Agent Chip MagGregor just posted a 10 step guide to creating [...]

If you haven’t heard/read about Rick Warren’s contest to design his new book cover, well, it’s too late (the content ended Saturday). From the press release: Grand Rapids, Mich., September 17, 2009 — 99designs.com, the largest marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design, last night announced that best-selling author Rick Warren is running an open design project [...]

If you haven’t heard/read about Rick Warren’s contest to design his new book cover, well, it’s too late (the content ended Saturday). From the press release: Grand Rapids, Mich., September 17, 2009 — 99designs.com, the largest marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design, last night announced that best-selling author Rick Warren is running an open design project [...]

Agent Kristin Nelson helps you interpret the letters you get from agents in response to your query/submission. Valuable advice on how to read between the lines! Form response: Don’t interpret anything. It could mean just about anything under the sun. Form response with personal comment Submission was interesting enough for the agent to make a [...]

Agent Kristin Nelson helps you interpret the letters you get from agents in response to your query/submission. Valuable advice on how to read between the lines! Form response: Don’t interpret anything. It could mean just about anything under the sun. Form response with personal comment Submission was interesting enough for the agent to make a [...]