Orna Ross: The State of the Author in Independent Publishing
Orna Ross, the founder of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) expressed solidarity among authors represented by ALLi and the Society of Authors.
Day: December 2, 2015
Emma Barnes: What the Tools of the Trade Tell Us
Barnes, who started her UK-based small press, Snowbooks, in 2003, has become one of the industry’s strongest proponents of technological fluency in publishing.
Nicola Solomon: The State of the Author in Trade Publishing
The chief executive of the UK’s Society of Authors offered an understanding of author advocacy in the UK market, particularly in its range of paths to publication.
Roz Morris: An Author’s Response
Roz Morris, based in London, is an independent literary author, a ghostwriter with hundreds of thousands of copies sold, and a former traditional publishing house editor.
Profile: Judith Curr
Judith Curr is the founding president and publisher of Atria Publishing Group, one of the four major divisions of Simon & Schuster.
Rebecca Smart: What Publishers Tell Us
Rebecca Smart, Managing Director of Ebury Publishing, holds a special popularity in much of the UK publishing community for her willingness to speak frankly of challenges, even to her fellow publishers.
Closing Image: December 2, 2015
Graph showing that Amazon’s stock price has been steadily climbing in 2015
Hot Sheet Index: December 2, 2015
The Hot Sheet Index broke down the New York Times bestseller list totals by big Five publishers. Random House led the way with 28.9 percent.
Links of Interest: December 2, 2015
Amazon recently launched Storywriter [since discontinued], a free, cloud-based screenwriting software meant to compete against more expensive options, such as Final Draft. The move further underlines Amazon’s commitment to producing original TV and movie programming under Amazon Studios; in an effort to encourage submissions from all writers (including WGA members), Amazon said it would no … Read more