Andyross

LATEST ARTICLES ( 119 )

• Amazon.com, California Thanks You for Potholes

  Amazon.com ruined my day today. I was walking around Lake Merritt, as I do every day with my friend, Susan Southwick. I was approached by a dweeby looking guy... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• More Book Publishing by the Numbers

  The Association of American Publishers came out with its first report from Bookstats today. It is the new method adopted by the book industry to analyze its... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 BOOKS

• Will Apple Buy Barnes and Noble

  There is a bizarre rumor floating around financial circles that Apple Computer may be interested in buying Barnes and Noble. Actually this may not be quite as... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Platform is More Than Just a Website and a Blog

  

  Now That's Platform!There is a lot of nonsense about “platform” floating around. You hear about it from motivational speakers at writers conferences, and you... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 SOCIAL MEDIA

• Man Booker Prize Long List Announced

  The Man Booker prize is the most prestigious literary award for fiction for books published in (what is still quaintly referred to as) The British Commonwealth... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Think Like an Editor – Nine Tips on Writing Book Proposals

  Book publishing is run like real business now. The six largest publishers are all owned by multimedia conglomerates. The corporate bosses have very high... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Northern California Independent Booksellers Score Big Victory Over Amazon

  

  the Winners Yesterday California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that requires Amazon.com to collect sales tax on all sales made to California... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 BOOKS

• Resources for Finding Literary Agents

  I get a lot of unsolicited queries from writers, most of which I must respectfully reject. Many of these writers ask me if I can refer them to another literary... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Publishing Literary Fiction (in Charts and Words)

  

  I went to New York City a few weeks ago and spent 3 days talking to editors at Random House, Penguin, Simon and Schuster, and HarperCollins. I try to do this a... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2011 BOOKS

• The Explosion of Self Publishing

  A few weeks ago I had lunch with a number of literary agents here in the Bay Area. All the talk was about self-publishing in general, e-book self-publishing in... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bookselling in the Eighties 2

  

  In 1980  most books were still being sold in independent stores. The big chains were B. Dalton Booksellers  (later purchased by Barnes and Noble) and Waldenbook... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 5 Myths About the Information Age

  

  There is a very interesting and thoughtful article in the Chronicle for Higher Education by Robert Darnton, the university librarian at Harvard University. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bookselling in the Eighties 1

  

  Most independent booksellers who have been in business for awhile will tell you that the 1980s was the golden age for the independent store. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Laura Davis Talks About the New World of Publishing

  

  Today, I am going to interview Laura Davis, author of THE COURAGE TO HEAL and BECOMING THE PARENT YOU WANT TO BE. Laura and her colleague, Janet Goldstein, New... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tempest in a Tea Pot

  

  By now, everyone in the book business is buzzing about the affair of Greg Mortenson’s THREE CUPS OF TEA and whether large portions of the book were fabricated o... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Publishing by the Numbers III Bookstores

  

  R. R. Bowker announced its annual market share analysis of outlets for trade book sales. Here is the break down by percentages.Outlet 2009 2010Barnes and Noble... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Publishing By the Numbers 2: Paperback Bestsellers

  

  Adult paperback books have traditionally been treated as two separate categories. “Mass market paperbacks” are usually rack sized pocket books that you see in... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Publishing by the Numbers: 2010 Best Selling Books

  

  And the winner is...... Publishers Weekly just released its list of the bestselling books for 2010. Here is the list of the top 10 Hardbacks in fiction and... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Indie Publishing Option

  

  Laurie McLean is a literary agent specializing in genre fiction and middle-grade/young-adult children’s books. She has really become a guru on this subject and... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE