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Publishing

Gillian Flynn On Writing, Publishing and ‘The Centre’

What exactly makes a book a Gillian Flynn Book™? 
By Scarlett Harris
ChatGPT book

ChatGPT Abuse Is Forcing a Popular Sci-Fi Magazine to Suspend Submissions

Clarkesworld Magazine, a science fiction magazine, has stopped accepting submissions as an influx of artificial intelligence-generated content overwhelms its human editors.
By Sissi Cao

The Random House Antitrust Suit Revealed How Out of it Book Publishers Really Are

The proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster was slapped down by a federal judge. But the trial exposed the strange, contradictory ways of the publishing industry.
By Ann Kjellberg

Let’s Get Rid of the Blobby Book Cover

By Miles Klee
Chris Best stands in front of a spotlight.

Substack’s Clumsy Firing of Editor Sam Thielman Is Just the Latest Controversy for the Platform

By Rachyl Jones

Self-Help Books Are Trending, But Only in Secret

By Vicky Kalpaxis

How the Publishing Industry Is Cashing in on Influencer Culture

By Vicky Kalpaxis

Italian Vogue’s January Issue Argues Fashion Photography Is Bad for the Environment

By Helen Holmes
Would you pay extra for a special edition audiobook of 'The Handmaid's Tale?'

Amazon’s Audiobook Strategy Could Become the New Normal in Publishing

By John Bonazzo
Viet Thanh Nguyen.

How a Pulitzer-Prize Winning Novelist Thinks About Coffee, Screenplays and Facebook

By Jimmy Soni
Very few of us can afford to abandon our gift after our first attempt, convinced that our legacy is secured.

Why the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Creative Project Is Create Another One

By Ryan Holiday
Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland in 2009.

Rot Your Brain With Smart Indie Comics on This Free Non-Profit Website

By Brady Dale
If an entrepreneur is already looking for shortcuts, they definitely won’t find the rewards they are looking for in books.

Dear Entrepreneurs: Please Don’t Write a Book—We’re Begging You

By Ryan Holiday
Rat Queens Special: Orc Dave #1.

‘Saga’ Artist Fiona Staples on Making Comics in a Digital Era

By John Martin
Non-search friendly bookstore.

How My 1994 High School Job at a Bookstore Foretold Amazon’s Conquest

By Brady Dale
Successful book launches take a lot of planning and organization.

Case Study: How to Launch a Top 10 New York Times Best Seller

By Tim Grahl
Gerhard Steidl, Karl Lagerfeld==The GORDON PARKS AWARDS Dinner and Auction Celebrating Creativity==Gotham Hall, NYC.

Gerhard Steidl Exists on a Plane Where Time Zones Are Irrelevant

By Alanna Martinez
The Wet Hot American Summer Fantasy Camp Roleplaying Game.

‘Wet Hot American Summer’…the Game? Creators of Cult Kickstarter Talk Comedy RPG

By Drew Grant
Via

15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Publishing a Book

By Dana Schwartz
I came out of the wreckage of a misdirected life to write something that means so much to me.

You Broke It, Now Wear It Broken

By Felicia C. Sullivan
Franco inserted onto the cover of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Pyscho.

Send These James Franco Postcards to All Your Loved Ones Who Also Love James Franco

By Alanna Martinez
Portrait Of Loving African American Couple In Countryside

Author Tells Love Stories of Characters Publishers Don’t Want With E-Books

By Brady Dale
NEW YORK - AUGUST 31: Employee Ryan Mundaca holds vintage Spider Man and X-Men Marvel comic books at St. Mark's Comics August 31, 2009 in New York City. The Walt Disney Co. announced that it plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in stock and cash, bringing 5,000 Marvel characters including Spider Man and Incredible Hulk under the Disney umbrella. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

DC Increases Cover Prices 33 Percent in Exchange for…Basically Nothing

By Brady Dale
A customer Seattle uses a Kindle table device at the an Amazon facility last November.

Despite What You Heard, The E-Book Market Never Stopped Growing

By Brady Dale
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