This spring, best-selling thriller writer and former CIA agent Barry Eisler wrote a piece in the New York Times about why he turned down a half-million dollar advance from St. Martin’s Press to self-publish instead: He believes he can market his books better on his own. Neal Pollack, author of several books, including “Stretch: The Unlikely Making of a Yoga [...]
The Book Business continues to Evolve
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The economics of the book business are changing so rapidly the publishing industry barely looks like it did just six months ago. Divining the profitability of a book is a mysterious art. But basic book economics suggest an e-book is more profitable than a hardcover, even at substantially lower consumer prices, due mostly to the inventory [...]
15 Years Later 90-year-old Man Publishes Digital Book
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Studying journalism in 1937, Roscoe Born never dreamed of seeing his own writing in digital format. But looking back now, the 90-year-old author said he is grateful for the technology advancement that has given him the ability to publish a roughly 95,000-word murder-mystery novel, which he started 15 years ago, in the form of an e-book. [...]
