Book Sales are Up and Independents are Opening

According to the American Booksellers Association, for the fifth consecutive month, retail sales at bookstores exceeded last year’s results. Preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census show an increase in bookstore sales in November 2007 of 7.5 percent compared to November 2006.
More good news is that the American Booksellers Association welcomed 115 [...]

What can you learn from American Idol?

This was sent to me and I thought some of you may be interested in calling in. The call is free, but I’m sure there will be some kind of pitch at the end. Still, the information may be helpful.
Lisa
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 Dear Friends,
I was one of those people who prided myself on the fact that I’d never watched American Idol.
That [...]

Resource of Interest for Authors

An excellent resource that I plan to purchase soon by Terry Whalin…
Reprinted from his blog:
Last Wednesday night, I hosted a teleseminar with eight publishing professionals who are top editors and agents in different aspects of publishing. I was intentional about the mixture of people, publishers and types of writing. The teleseminar was completely unscripted and [...]

National e-Book Conference In Portland, OR, March 6-9, 2008

Portland, OR (PRWEB) January 8, 2008 — Grab your umbrella and favorite electronic reading device (a laptop or PDA will do) and head to the great Pacific Northwest for the 8th annual EPIC conference, “It’s Not Easy Being E,” in Portland, Oregon, March 6-9, 2008, at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Inn. This national conference addresses [...]