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Successful Authors Must do 3 Things -
‘Twitterature’ to Hit the Bookstores -
The New Model -Video Library -
Is Amazon Taking Over the Book Business?By Lev Grossman and Andrea Sachs for TIME.com (excerpts from the article)
Setting out to find the right editor for your manuscript puts you on the road to feeling confident….
At the INDI Publishing Group we can provide you with #2 and #3, it’s up to you to write a good manuscript and I‘ve yet to read one that was not professionally edited. For recommendations on quality editors or submission information send an email, Jerry@writersreaders.com.
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of Shakespeare, rolling over in his grave.
According to the book’s Web site, 19-year-old authors Alexander Aciman and Emmett Rensin wanted to combine the two “grandest ventures” of their generation — namely, high-minded literary works and the social microblogging site Twitter.
Lander’s blog was picked up by Random House in 2008 and became a New York Times
Gawker blogger Nick Douglas snagged a book deal with HarperCollins on a tome about the wittiest messages written on Twitter, to be called Twitterwit. New York Times technology columnist David Pogue will write a book called The World According to Twitter, which will be a communal effort of sorts containing the best answers to humorous questions he posts on the microblogging site.
And Dom Sagolla, contributor to the development of the concept of Twitter, has been blogging about writing in short form, and recently landed his own book deal.
Video #0: The #1 factor in getting published: The author’s platform -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Drhet37EuE
Video #1: The easiest way to get published: Write nonfiction -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7xROrmhjNY
Video #3: Why agents don’t always get back to authors right away -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ8_mALzVec
Video #6: How to write and send a query letter to agents -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP3tB5Wixjg
Check out Jeff’s web site www.GumboWriters.com for more great information.
In 2008 alone, Amazon acquired http://audible.com / _blank a leading audiobooks company; AbeBooks, a major online used-book retailer; and Shelfari, a Facebook-like social network for readers. In April of this year, it snapped up Lexcycle, which makes an e-reading app for the iPhone called Stanza. And now there’s Amazon Encore, which makes Amazon a print publisher too.
U2 and Madonna don’t have deals with record labels anymore; they did their deals with a concert promoter, LiveNation.
What Big Corporate Publishing & General Motors Have in Common -INDI Publishing Group – Watch out Kindle, Apple Book sales are skyrocketing -by Seth Weintraub for Computer World (excerpts from the article)
Books appear to be the hot trend in iPhone application activity these days. There are a lot of interesting iPhone application numbers on the web, the one that caught my attention was the exploding books trend on the Apple Store.
audience for these books. Just as a barometer, that is 50 times more iPhones and iPods than Amazon Kindles out there.
Check Out The Blog -Please accept the fact that this newsletter is not edited. There may on occasion be grammatical, syntax, and spelling errors. I acknowledge the fact and apologize. You may quote from or use any of the information, all or in part, under the conditions that: (1) The republication is not resold or used for any other commercial use, and (2) The author, Jerry D. Simmons and website WritersReaders.com are prominently referenced. All written material 2009ÓJerry D. Simmons & Writers Readers. If you find my newsletter helpful, please forward to a friend, colleague or family member who happens to be a writer. If they would like their own copy, send an email, jerry@writersreaders.com. With your sign-up I’ll send you my 18-page eBook titled
“What .”Check out my article in the July/August issue titled “Your Step-by-Step Guide to the Publishing Process,” only $5.99 at the newsstand. Or if you want the expanded version with plenty of background and added features, for only $14 more you can buy my book What Writers Need to Know About Publishing available only at WritersReaders.com Books & More page. http://www.timrosablog.com/main_blog/2009/05/writing-a-book-read-on.htmlJack Rochester is Managing Editor of the Business Insider Blog and has written a piece about me and this newsletter–check it out: Now accepting quality manuscripts–become a part of your group, we are publishing the highest quality independent books on the market. Send an email for submission requirements to jerry@writersreaders.com. David Brooks the New York Times syndicated columnist recently wrote about General Motors “Bureaucratic restructuring won’t fix the company. Clever financing schemes won’t fix the company. GM’s core problem is its corporate and workplace culture—the unquantifiable but essential attitudes, mind-sets and relationship patterns (my emphasis) Jeff Rivera is an author and friend who has created some fabulous video’s that will help any author. You’ll have to cut and paste the link to your browser, here is the list:Combining the experience of experts who worked with hundreds of bestselling authors and thousands of bestselling titles; with the ownership, rights and control of publishing your own manuscript–and you have the newest model in publishing, the INDI Publishing Group. If you wish to submit your manuscript, send me an email and I’ll explain how, jerry@writersreaders.com. By Marisa Taylor for the Wall Street Journal.com (excerpts from the article) (1) Write a good manuscript, (2) Publish a quality book, and (3) Have direct ACCESS to the market.
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Writer’s Digest -Writing Society Holds Annual Conference -The Society of Southwestern Authors, one of the oldest and most respected writers’ groups in the nation, is holding its 36th annual Wrangling With Writing conference on September 26-27, 2009, in Tucson.
Workshops covering writing and marketing, and individual interviews with agents, editors, publishers and producers soliciting manuscripts and screenplays, are the main thrust of the conference, along with agent and editor panel discussions.
New to the conference this year is a playwriting contest. Members of the Society’s Readers Theater will present the top three finalists of the contest; audience vote will decide the winner. Three finalists will receive free admission, including hotel accommodations, and prize money.
Conference information can be found at www.wranglingwithwriting.com, or emailing ccstarlit@aol.com, or judejb@comcast.net.
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By Barbara McNicholWhen a publisher says their books are “available” through Ingram or Baker & Taylor, they are saying they lack direct sales and distribution. When a publisher says their books have “access” to the market….this means each of their published books are sold direct to the largest booksellers in the world with access to bookstore distribution. This is a HUGE difference. At the INDI Publishing Group we provide our authors with ACCESS to the market! If you want more information, send me an email Jerry@writersreaders.com.TIPS for WRITERS from the PUBLISHING INSIDER.
