Publishing Industry

Get the real story on From the Typewriter to the Bookstore Happy April 1! Mary Jo Tate

Google founder Sergey Brin says, “There is fantastic information in books. Often when I do a search, what is in a book is miles ahead of what I find on a Web site.” http://tinyurl.com/85skvk Many authors and publishers dislike Google Book Search (copyright lawsuit recently settled), but one publisher friend of mine absolutely loves it–it’s … Read more

“Amid a relentless string of layoffs and pay-freeze announcements, book publishers are clamping down on some of the business’s most glittery and cozy traditions. Austerity measures are rippling throughout the industry as it confronts the worst retailing landscape in memory.” Read the New York Times story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/books/05publ.html?_r=1&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink