Submissions for the ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year, the Eric Hoffer Award, and the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards are currently being accepted. According to R.R. Bowker, 764,448 titles were produced in 2009 by self- and micro-niche publishers (and that would only be those who registered ISBNs). It is as important as ever to distinguish [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Upcoming Awards Contests
Posted in Industry Insights on September 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Publisher Resources: Do You Sell to Libraries?
Posted in Industry Insights on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Each week we highlight and expound on a question or section from our Publisher Resources page on our website. The more you know, the better you can publish, so we invite you to check out the information we offer. This week we will look at AtlasBooks’ relationship with libraries. Do you sell to libraries? Yes, [...]
Frankfurt Book Fair
Posted in General on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The BookMasters Group is heading to the Frankfurt Book Fair. The Frankfurt Book Fair, October 6 through 10 in Frankfurt, Germany, is just around the corner, and members of the BookMasters’ team are gearing up for the trip. Tony Proe, Vice President, Business Development; Mark Levine, VP of Sales; Robert Kasher, Director of Integrated Solutions; [...]
Don’t Be That Book
Posted in Industry Insights on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I came across a blog that demonstrated to me the importance of being very professional about publishing: Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: Self Publishing Reader Survey There are certainly some strong opinions about self-publishing in this list of comments. Most of them are not very nice or encouraging. But I think one of the comments had [...]
Best Buy to Sell Kindles
Posted in General on September 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Best Buy will now join the ranks of bricks and mortar stores that will be selling Amazon’s Kindles. The consumer electronics chain announced yesterday that they will expand their in-store e-reader selection this fall with the addition of the Amazon Kindle. According to Chris Homeister, senior vice president and general manager of Home Entertainment for [...]
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