by bookshepherd_admin | Oct 17, 2014 | Book Industry News
Recently, I responded to a query from an author who wanted to transition from self-publishing to traditional publishing. She had successfully sold 60,000 books on her own. The first words out of my mouth were, “Why would you want to do that?” And then …I’m...
by bookshepherd_admin | Oct 6, 2014 | Book Industry News
If you want to be seriously successful with your book marketing, publicity, and social media placements, you can’t afford to miss Author U’s Autumn Book Camp. Set for Saturday, November 15th, it’s an all day event with lunch and your handouts. Be there … the Early...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 12, 2014 | Book Awards, Book Industry News
Submissions for Book Awards are open. Will the author be honored for their words and book? Or will they get the Book Boot? The question every author needs to ask is, “Did I do the best job in writing, in presenting, in connecting with my crowd—the people who need,...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 8, 2014 | Book Industry News
The giants in publishing continue to waltz —last time it was Penguin and Random House. The negotiations are on for what the surviving and new publishing company will look like including who will be exiting the building. The new company, Penguin Random House, boasts in...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Book Industry News
Why so many authors think that their friend who teaches literature at the local college, or their sister who loves everything they write and do is the perfect editor for their work is beyond me. Your editor can make or break your work—she can shape and shore it up …...
by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 29, 2014 | Book Industry News, Publishing Predators
Have you ever been around someone; read something; or seen something … and you want to get in a shower or a hot bath and soak the slime off? That’s exactly how I feel when I read about the gobbling up that involves the granddaddy of all Vanity Presses—Author Solutions...
