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 | Aug 15, 2014 | Author Success
When it comes to writing, and publishing, the fabulous concept you had a few years ago may need to be rethought, revamped, or, gulp, tossed out. Is the idea you have current? Leading Age? Has it been done been done before and have you come up with a whole new...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 5, 2014 | Author Success, The Book Shepherd
Not a week goes by that these questions don’t surface via email or a phone call: • Should I try to sell my book to New York? • Should I self-publish? • What’s the difference between the two? • What should I do? Fair enough … all valid questions … all important....
by bookshepherd_admin | May 22, 2013 | Book Industry News
I was honored with several awards—triple wins—this month for: Author YOU! Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms is the Winner in the Writing & Publishing category of the 2013 National Indie Excellence Awards. Author YOU!...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 13, 2013 | Author Success, Book Success, The Book Shepherd
This week celebrates National Library Week. For authors, libraries can be your best friend. With over 100,000 throughout the country, their budgets still purchase approximately $2,000,000,000 in books each year—two billion dollars! That’s what the American...