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Let the blurb trading begin
While authors who are personal friends, or who share the same agent or publisher, have often written blurbs for each others' books, a newly established company is formalising blurb-trading for a fee.
Blockbuster authors feel the annual heat build
As the Christmas season approaches, blockbuster novelists the world over begin to feel the deadline pressure, reports the Boston Globe.
Indonesian author showers cash from the sky
Indonesian author Tung Desem Waringin as tossed 100 million rupiah (A$11,200) from a plane to promote his new book, prompting a scramble for cash among the poor residents below.
'New regulars' redefine UK book market
A new survey of book consumers in the UK has revealed that a demographic dubbed 'new regulars' is playing an increasing role in shaping the book market.
BookSense relaunched as IndieBound
BookSense, the marketing program devised by the American Booksellers Association, has had a revamp and is now known as IndieBound.
Covers matter
A third of British adults think the look of a book cover is important to them when buying books, according to a new survey from Book Marketing Limited.
Retail displays the main factor in book choice
Retail displays and media coverage have overtaken word-of-mouth buzz as the main drivers for book sales, according to new research commissioned in the UK by The Bookseller. The research found that mor...
Six-book global deal for Andrew Gross
Crime-writer Andrew Gross has signed a six-book deal with HarperCollins imprint Morrow, the first deal in a new global fiction branding and publishing strategy for Morrow.
Are female authors being 'chick-litted' by cover design?
In this blog piece for the Guardian, Diane Shipley argues that: 'Publishers are now adding chick lit-style covers to any book written by a woman, whether it fits the genre definition or not.'
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