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What the Author Earns Per Book
On hardcovers, authors earn 30% of the publisher’s gross revenue. This equals 42.5% of the total margin, which is defined as the amount the author and publisher earn combined. On ebooks, the author...
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Is New Adult Only YA + Sex?
New Adult became an official category in 2013 when it received its own Book Industry Standards and Communications Code. The genre is generally considered to be stories that feature primarily...
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2014 Book Sale Numbers; Children’s/YA Keeps Growing
These numbers just in from the Association of American Publishers: In the first five months of 2014, total net book sales rose 3.9% over the previous year to $2.652 billion. The children’s/YA...
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Traditional Publisher Interested in Self-Published Books
Paper Lantern Lit is a boutique literary development company bestselling author Lauren Oliver cofounded with former HarperCollins and Razorbill editor Lexa Hillyer. They look through self-published...
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Fantasy is Flying High! #fantasy #getpublished #pubtip
After for so long being a small, very small, market, fantasy has come into its own. Thank the likes of Neil Gaiman and George R. Martin (and, of course, Game of Thrones’ show) for boosting this...
View ArticleDiscount Sale on Urban/Dystopian Fantasy Sparks Price War Between Amazon and...
So, like many folks, my novels occasionally go on sale. Right now, Reparation’s ebook is on sale until October 3 (links at bottom of this post). Usually, this is where I would give you the book’s...
View ArticleAuthor Interview: Mark Noce
Last week, I posted a book review for the second title in a historical series by Mark Noce. The first two titles are Between Two Fires and Dark Winds Rising. Both feature Queen Branwen of Wales, an...
View ArticleTin House to Close; Sunspot to Open
The loss of yet another print publication is tough for writers. Authors can turn to a new print journal to publish their work.
View ArticleOpen Call Ends August 31, 2020
Open call ending August 31 accepts art, photography, fine art, and poetry, prose, scripts and translations up to 49,000 words.
View ArticleInception: $250 for Prose, Poetry, or Art Opening
Beginnings have the power to spark passion or curiosity. They might immediately connect a specific place and time with an emotional tone. The best offer a feeling, atmosphere, action, or image that is...
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