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How Thought Catalog Uses Social Media Data To Drive Book Publishing
Chris Lavergne, publisher of Thought Catalog Books, knows what his social-savvy data is saying: Create ‘an experience that isn’t efficient.’ Read More
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Type & Tell, Bonnier’s new self-publishing platform, has been quietly tested in Sweden since September 2015. It launches in English at London Book Fair. Read More
An Author and Reporter Boards Amtrak for a Continent-Wide Residency
‘For a long stretch of this country, there’s no wi-fi.’ And for a busy AP reporter who’d won a berth as an Amtrak Residency writer, off-grid was perfect. Read More
Leading With Diversity: The #AWP17 Generation Goes to Washington
In its 50th year, AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, returns to the US capital, with special focus on literature in a political society. Read More
What Canada’s Shelfie Data Suggests About Ebook Subscriptions
Penguin Random House ‘holds an effective veto on the success of ebook subscription services,” says Peter Hudson at Vancouver’s Shelfie. Read More
DBW's Writers' Conference: A New Format for the New Professional Author
No parade of panels here. Instead, we’ve devised a tightly targeted format for DBW Indie Author, to send you back to your career grounded, focused, smarter. Read More
Agent Neil Gudovitz: Looking to Clean Up on the De-Cluttering Craze
You know all about ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ by Marie Kondo, right? But how about ‘Room To Breathe’ from Lu Wei? Read More