The Bookseller’s The FutureBook 2014 Conference programme on 14th November promises to have the widest scope and most inquisitive bent yet, in terms of signalling digital directions ahead. Keynote commentary will come from not only from author and entrepreneur George Berkowski, but also from WGSN’s Carla Buzasi, and — in conversation with Philip Jones — Penguin Random House’s Tom… Read More
"Shouting With Taste" – 15 Reasons Authors Love This Agent
Literary agent Jonny Geller is known for making the kind of noise that many publishers in a digital-whipped industry like book-mongering, actually, would rather not hear. So at the London Book Fair he’ll be getting big smiles, as usual — from authors. Read More
Publish Faster, Publish Less: Futurebook’s “Big Ideas”
Calling the group of the FutureBook Conference’s “Big Ideas” into session, Faber’s Stephen Page left no doubt that he hoped for something a bit more than a smooth ride, remarking: “To change, when you’re doing pretty well, is incredibly difficult. We must innovate in the core, in the core of our publishing.” Read More
What's Wrong With Franzen? | Porter Anderson
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson Writing on the Ether: What’s Wrong With Franzen? Jonathan Franzen “warns ebooks are corroding values” (The Guardian, Alison Flood) and says “ebooks are damaging society” (The Telegraph, Anita Singh). And now you can follow this link to pre-order his new October 1 release, The Kraus Project: Essays by Karl Kraus—as an ebook. The… Read More
What's Important in the Man Booker Prize Debate?
In a news conference today in London, officials of the esteemed Man Booker Prize have announced that the program, as rumored, will begin accepting entries from beyond its traditional range of the UK, the Republic of Ireland, and the Commonwealth. American authors and others working in English will be eligible for entry by their publishers. Read More
Are These the Dog Days of the Disruption?
In Publishing Perspectives’ Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at wry digital exhaustion, agents demystifying their craft, and adult YA readers. Read More
Are You Marketing Your Books to "Adjacent Fans"?
In Writing on the Ether, Porter Anderson looks at a marketing phrase from Peter McCarthy, “adjacent fans.” What could this offer to entrepreneurial authors? Read More
Bowker: How Clear a View of Publishing Do We Have?
In Publishing Perspectives’ Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at intriguing findings in Bowker Market Research’s new 2013 Annual Review. Read More
Publishing Gatekeepers: Pretty Sure They Don't Wear Black Hats
In Writing on the Ether–read each Thursday at JaneFriedman.com–Porter Anderson looks at outworn ideas of publishing’s black hat “villains,” through the decline and practices of bookstores. Read More
Does Publishing Need More Gatekeepers?
In Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at the NY Times’ wistful call for ‘more gatekeepers ’ for authors; copyright contentions; and ‘thought verbs. Read More