Book publishing

How Thriller Novelist J.C. Hutchins Turned a Passionate Fan Base Into Successful Book Sales

Does an author need a publisher anymore? Are the rules of book publishing crumbling? Successful thriller writer J.C. Hutchins shares his thoughts.READ»

Michiko Kakutani Is Destroying The Fabric Of American Culture

Which brings me conveniently to the Full Bruni which occurred from July to September just past. Turns out if you really want to get reviewed by the Times, it really helps if you are also employed by the Times. It began quietly enough on July 19, when the Times's Magazine ran a much-promoted 7500 word piece by Frank Bruni (who was shifting from Food Editor to Magazine Contributor), "I Was A Baby Bulimic." Wow! A shocking personal disgusting confession.READ»

Tate Publishing to Create iPhone Applications to Market Authors’ Books

Tate Publishing books will now be available online through a new application on the iPhone. The application will allow the user to connect directly to the author, read blogs and stories about their favorite Tate Publishing authors.READ»

Tate Publishing Books Come With Free eLive Feature

Tate Publishing books come with free access to download the audio book and e-book of the title purchased by the reader.READ»

Blurb's $30 Million Sold Proves Print Still Rocks

Eileen Gittins runs Blurb, a profitable print-on-demand startup that sold $30 million worth of books last year.READ»

• Fast Talk: The Experimenter
• Fast Talk: The Virtual Book Clubber
• Fast Talk: The New Storytellers
• Fast Talk: The Format Buster

Can E-book Readers Like the Sony Reader Dominate the Industry in 10 Years?

Steve Haber developed the Sony Reader, an electronic reading device. The Reader tripled its sales last holiday season; the third-generation Reader (complete with touch screen, and highlighting and notation features) debuted last November and is available at Best Buy, Target, and Wal-Mart.READ»

• Fast Talk: The Virual Book Clubber
• Fast Talk: The New Storytellers
• Fast Talk: The Experimenter
• Fast Talk: The Do-It-Yourselfer

The 39 Clues: Reading Is Just Part of the Game

John Yoo, David Levithan, and Rachel Griffiths created the children's series "The 39 Clues," which weaves its story through 10 books, an online game, and trading cards. The first three books sold more than 2.5 million copies, DreamWorks bought the movie rights, and the fourth title will be released in June.READ»

• Fast Talk: The Virual Book Clubber
• Fast Talk: The Experimenter
• Fast Talk: The Do-It-Yourselfers
• Fast Talk: The Format Buster

Tate Publishing President Says New Commercials Are A Success

Tate Publishing is seeing higher sales with the use of new commercials that promote Tate Publishing books and offer a preview of what the book is about. READ»

Tate Publishing Releases Video Book Trailers

Tate Publishing will release video trailers or commercials for their newly released titles.READ»

Artists Called to Enter The Tate Publishing Illustrator's Competition

High school and college students are welcome to participate in the first annual Illustrator's competition. The winners will receive a total of $1850 in scholarships from Tate Publishing.READ»

Best Children's Books of 2008

Tate Publishing Children’s Books Make Great Christmas Gifts. Tate Publishing has a large selection of children’s books that entertain and educate with heartwarming stories and loveable characters. We are proud of our large selection of quality and educational books for our youngest readers. Below we’ve counted down the top five selling children’s books and added direct links to our online EBook store for your purchasing convenience.READ»

Tate Publishing Counts Down Top 5 Business Books

Tate Publishing authors top Amazon.com's best sellers list and land on national radio and tv shows. Take a look at the top five best selling business books by Tate authors.READ»

Tate Publishing Author Gives Insider’s View of War in Iraq

The Babylon Blog tells the story of patrolling through back alleys with the “grunts,” wandering the halls of Saddam’s palace, and commenting on chow at Camp Fallujah.READ»

Tate Publishing Announces Two New Services For Authors

Tate Publishing announces two new services for their publishing division. Tate authors can now expect to also have website design with hosting and :30 second video trailers created for each newly released title.READ»

Tate Publishing Offers Best Deal for New Authors

Tate Publishing authors have landed on the best sellers list of Amazon.com and made their way to the big screen with movie deals.READ»

Tate Publishing Sponsors “Writers’ Dream” Contest

Tate Publishing announced a new contest which will award one lucky writer a publishing contract.READ»

Tate Publishing Author Writes Book About Surviving the Khmer Rouge

Tate Publishing author Oni Vitandham’s book On the Wings of a White Horse: A Cambodian Princess’s Story of Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide is a moving and inspirational account of the author’s life, from the jungles of ...READ»

Author’s Dream Born From Son’s Tragedy And Miraculous Recovery

For any author who has hoped to see his or her book featured on national television, Terri DeShazo-Arnett is a testament of perseverance and results! Every few months she sent information on her book, You May Have a PhD, But I ...READ»

Former Enron Exec Shares Her Experience In New Book

Colorado resident and former Enron Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Community Relations, Cindy Kay Olson, shares both the keys to many of Enron’s successes while revealing details of the scandal from her point of ...READ»

Teen Author's First Book from Tate Publishing a Best Seller

Tri-Cities, Washington teen authors, The Beatty Boys, have found themselves in an enviable position just a couple of months after releasing their very first book:  they are best-selling authors.   Sales of "Pulling ...READ»

I Like B&N’s New Return Policy

Retailers seem to be cracking down on returns lately, and I don’t really blame them. I’m all for fairness if a product is defective, or the wrong size, but you have to draw the line somewhere.  The customer isn’t right if ...READ»

Breaking Down the Best Companies to Work For

Shouldn't it be "The Best Companies For Whom to Work?" Whatever. Let's take a look at the companies making this highly-publicized list for 2008: Number of publishers: Zero.  That's unfortunate now, ...READ»