by Christina George | Mar 12, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
I had drinks with some industry people recently (a rare occurrence, and for obvious reasons if you read this blog) and some VERY interesting information regarding the New York Times best seller list was revealed by someone who works for Amazon Publishing. You’ve got...
by Christina George | Feb 14, 2013 | Industry stuff
I’ve been attending the Tools of Change for Publishing conference in New York this week and aside from the great parties and much needed carbo-loading on hot bread sticks at the lunch today, there was some genuinely fantastic information and really great conversations...
by Christina George | Feb 2, 2013 | Industry stuff
Barnes & Noble has been all over the news since the holidays. Their eBook sales were down 10 percent, their stock has been down, and they’ve officially announced that they plan to close 200 stores in the next decade. Grim. But like, Borders grim? Some say the...
by Christina George | Jan 19, 2013 | Industry stuff
Digital Book World was this week in New York. I’m sure a number of you attended, and likely even more of you caught wind of everything that was going on via Twitter – which was exploding. One hot topic that really caught my attention, and everyone...
by Christina George | Jan 12, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
We live in an age of immediacy, thanks to the Internet and advancements in communication technology there’s usually no reason we can’t find what we want, exactly when we want it. But the one thing we can’t do? Ignore reality. Well, we can, but it’s usually not an...