Publishing

  • E-Book Popularity Continues to See Huge Increases; Readers Win

    E-Book Popularity Continues to See Huge Increases; Readers Win

    Yesterday, Reuters ran a story about the ongoing changes in the book publishing industry, which I discovered thanks to the Drudge Report. As a small publisher, I can echo the radical changes we are all seeing. The report covered a survey that showed e-books doubled in popularity in 2011. Using data from more than…

  • I really don’t like Dolores Umbridge…

    I really don’t like Dolores Umbridge…

    I’m reading the Harry Potter series. Yes, I know, I’m late to the party. I actually started with the movies when the final book came out and rather enjoyed them. And in the last few weeks, both my wife and I have embarked on our journey through the imaginative pages of muggles and wizards,…

  • Publishers: Change or Die, but don’t Lie

    Publishers: Change or Die, but don’t Lie

    As always, the first thing I did this morning was browse headlines from around the world, and on BBC News I ran across a story I had first seen a few days ago in the Wall Street Journal, but with a new spin. One that I would call deceptive at a minimum. The news…

  • Why I Just Had To Publish It

    Why I Just Had To Publish It

    I love a good read. I love getting lost in a book and emerging hours later at the end of a well-told story. So when Glynn Young, whom I already knew was an accomplished writer, mentioned about a year and a half ago that he had written a novel, I just had to read…

  • Change or Die

    Change or Die

    Yesterday, Christianity Today blogged about the purchase of Thomas Nelson by HarperCollins. While the debate rages about whether this is good or bad for the Christian publishing market, I would contend that it doesn’t matter. I would argue that it is irrelevant. As most people are starting to notice the publishing industry has radically…