Feature Articles

News, trends and opinions on book publishing from around the world. Our feature articles are written by journalists, authors, digital innovators and publishing professionals, each with specific knowledge and experience in their respective international markets.

Grammar Today: Rigid Rules or Rhetorical Choices?

Hodges Harbrace

Teaching grammar rules as commandments takes the fun out of working with the language, says the editor of Cengage’s Hodges Harbrace Handbook.

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Striking Back Against the Amazon Empire

Lisa Buchan

‘We know the location of the Deathstar!’ says New Zealand’s Lisa Buchan, of the small publishers who are capable of fighting back against Amazon’s Empire.

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Discoverability and the New World of Book PR

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Tips on how authors can use existing online tools and media outreach to sell more books, from publicity experts Barbara Henricks and Rusty Shelton.

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French Editor’s Jump to Agenting “Akin to Treachery”

MarcParent

Former Buchet-Chastel editor Marc Parent is launching a new Paris-based literary agency, in part to help authors make a better living from their writing.

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German E-books Get ‘Proof of Life’ as Bestseller Lists Launch

Der Spiegel will carry the new e-book bestseller lists

In Germany e-books represent just 5.4% of book revenue, but the segment is growing and should get a boost from the country’s first e-book bestseller lists.

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From Book to…Blog? Inspiration for the Aspiring Nonfiction Author

David

David Krall wanted to write a book about the Brooklyn Dodgers, but had no platform. Defying conventional publishing wisdom, he wrote it anyway. Here’s how.

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The Peculiar Path of the E-book Transition in Singapore

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Despite a techo-savvy population of avid readers, Singapore has been overlooked by the global e-booksellers and local solutions are slow in developing.

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E-books, How Do We Love Thee? Let BISG Count the Ways

Len Vlahos:

At $6,750 BISG’s latest consumer data on consumer attitudes toward e-books isn’t cheap. But timely, objective data on e-books is scarce. We’ve got a taste.

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2012 Bologna Book Fair in Review: Confidence Meets Opportunity

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A strong showing from China, Turkey, India and Brazil, YA publishers waiting for the next big thing and confidence in the future pervaded this year’s Bologna.

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Why is the Middle East Important to British Publishers?

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Demand for UK academic titles is growing and Western bestsellers are hits in the Mid East: just 2 reasons why the UK is the country focus as this week’s ADIBF.

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