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Be Like Tebow! 10 Resolutions for Self-Publishers in 2012

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Self-publishing is a contact sport, there are countless mental blows to absorb. To succeed in 2012, you’ve got to be more like Denver’s resilient quarterback.

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Reborn Haiti Lit Fest Promises Post-Quake Reading Revival

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Literary Festival Etonnants Voyageurs Haiti — “Astonishing Travelers Haiti” — will bring 40 authors to the island for the first time since the 2010 earthquake.

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Finnegan’s List: Polyglot Europeans Pick Titles for Translation

Finnegan's List 2012

The Society of European Authors is pushing for publishers to translate more books and have published a list totaling 30 titles recommended by 10 top authors.

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With $25m in Sales, Guadalajara Has a Record Year

Guadalajara Book Fair 2010

The Guadalajara Book Fair had a record year, attracting 600,000 visitors and 1,935 publishers from 43 countries, including Germany, which served as guest of honor.

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Gertrude Stein, Vichy France, and the Weight of History

Unlikely Collaboration

A new book explores and questions Gertrude Stein’s unbound admiration of Philippe Pétain, the leader of Vichy France.

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Who Was the Most Intriguing Publishing Figure of 2011?

Tell us who intrigued you most in publishing in 2011. An author? A publisher? An editor? Or perhaps a corporation?

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Neal Pollack: From McSweeney’s to Big Six Star to Self-Publishing

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Author Neal Pollack discusses a publishing career ‘that resembles a chart of stock exchange numbers, or maybe murder statistics.’

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Experimenting With Serials for Fun and Profit

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Technology has enabled established and self-published authors to experiment serial publishing — making the old form new again — and finding mixed results.

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Transmedia: A New World of Opportunity for Authors and Publishers

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This series on digital publishing is sponsored by Digital Book World, January 23-25, 2012. Enter discount code PUBPER12 at checkout to save $200 off the  … 

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Aspiring YA Novelist? Get Your Big Break in Australia

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The Ampersand Project in Australia is on a worldwide search for fabulous manuscripts by unpublished YA writers

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