By Olivia Snaije Le MOTif, the Paris regional government’s book and writing “observatory” is launching a French Fellowship program in conjunction with the Salon du Livre, which opens today. The Paris book fair will run for four, rather than six days, has extended its opening hours and reduced stand prices by 17%. Publishing companies such as Hachette Livre, which had …
Pitchapalooza 2010: Tips for Perfecting Your Book Pitch
By David Henry Sterry NEW YORK CITY: Ten years ago, before the Kindle, Facebook and Twitter, Arielle, my ex-agent and current wife, and I both had books coming out. One was about my childhood hero, Leroy “Satchel” Paige. The other was about her childhood hero, Jane Austen. Our publishers, Random House and Simon & Schuster, seemed disturbingly uninterested in helping …
After One, 10 or 100 “No’s”: When Do You Give Up on a Book Pitch?
By David Henry Sterry Today’s lead story looks at some of the lessons learned from Pitchapalooza NYC 2010. Editors and agents are trained to say “no” because they take on so few projects and get pitched so many books. So when you pitch your book and you get back a “no” or two or ten or hundred, what to do? …
Do Book Editors Deserve a Cut of the Profits?
By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead story former Harcourt editor Ann Patty raises an interesting question: If an editor is integral to the shaping of a successful book, don’t they deserve a cut of the profits? A royalty of their own? Read Ann’s editorial and let us know what you think in the comments or via Twitter using hashtag #ppdiscuss.