Amazon Charges Non-Prime Members More at Physical Bookstores, Hinting at New Retail Strategy

3 11 2016

I’ve been on vacation the last 2 weeks, so there haven’t been any new posts but now it’s back to business as usual!

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/amazon-gives-prime-members-better-prices-physical-bookstores-hinting-new-retail-strategy/

 





Revealed: How one Amazon Kindle scam made millions of dollars For years, thousands were tricked into buying low-quality ebooks.

29 09 2016

http://www.zdnet.com/article/exclusive-inside-a-million-dollar-amazon-kindle-catfishing-scam/





Publishers Are Looking at Facebook the Wrong Way: It’s Not a Publishing Platform

6 09 2016

http://www.pubexec.com/post/publishers-looking-facebook-wrong-way/#utm_source=publishing-executive-insight&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2016-09-06&utm_content=publishers+are+looking+at+facebook+the+wrong+way%3A+it%27s+not+a+publishing+platform-1





How to Negotiate Book Sales with Deceitful Buyers

2 09 2016

Have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend! ~ Penny

How to Negotiate Book Sales with Deceitful Buyers





How to Sell Books in the Multi-Billion Dollar Gift Shop Market

26 08 2016

How to Sell Books in the Multi-Billion Dollar Gift Shop Market





POD, PAY TO PUBLISH, UPDATED REPORT FOR 2016

14 08 2016

I posted this article several years ago, it was updated in April 2016.  Read it and BEWARE!

PRINT ON DEMAND (POD) PRICE COMPARISON





BOOK AWARDS 2016-2017

9 08 2016

INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS
RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE FOR 21 YEARS

 

First early-bird deadline is September 24, 2016. Enter soon to save!


We are proud to announce the reopen of the annual Independent Publisher Book Awards, conducted to honor the year’s best independently published titles. Jenkins Group will present the medals for the 21st annual Independent Publisher Book Awards in May 2017 in New York City in conjunction with the BookExpo America convention.

Click here to view the 2017 entry guidelines.
Click here to view the 2016 national winners.
Click here to view the 2016 regional and ebook winners.
Click here to view the 2016 outstanding winners.

 


LIVING NOW BOOK AWARDS
BOOKS FOR BETTER LIVING


The 2016 Living Now Awards are now closed for judging – best of luck to the entrants!

The Living Now Book Awards are designed to honor life-changing books, and to bring increased recognition to the year’s best lifestyle, homestyle, world-improvement and self-improvement books and their creators. We also present the Living Now Evergreen Book Medals, in five categories, to commemorate books published since the year 2000, for contributing to positive global change.

Click here to view the 2015 medalists.
Click here to view the Evergreen medalists.


MOONBEAM CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS
CELEBRATING YOUTHFUL CURIOSITY, DISCOVERY AND LEARNING THROUGH BOOKS


The FINAL entry deadline is this month – enter by August 20, 2016!

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards contest is designed to honor the year’s best children’s books, authors and illustrators. This year’s tenth annual Moonbeam Awards program is open to authors, illustrators, and publishers of children’s books written in English or Spanish and intended for the North American market.

Click here to view the 2015 medalists.
Click here to view the guidelines and entry form. 

 


ILLUMINATION BOOK AWARDS
SHINING A LIGHT ON EXEMPLARY CHRISTIAN BOOKS
Entry fee is just $85 per category until the second early-bird entry deadline on August 27. 

The Illumination Awards are intended to celebrate and recognize the exemplary books produced by the ever-growing Christian branch of publishing and bookselling. With 19 different categories, from Bible Study and Devotional to Education and Children’s Picture Book, Jenkins Group aims to recognize a broad range of diverse books, authors and publishers.

Click here to view the 2017 entry guidelines.


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AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
SUCCESS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE


Entry fee is just $85 per category until the second early-bird entry deadline on October 29th!

The prestigious Axiom Business Book Awards are presented in 22 business categories and serve as the premier list to help business book readers discover new and innovative works.

Click here to view the 2016 medalists.
Click here to view the 2017 entry guidelines.



 

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Book Publishing, Authors, Independent, Writers Associations

8 08 2016

I’m a big fan of authors joining their local groups for networking, picking brains and learning about Self-Publishing, Writing, etc. so I thought it was a good time to re-publish this list:

BOOK PUBLISHING, AUTHORS, INDEPENDENT, WRITERS ASSOCIATIONS

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Independent Book Publishers Assoc. – http://www.ibpa-online.org

Bay Area Independent Publishers Assoc. – http://www.baipa.org

Book Publishers Northwest – http://www.bpnw.org

Midwest Independent Publishers Assoc. – http://www.mipa.org

Minnesota Book Publishers Roundtable – http://www.publishersroundtable.org

New Mexico Book Assoc. –  bpnwnews@aol.com

Colorado Independent Publishers Assoc. – http://www.cipabooks.com

Connecticut Authors & Publishers Assoc. – http://www.aboutcapa.com

Florida Publishers Assoc., Inc. – http://www.FloridaPublishersAssociation.com

Great Lakes Independent Publishers Assoc. – glipa@tm.net

Northern California Publishers & Authors – http://www.norcalpa.org

Northwest Assoc. of Book Publishers – http://www.nabponline.org/

Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario – http://www.ontariobooks.ca

Publishers & Writers of San Diego – http://www.PublishersWriters.org

Hawaii Book Publishers Assoc. – http://www.hawaiibooks.org

Independent Publishers of New England – http://www.ipne.org

Michigan Black Independent Publishers Assoc. – info@tanyabates.com

Midatlantic Book Publishers Assoc. – http://www.midatlanticbookpublishers.com

Publishers Assoc. of Los Angeles – http://www.pa-la.org

Publishers Assoc. of the West – PubWest.org

Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network – http://www.spawn.org

St. Louis Publishers Assoc. – http://www.stlouispublishers.org

Upper Penninsula Publishers & Authors Assoc. – http://www.uppaa.org





Revenues Up for Children’s, YA & Education Publishers; Overall Trade Declines

1 08 2016

Revenues Up for Children’s, YA & Education Publishers; Overall Trade Declines





Authors Need Publishers Less than Ever

1 08 2016

Authors Need Publishers Less than Ever