Barnes & Noble’s New Strategy: Get People Drunk

18 01 2016

Personally I don’t care for the title of this post or the photo with the teddy bear.  I’ve never had a cup of coffee in my life and frankly Starbucks give me a dreadful headache so I can’t go anywhere near their little area in Barnes & Noble.  Responsible adults are NOT going to get “drunk” in a book store for cryin’ out loud! I can think of a lot of people that would enjoy sitting in the store with a glass of wine or beer, I truly hope it works for them and they expand to other stores!

https://newrepublic.com/minutes/126504/barnes-amp-nobles-new-strategy-get-people-drunk





BOOK AWARDS CONTESTS FOR 2016

29 12 2015

http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipland/IPAwards.php

http://www.livingnowawards.com/how_to_enter.php

http://moonbeamawards.com/

http://www.axiomawards.com/

http://www.illuminationawards.com/

http://www.elitawards.com/





Looking Back at 2015 in Book Publishing

28 12 2015




2016: The Year Ahead for Publishing in 12 Words

15 12 2015

http://www.pubexec.com/post/2016-year-ahead-publishing-12-words/#utm_source=publishing-executive-insight&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2015-12-14&utm_content=2016%3A+the+year+ahead+for+publishing+in+12+words-





Feathered Quill Book Awards

2 12 2015

http://www.featheredquill.com/awardprogram.shtml





AVAILABLE NOW: THE 2016 REVISED 3RD EDITION

23 11 2015

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During the 2015 California legislative session nearly two dozen gun-related bills were introduced for consideration. Although many of these bills failed, several of them were signed into law and will take effect on January 1, 2016.

Are you prepared for the newest changes in California’s gun laws? Don’t fall behind the learning curve! Get ready to purchase your copy of the 2016 Third Edition of California Gun Laws: A Guide to State and Federal Firearm Regulations, coming in early December 2015.

The new Third Edition explains all the new gun laws passed during the 2015 legislative session, including:
The new law that allows sheriffs to make agreements with and delegate the processing of all Carry License applications to local Police Chiefs or other heads of a municipal police departments
Significant changes to the exemptions to California’s Gun Free School Zone law
Expanded coverage on California’s lead ammunition bans
The new exemption to the “Unsafe Handgun” Act that allows the transfer of a state-issued handgun to the spouse or domestic partner of a peace officer who died in the line of duty
The laws on “gun violence restraining orders” and the risks they pose
The Third Edition also contains a number of technical revisions, case updates, and expanded explanations of the laws. So the book will keep you up-to-date about all of the newest changes in, and interpretations of, the law.

But that’s not all! The Third Edition has also been resized, reformatted, and reorganized into a slightly larger, but thinner book. The text and the tables and charts have also been enlarged to make it easier to read, access, and understand both the existing laws and all of the newest changes in California’s firearm laws.

It’s quite an improvement! You’re gonna like it.

AVAILABLE NOW!
Order the 2016 Third Edition of California Gun Laws Now!
Visit to http://www.CalGunLawsBook.com for more information.





Innovation is the Only Way to Increase Ebook Sales

17 11 2015

Innovation is the Only Way to Increase Ebook Sales





Self-Publishing & Big Five Dominate Book Market, According to Nielsen

11 11 2015

Self-Publishing & Big Five Dominate Book Market, According to Nielsen





Web Poets’ Society: New Breed Succeeds in Taking Verse Viral

11 11 2015




Trade Publishers See First Sales Growth of 2015

10 11 2015

Trade Publishers See First Sales Growth of 2015