I recently mentioned Gary Vaynerchuk's huge book deal.

Without his Web presence, it would have never happened.

While not as big, the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author just got a two-book deal.

Without Internet buzz, neither person would have hit it big.

Amazon is selling individual short stories.

There's a lot of interesting things going on with the way people get stories. I thought about podcasting several years ago, but people didn't seem too keen on the idea ( Read more... )

I've been a bit fascinated by the change in newspapers in recent years (i.e., watching the newspaper industry cling to a decaying wall it will eventually fall from, instead of looking for other opportunities ( Read more... )

So to hear it from some, publishing is on its knees and it's only a matter of time before it dies (and no, goth_poser_guy, this isn't directed at you).

There's no doubt that it's been a rough year for publishing houses, but readership has steadily been increasing for years, and things aren't as horrible as they may seem. mfelps and I agree that it's a good time to be ( Read more... )

More happy news for newspapers.

The Hearst Corporation is getting ready to charge for online content. Other papers are getting ready to charge for online content, too ( Read more... )