We talk about book writing and reading a lot over here, but what about covers? Ever wonder how a book gets its cover? Where the concept comes from and who generates the art? Well, obviously this is someone's job--generally a person working either on staff at a publishing house or as a freelancer. Curious about the process? Check out Henry Sene Yee' ( Read more... )

Just a few things to check out as you start your week:

Scribd.com is just one of the popular web sites out there providing free, downloadable copies of many published works without the author's permission. Yes, this is illegal. Check out the Guardian article for more information, and check out the site if you're a published author ( Read more... )

I am peeping out from under the covers briefly to congratulate Nalini Singh on the release of ANGELS' BLOOD, the debut work in her new Guild Hunter series! It's a great story with intriguing characters and I think it should appeal to a broad audience.Yes, it has some romance in it, but I find it much more in the urban fantasy realm than her other ( Read more... )

I've yet to really weigh in on all of this--the question of whether the text-reader feature on the new Kindle 2 means the death of the audiobook, or at least a major rights issue for book contracts. The reason is that I seem to be one of a handful of folks on my side of the desk who believe it to be a non-issue. However, the debate continues to ( Read more... )

The O'Reilly TOC (Tools of Change) Conference featured an intriguing keynote from Jason Epstein on the future of the publishing industry and the place of books in history. I highly, highly recommend it.

So, according to this CNN report, Facebook has backed down on the content controvery and returned to their previous Terms of Service. This allowed you to cleanly removed material and shut down your account if you wanted to, without them archiving anything or claiming ownership. Please note that this is a temporary fix, however. They've reverted for ( Read more... )

Hey all. Today is the final day of the Tunnel of Love over at the TKA blog, so be sure to head on over and see what's going on. Maybe some romantic paranormals in keeping with the day, hmm ( Read more... )

I don't know how many of you out there read Poets & Writers magazine. If you don't, you should. It doesn't matter if you write strictly genre and think they are too literary for you or whatever, the basic information they provide is excellent, and it applies to pretty much everyone trying to get published ( Read more... )

You love books, all kinds of books, and think it would be terrific to write whatever takes your fancy. Good for you. But if you want a career in publishing--a serious career that pays real money--it is a good idea to pick a genre and stick to it. Unless you're astoundingly prolific, and can write multiple books a year (which can be spread across ( Read more... )

arcaedia has posted a great rundown of her submissions process. Much of this is similar to my own system (though in my case queries generally come through our submissions coordinator, the wonderful Elaine, and we deal in e-mails, not paper submissions, for those early stages, so no SASE required). I highly recommend taking a look. One thing in particular ( Read more... )