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Dodging the Scarcity Trap

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The best way to support your book, especially in the nonfiction world, may be sharing your ideas freely long before the book appears in print.
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Links of Interest: March 5, 2025

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The latest in traditional publishing, magazines, marketing & promotion, children's publishing, romance, media, AI, and libraries.
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New service company for self-published authors

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BeRead is headed up by two people with backgrounds in the publishing industry. Both have worked in marketing positions for the big houses.
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Ghostwriting conference returns for a second year

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Gotham Ghostwriters and the Association of Ghostwriters will host their second annual Gathering of the Ghosts in New York City in November.
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New literary magazine: Amulet

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Amulet publishes fiction, essays, and poetry on the theme of spirituality.
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New agent alert at Writers House

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David Moldawer has joined to represent nonfiction authors. He previously held editorial positions at Amazon Publishing and Portfolio.
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New publisher: Honey Blossom Press

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The publisher will focus on underrepresented voices in fiction and nonfiction, with Ingram distributing and RBmedia as its audiobook partner.
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ReelShort Publishing House: novelizing popular vertical shorts

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Crazy Maple Studio, creator of the streaming platform ReelShort, is launching a publishing division for books inspired by short videos.
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New Orion (UK) imprint: Orion Ignite

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The first title to be signed to the nonfiction imprint is How to Disagree Better by Julia Minson, a Harvard professor.
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Simon & Schuster Australia launches Atria Australia

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Atria Australia will publish across multiple fiction genres.
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Independent publisher Ig launches Auteur

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Auteur is a series of books that combine film criticism and personal narrative. Each title will examine a single movie.
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New paperback reissue imprint at Doubleday Books (Penguin Random House)

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The imprint is called Outsider Editions; it will focus on underappreciated literary work of all genres.
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About those new tariffs

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On March 4, the Trump administration’s tariffs went into effect for Canada, Mexico, and China.
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New children’s imprint at HarperCollins: Storytide

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Storytide will publish fiction for middle-grade and teenage readers.
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Requited: new adult imprint at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette)

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After fizzling out in the mid-2010s, the new-adult category is receiving renewed attention from traditional publishers.
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New imprint at Hachette: Cardinal

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Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette, is launching the Cardinal imprint this fall, which will publish fiction and nonfiction.
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AI copycats becoming frustratingly predictable

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If you’re publishing a nonfiction book of any kind, it’s become part of your journey now to discover the first AI-generated knockoff.
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Website brought down by fans placing Ana Huang orders

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This event late last month caught my eye because it symbolizes a few ongoing and important business trends for authors.
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Book sales update: 2024 traditional publishing up by 6.5 percent

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Digital audio now beats ebooks in terms of dollars earned for AAP-reporting publishers.
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Thoughts to Ponder: AI Use

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There's already more to read than anyone has time to consume. Do generative AI tools really make the problem any worse than it is?
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The Most Successful Publisher You’ve Never Heard Of

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A Romania-based publisher has quietly built a successful business selling specialized nonfiction books directly to consumers.
Bottom Line February 2025 Bestseller Lists

Bottom Line February 2025 Bestseller Lists

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Three distinctive monthly bestseller lists: top 50 hidden gems, top 50 self-published ebooks, and top 50 self-published print books.
Remembering Susan DeFreitas

Remembering Susan DeFreitas

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Remembering author and editor Susan DeFreitas, whose life was cut short by cancer.
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This Memoir Could Have Been an Email: Telling Your Story With Different Forms of Communication

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Different forms of communication—letters, voicemails, social posts—can enrich your memoir, so long as they help tap into something universal.
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Sometimes It IS About the Research

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One writer reflects on the importance of original reference material when a digitized version might be missing critical context.