Tuesday, May 01, 2012

News from Publishing Perspectives:


A-list authors have flocked to read at the National Writer's Series in Traverse City, Michigan. Why? Because organizer Doug Stanton delivers audiences, sales.

For many venues having a big name or even little name author on hand to interact with an audience is a matter of prestige and passion, but publishers want ROI.
The fund, sponsored by the Sharjah government, implement reading projects for children living in Central Asia, and North Africa.

China may be a superpower that enjoys a large trade surplus with many Western countries, but its book industry faces a huge deficit.

Armed with an $1,100 subsidy from the National Committee for Popular Libraries, some 2,000 librarians spent $2.2 million in books at the Buenos Aires Book Fair.

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