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Some small publishers are getting feisty. See "Amazon’s E-Book Pricing a Constant Thorn for Publishers" -http://nyti.ms/INeT0B 9:10 AM Apr 16th via Tweet Button
Suppose Justice Settles With Apple and Publishers. Then What? | Epicenter | Wired.com wired.com/epicenter/2012… 9:20 AM Apr 5th via Tweet Button
Self-publishing for the 1% latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/201… via @latimesbooks 12:54 PM Mar 26th via Tweet Button
A jaded look at book blurbs and royalties by author Gene Weingarten: Publish and perish - goo.gl/news/RV1T via news.google.com 10:32 AM Mar 15th via Tweet Button
"Big guns" like Jackie Collins are looking at self-publishing: goo.gl/news/wegA via news.google.com 10:29 AM Mar 15th via Tweet Button
The dictionary banned in certain schools? Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Ann Frank's Diary of a Young Girl? See huff.to/pYqLhq. 11:38 AM Sep 27th, 2011 via web
Good news for all who fear book publishing is dead. It's alive and there are good reasons to publish. See huff.to/8upJSv. 11:35 AM Sep 27th, 2011 via web
If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison 10:06 AM Nov 18th, 2010 via web
Before giving a reading from, or otherwise promoting your book, learn 5 ways authors can be better performers at http://huff.to/aknDGq. 4:32 PM Nov 1st, 2010 via web
Authors: looking for tips on getting more PR out of Facebook? Read Arielle Ford's article at http://huff.to/cFpYLm. 4:25 PM Nov 1st, 2010 via web
You've written your book proposal, now you need to query an agent - an agent tells you how at http://bit.ly/d7HU72. 10:25 AM Sep 24th, 2010 via web
Wonder if there are hidden dangers in your book publishing contract? Watch out for the "competing books" clause. http://bit.ly/aShI78. 3:51 PM Jun 24th, 2010 via web
Matt Wilson describes how five people used a blog to secure a book deal: http://huff.to/9GOmED 3:48 PM Jun 22nd, 2010 via web
Want to know which books sold best in 2009? Check out the various Publishers Weekly 2009 lists at http://bit.ly/9Q0W3Q. 4:33 PM Jun 21st, 2010 via web
For a first-hand account of being a print-on-demand author, see Deborah Lee Luskin's article at http://bit.ly/2j4sKl. 8:02 AM Mar 23rd, 2010 via web
For a good intro to the publishing process, see Nathan Bransford's article - http://bit.ly/2x8TUd. 2:45 PM Mar 18th, 2010 via web
Writer Jason Pinter says this is a good time for books, despite the gloomy talk in the publishing industry - http://bit.ly/arrYrz 8:22 AM Feb 17th, 2010 via web
Should you publish your e-book as a PDF, ePub or Mobipocket? If, like me, you're not sure, see http://bit.ly/aq7ydH. 9:37 AM Feb 3rd, 2010 via web
"The Literary Agent: Who is the Person Behind the Curtain?" - Agent A.M. Boyle cautions writers on her blog - http://www.amboyle.com/ 8:48 AM Jan 26th, 2010 via web
Are printed books dinosaurs? A new study suggests they will become multi-media platforms. See http://bit.ly/8kxFjt 4:21 PM Jan 22nd, 2010 via web

Name Barry Fox
Location Los Angeles, California
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Bio Bestselling ghostwriter/author of business, thought, inspirational and health books.