Category Archives: Publishing News

Is Amazon Putting the Squeeze on You?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Wolf Hoelscher

Is there hope for independent publishers? Is there any way to counter Amazon’s online market dominance? Can Amazon be stopped? Continue reading →

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Karp Takes the Helm at Simon & Schuster: Are Big Publishers Getting the Message?

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Wolf Hoelscher

Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it was replacing publisher David Rosenthal with Jonathon Karp, currently the editor at the Hachette imprint Twelve. I’ve been following Karp’s successes at Twelve since its inception five years ago. (See my previous entry: … Continue reading →

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Are Profits Still Possible in Publishing?

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Wolf Hoelscher

Motoko Rich’s February 28 piece in the New York Times, titled “Math of Publishing Meets E-book,” lays out the typical costs of producing an e-book versus the traditional print version. It should be required reading for all writers and publishing … Continue reading →

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