Heading out to DragonCon, Publisher’s Weekly’s Barbara Vey had an interesting conversation on the plane with a potential reader, which led her to ask the question: How do you get new readers? Read her answer, it’s maybe not what you would think. http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/beyondherbook/?p=4683 No new reporting on the agents-as-publishers controversy. Meanwhile, Chuck Sambuchino reports on a new [...]

The publishing industry is supposed to be on summer lull right now, but the blogs have been active as late summer conferences wind down, and Apple and Amazon launch salvos in the ebook access and pricing wars. On Barbara Vey’s Beyond Her Book blog, guest blogger Maggie Mae Gallagher gives a rundown of reader-author event [...]

There was plenty of industry news and buzz coming out of the RWA National conference in New York City, and it has taken a week (or, at least, it has taken ME a week) to process and filter it all. To give you a taste, book reviewer and blogger Dear Author’s Jane posted some Things [...]

If you’re querying agents and editors, you’ll enjoy this two-minute video in which agent Kristin Nelson gives two down-and-dirty query tips. Amazon is venturing into book publishing, with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to publish the print editions. They put in a bid for Amanda Hocking’s YA series, but she decided to go with St. Martin’s. More [...]

Be a social artist with social media, with the help of The Writer Mama. It’s interesting but still unclear to me. I need examples. If you think the Facebook redesign is confusing, here’s a comprehensive step-by-step guide. Author Tech Tip has information on pretty much everything for writers, from blogging to websites to promotion and [...]

Happy news! In addition to Barbara Vey’s Beyond Her Book blog, Publishers Weekly will have a romance review section. You can read more about it here. Interested in trying out a Kindle before buying it? You can now find it at Best Buy, Staples and Target More e-reader prices are dropping. Border’s Kobo reader is [...]

Women’s Fiction is in the news — and the blogs. First up,