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 [...]

Looking for an agent? QueryTracker has tips from 20 agents on how to make your query shine. Agent Sara Megibow is looking for romance novel queries. Agent Rachelle Gardner gives advice on writing one-sentence pitches. She also gives advice on Sussing Out Legitimate Publishers. Harlequin announced a new licensing deal with a Russian publishing house. [...]