Publishing and Books
Posted on Friday October 27, 2006 at 10:14am.
There are several interesting pieces about the publishing business and literature posted on the Opinion page at ENC Press (the publisher of my forthcoming novel Mean Martin Manning). I'll link here to two in particular:
WHAT IS A PUBLISHER? FOR THAT MATTER, WHAT IS A BOOK?
Gregory Alexander
The book of the future could be made out of artichokes and underwear — or summoned out of thin air by a wave of the hand. But as long as it’s edited, it’s still a book.
A FEW LESSONS LEARNED FROM PUBLISHING IN AMERICA
Olga Gardner Galvin
[Mainstream publishers] are hoping for the next John Grisham or the next J. K. Rowling, not the first you.
WHAT IS A PUBLISHER? FOR THAT MATTER, WHAT IS A BOOK?
Gregory Alexander
The book of the future could be made out of artichokes and underwear — or summoned out of thin air by a wave of the hand. But as long as it’s edited, it’s still a book.
A FEW LESSONS LEARNED FROM PUBLISHING IN AMERICA
Olga Gardner Galvin
[Mainstream publishers] are hoping for the next John Grisham or the next J. K. Rowling, not the first you.