While it is important to respect our consumer base of the past, the consumer base of the future will no doubt be born out of the marriage between brands and social activism.
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Making the Incomparable Comparable: How Literary Agents Utilize Comp Titles
By Gloria Mulvihill
Realistically, most first-time authors seeking out a literary agent to pitch their book probably aren’t going to know all there is to know about their respective genre, and that is where the agent comes into play.
Write to Publish, Then and Now
By Jasmine Gower
It wasn’t just that I was older and participating as a team member rather than an attendee. The 2017 conference was a softer, more intimate affair.
Growing Collaboration in Publishing
By Frances Kane and Melina Hughes kfrancesstella
Frances: While siblings are always a disappointment, your friends are not—especially when you get to work with them. And at Ooligan Press, we have been increasing the amount of projects we collaborate on, so being able to successfully work with others is a key part of the program. There are two publisher’s assistants, so obviously […]
What Brexit Means for English-Language Rights
By Brianne Robinson ladybriski
A new revolutionary war could be waged with the United States of America’s greatest ally: the United Kingdom. The battles will not be on the sea nor in the sky, nor will they be fought with firearms. Instead, it will be fought behind closed doors as the American publishing industry fights against the United Kingdom […]
Surprise! Amazon Opens a Brick-and-Mortar Store
By Maeko Bradshaw makosharkattack
Picture this: You sit down with your morning coffee and routinely check your social media site of choice—in this case Twitter. Lo and behold, the trending topic of that dreary November morning is none other than (surprise!) Amazon’s new brick-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle, Washington. Your heart sinks, and suddenly that morning coffee doesn’t quite taste […]