September 2012 Publishing News

A lot happened this month that I feel is worth mentioning. On a personal note, I decided to not only move into full time writing and editing but also coaching for new authors. More on that in a couple of months—I will be creating a separate website for the information and linking this one to it, hopefully without duplicating any content!

Out in the publishing world a bunch of things caught my eye.

Traditional publishers continued to look for ways to get a grip on the new and rapidly changing market.

Harper Collins tried out new, lower prices:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/53934-tracking-amazon-harpercollins-explores-new-e-prices.html

More big names entered the digital book market

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/business/media/barry-diller-and-scott-rudin-form-e-book-publishing-venture.html?_r=0

Penguin/Berkley launches InkLit, a graphic novel imprint

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40919

Techie stuff:

Amazon put out several new readers

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/amazon-kindle-fire-2-kindle-fire-hd-and-kindle-paperwhite-release-date-news-and-features-1043361

But so did Kobo

http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1821#m17383

And Barnes and Noble followed suit

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/devices/article/54110-b-n-unveils-redesigned-nook-tablet-devices.html

Zola Books (once a social group) launches its selling capability

http://zolabooks.com

Some facts popped up (that we all knew, but hey)

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/53937-new-study-55-of-ya-books-bought-by-adults.html

Nancy, TheRedPenCoach