Penguin’s Jeff Gomez moves to e-singles startup Byliner
Longform journalism site Byliner has hired Jeff Gomez, who worked at Penguin, as its new head of writer marketing. Read more »
Is the decline in longform newspaper journalism a good thing or a bad thing?
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According to the Columbia Journalism Review, the past decade has seen a dramatic decline in longer stories at some of the industry’s leading newspapers. But does that mean longform journalism is dying, or just evolving? Read more »
Is the book a crucial cultural artifact, or just an outdated container for content?
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A blog post by Nick Carr about the future of the printed book touched off an epic comment debate between the author and media theorist Clay Shirky about whether the book format itself will die out and be replaced. Read more »
BuzzFeed’s latest: Is this the future of magazines?
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The business success of digital news sites has led more of them to apply their technical wizardry to long-form journalism. BuzzFeed is the latest example. Will its style of feature one days replace magazines like the New Yorker? Read more »
The serious business of Kindle Serials
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Serial fiction has existed online for awhile, but with Kindle Serials, Amazon hopes to reinvent the format, in part by offering all episodes for a flat price. Serials may require a different business model than Kindle Singles, and could require Amazon to invest more money upfront. Read more »
E-book bestsellers breakdown: I married a billionaire
This weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling better in digital than in print. This week: Marriage to a billionaire. Read more »
Authors to Starbucks Pick of the Week: Please, stay away
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Buzz Bissinger should have been excited when Starbucks selected his Byliner e-single, “After Friday Night Lights,” as its free “pick of the week.” But then Amazon responded. Turns out being a Starbucks Pick of the Week is a mixed blessing for authors and publishers. Read more »
The bestsellers breakdown: Titanic takes it
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Breaking down the e-book bestsellers list: A new weekly feature. Read more »
Byliner Has Sold Over 100,000 Original E-Singles
Longform journalism site Byliner has sold over 100,000 of its “Byliner Originals” since launching the program in April, says CEO John Tayman… Read more »
Byliner Kicks Off Original Fiction With 'Joy Luck Club's Amy Tan
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Longform journalism site Byliner kicked off its narrative nonfiction “Byliner Originals” publishing program this past spring, with Jon Kraka… Read more »
In Age Of Limited Author Travel Budgets, BookTour.com Folds
As of September 1, BookTour.com, a website cofounded by Wired’s Chris Anderson that helped authors arrange promotional events and publicize… Read more »
Our Guide To E-Singles
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E-singles are one of the hottest new publishing trends–with everyone from David Baldacci and Jodi Picoult to Byliner and Slate testing them… Read more »
