Who Are The All-time Best-Selling Novelists?
By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer, SVP Which books are the all-time bestsellers? Let’s preface the answer with this: no one really knows for sure. Why? Sales records are quite poor and...
View ArticleDo Authors Need a Social Media Legal Handbook?
photo credit By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer, SVP Social media is all over the place, and the legal system struggles to keep up with it. Further, the masses using social media,...
View Article5 Books To Watch Out For This Fall
By Josie Urwin, Publicist There are heaps of buzz-worthy books coming out this fall. Everyone’s talking about Jonathan Franzen’s Purity, Garth Risk Hallberg’s City on Fire (the 900-page behemoth that...
View ArticleA Message To Authors: Paddle Through It
By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer, SVP The moment fear turns into exhilaration is an amazing one. I felt it several times during my family vacation to Cape Cod this past week. It’s a...
View ArticleHow Often Should Writers Pen Books?
November was National Novel Writing Month. In the last few years people have been encouraged to pen 50,000 words in the 30-day month, averaging 1,667 words per day. Last year, out of...
View ArticleBEA is Back in Chicago – Anyone for a Cubs Game?
By, David Hahn, Managing Director of MEDIA CONNECT I started attending the annual book industry conference in 1986. Back then it was simply known as the ABA, the first one I went to held in New...
View ArticleGet Inspired. Learn the Craft. Write your Book. Make an Impact.
Please join us at the Second Annual Business Writers Conference, April 19-21, 2017 at the beautiful Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa in Birmingham, Alabama. This immersive...
View ArticleHow a Masters in Publishing Led to a Career in Book Publicity
by Cheryl Lew, Media Connect Publicist I’ve always loved books, but I knew very little about publishing when I applied five years ago to New York University’s Masters in Publishing: Digital and Print...
View ArticleBest Seller PR Strategies at Book Expo America Panel Previewed
By Brian Feinblum, Media Connect CMO What are the key strategies employed by authors and book marketers to successfully promote books to the media? What can be done to help a book...
View ArticleHow Effective Blogging Helps Authors
Blogs can be an author’s best friend, even if it seems like a time suck to read, share, or post on blogs. But let’s take a look at how many successful authors strategically use the world of...
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