Tag Archives: Social Media

Digital Book Signings Help Grow Authors’ Careers

May 16, 2013 | Beth Bacon | 2

Part 1 in a 2-part series on digital book signing Book signings are an age-old tradition, but is it really necessary to extend this custom to ebooks? Today’s ebook signing services and apps not only make digital signatures are possible, …

Moving at the Speed of Social Media: Obama Digital Director Teddy Goff on Achieving Agility (DBW 2013 Video)

January 23, 2013 | Rich Fahle | 0

During his keynote address at last week’s Digital Book World 2013 Conference & Expo in New York, Teddy Goff, Digital Director for Obama for America, shared his own experiences successfully creating a nimble digital skunk works within a larger, more …

Discoverability Tools and the Writer’s “Fight for Time”

September 26, 2012 | Rich Fahle | 2

The feedback and chatter from this week’s DBW Discoverability and Marketing Conference (including this post from Porter Anderson) is positive—if for no other reason than the conference exists. Any time publishing minds gather to specifically focus on better ways to …

Can Social Media Draw People Away From Search and Save Otherwise Doomed Culture Industries?

August 14, 2012 | Aziz Isham | 4

Music sales have had a rough run of it since going digital – with ebooks approaching ubiquity, is publishing ready? Social media is creating a system that’s got us returning to personal recommendations – can this trend be harnessed to …

Confessions of a Dog Eater: One Author’s Flight From the Horrors of Social Media

May 30, 2012 | Richard Curtis | 1

Some ten years ago we asked, “How can you possibly call yourself an author if you can’t process digitized full-motion video signals on your computer, accelerate your image-compression manager to thirty frames per second, and enhance your video with full …

How Publishing Execs Should Use Social Media to Help Their Companies and Not Get Fired

April 4, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 1

More publishing executives are using social media this year than last year and more of them are being careful about what they say on Twitter and in blogs, according to a recent survey. Publishing professionals who want to use social media but are worried about the consequences if they type an errant Tweet should follow a few simple rules.

A Reply to interview with Simon & Schuster Chief Digital Officer Ellie Hirschhorn on Inventing the Future of Publishing

March 23, 2012 | Bob Mayer | 1

I was writing this as a comment in the posting by Jeremy Greenfield, but it started getting so long, I thought I might as well make it a post from an author’s and digital publisher’s POV. I found Ms. Hirschhorn’s …

What if (when) royalty rates go down for eBooks? A red flag for indie authors.

March 8, 2012 | Bob Mayer | 16

Publishing is a business. In a capitalistic society, the goal of most businesses is to make a profit. Currently, the largest eBook platforms have P&L statements that aren’t exactly golden, with slim profit margins. Some of that is competition and …

Authors create content, readers consume content, everyone else is in between.

March 1, 2012 | Bob Mayer | 4

This has been our mantra at Who Dares Wins Publishing. We are both content providers (my backlist and frontlist of over 45 titles helps) but we are also ‘in between’ for our other authors. As such, we’ve had to constantly …

Social Media: The Art of the Nudge

October 3, 2011 | DBW | 2

Iris Blasi | Tapping into the marketing potential of handles

DBW Insights: Gretchen Rubin

June 28, 2011 | Rich Fahle | 0

“For me, writing a blog seemed incredibly new, incredibly intimidating, but I thought, ‘Well, I’ll give it a shot.’” Gretchen Rubin

DBW Insights: Don Linn

April 13, 2011 | Rich Fahle | 0

“We’re going to have to be faster and more nimble than we are now.” Don Linn

Esther Lim: Interactive Narratives and the Future of Storytelling

April 12, 2011 | Yvette M. Chin | 0

Esther Lim | The future of storytelling needs organic choices about social media and narrative.

DBW Insights: Scott Waxman

March 31, 2011 | Rich Fahle | 0

“The role of the agent has always been to find great projects. Now, you have to figure out ways to get them out there.” Scott Waxman

DBW Insights: Dan Blank

March 23, 2011 | Rich Fahle | 2

“When a reader comes to your book, it’s not just about the book.” Dan Blank

DBW Insights: David Steinberger

March 22, 2011 | Rich Fahle | 1

“I think one of the things that we’re going to see over the next year is social media really come to the book publishing industry.” David Steinberger

DBW Weekly Roundup: 2/25/11

February 25, 2011 | DBW | 1

The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.

What’s The Hashtag? #dbw11

January 23, 2011 | DBW | 3

The hashtag for the conference will be #dbw11, with assigned hashtags for Workshops and breakout sessions.

Author Branding: Make it Memorable

January 18, 2011 | DBW | 3

Sarah Wendell | “Building a brand name is not about selling books – it’s about making your name memorable.”

The Power of the Quiet Social Book

January 12, 2011 | DBW | 5

Kathy Meis | “Publishers can try it all. But they know, if Martha next door tells her friend Mary to read Franzen… sold!”

A Modest Proposal for Book Marketing

December 24, 2010 | DBW | 3

Mike Shatzkin | “The principle is that ‘investment marketing’ must replace ‘expensed marketing.’”

The Key to an Effective Engagement Strategy: PATIENCE

November 15, 2010 | Dan Blank | 4

By Dan Blank | “Have the patience to create quality content, iterate your strategy and truly connect with individuals.”

DBW Weekly Roundup: 11/5/10

November 5, 2010 | DBW | 0

The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.

Social Media Reality Check (Roundtable: 10/14/10)

October 14, 2010 | DBW | 1

Topic: Social Media Reality Check | Roundtable: 10/14/10

Social Media Reality Check [ 32:13 ]

DBW Weekly Roundup: 10/1/2010

October 1, 2010 | DBW | 0

The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.

DBW Weekly Roundup: 9/24/10

September 24, 2010 | DBW | 0

The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.

On Digital Natives, Analog Marketing and Branding

September 23, 2010 | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | 7

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | “If books are ‘social objects,’ what happens when ereaders become the center of attention?”

DBW Weekly Roundup: 9/10/10

September 10, 2010 | DBW | 0

The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.

Marketing, Marketing, Marketing (Roundtable: 9/9/10)

September 8, 2010 | DBW | 0

Topic: Marketing, Marketing, Marketing | Roundtable: 9/9/10

Marketing, Marketing, Marketing [ 0:01 ]

Your Brand is NOT a Community

September 7, 2010 | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | 6

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | “Publishers’ lack of a direct relationship with readers leaves them vulnerable to disruption and disintermediation.”

DBW Weekly Roundup: 9/3/10

September 3, 2010 | DBW | 0

The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.

Goodreads Takes Next Step in Social Reading

August 6, 2010 | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | 7

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | “We have 13,000+ authors on the site and many of them want to reach readers directly.”

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez: Chief Executive Optimist

August 3, 2010 | DBW | 0

By Sue Lange | “Digital publishing is either going to expand the audience for books, or it’s going to destroy publishing as we know it.”

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