Sales Slip But Profits Up at Books-A-Million

Publishers Weekly

What’s Selling at Books-A-Million? What’s selling? According to Books-A-Million, it’s teen books and conservative non-fiction titles. —Linda Taylor

Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Random House

See the Movie, Get the Cookbook With a perfect "mix" of cooking, writing, publishing, and two wonderful marital love stories, I highly recommend the movie "Julie & Julia." And the classic cookbook, first published by Knopf in 1961, is still available from Random House. Check it out! —Linda Taylor

First Lady of Ghana Visits Tyndale House

Christian Retailing

Spreading the Good News Sometimes we wonder if what we do in Christian publishing makes a difference. I was thrilled to be in the audience at Tyndale House when Her Excellency Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills shared with us her personal quest to distribute Bibles to people (even schoolchildren!) in Ghana. —Linda Taylor

The Purpose of a Book Cover

Seth Godin

Seth Godin on Book Covers We may not WANT to judge a book by its cover, but we probably can’t help it. What is a book cover supposed to accomplish anyway? Seth Godin (author of Purple Cow and numerous other best-selling books) weighs in. —Linda Taylor

Bowker Reports U.S. Book Production Declines 3% in 2008, but “On Demand” Publishing More than Doubles

Bowker

The Rise of On-Demand Publishing As traditional publishing faces pivotal year of retrenching, the emergence of new technologies leads to soaring growth in short-run book publishing. Bowker has the statistics. —Linda Taylor

How Sony E-Reader Lost to Kindle and How It’s Battling Its Way Back

Advertising Age

The Battle of the E-Readers Sony came first, but Kindle blew it away. How the Sony e-Reader is trying to make a comeback. (registration required) —Linda Taylor

Book Industry Braces for Paperless Future

Washington Post

Are Books and Traditional Publishers Already Relics? At BEA, where you’d think they’d know better, it seems that traditional books were seen as terminal patients unable to be resuscitated by even the best writing or cover designs. It’s all about digital for the future. Not sure I agree. See what YOU think. —Linda Taylor

Report Says Religious Publishing Down 10%

Christian Retailing

So What Will We Do About This? The stakes are high—and getting higher. What is Christian publishing going to do to stay relevant, to keep selling, and, above all, to continue to get out God’s message in the various formats that will speak to those who most need it? We welcome your feedback. —Linda Taylor

Smokin’ Hot New Trends in the Christian Fiction Market

Novel Matters

Changes Seen in the Christian Publishing Marketplace Sally Stuart, compiler of every Christian writer’s best friend, Christian Writers’ Market Guide, guest blogs about trends she’s seeing in Christian fiction—along with other interesting tidbits she discovers as she compiles each annual writers’ guide. —Linda Taylor

Time Spent on Social Networks Doubles in a Year

PC World

Now Let’s Get Back to Work I know I keep Twitter open but Facebook closed all day at work (can’t have the bosses seeing me ON my FB page all day). Twitter might give me some new info; FB is more pesonal and hence more addicting. This article shows me I’m not alone. —Linda Taylor