Bad News for Those of Us in Publishing
Thursday December 4, 2008
Categories: Publishing
My editor extraordinaire at Jossey-Bass, Sheryl Fullerton, pointed me to a depressing post from Chip McGregor (a well-known literary agent) on the Black Friday (December 3) in the publishing industry.Some of the lowlights:Simon & Schuster cut 35 people (2% of...
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Depressing. I work in the commercial-printing industry, which is definitely feeling the pain.
But all is not bad [chuckles sarcastically] Rick Warren will start a new publication ;) :
Warren is partnering with the Reader’s Digest Association to publish a purpose drive life magazine.
They are also creating a Christian membership organization, The Purpose Driven Connection; paying members will receive the quarterly magazine, edited by Warren. The magazine will include DVDs and pull-out study guides in each issue, along with access to a social networking site.
http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/2008/11/24/purpose-driven-magazine-a-reality/
new life from old things passing away
the current publishing model is long past its expiration date
helping midwife new models - that is the point, right ?
Online publishing is definitely the only way to go. The problem is finding a model that can actually make money.
3 things....
1. have you seen the Prop 8 The Musical at Be Funny Or Die. It might add some humor to your same sex marriage conversation.
2. I have a friend that works at Jossey Bass. Small world.
3. I believe this is my first time posting (though I have followed for a while).
What's so bad about losing such folks? We could use less lame books on the market, and fewer places like Borders, who sell such tripe.
oddly enough, it was a decent weekend for the CBA (which is a surprise, actually). most were up over last year. i'm not sure how to explain that!
see...this is why you start your own and self-publish, like I did :)
-jeremy
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