Category Archives: Open

Rise of the E-books?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Marion Jensen

The Los Angeles Times and the New York Times are both reporting that Amazon is selling 80% more e-books than hardcover books. Jeff Bezos, CEO, says, “Astonishing when considering that we’ve been selling hardcover books for 15 years and Kindle … Continue reading →

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What Publishers Should Be Doing

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Angela Eschler, my old editor at Covenant, and a friend of mine, pointed out that I left a cliff hanger in one of my recent posts. I never returned to the topic, but I’m returning now. I wrote: “Does this … Continue reading →

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The Open Model of Publishing

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Marion Jensen

I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the open model of publishing, but haven’t really spelled it out. Allow me to start spelling. The open model, in it’s most basic form, is the idea of giving something away for … Continue reading →

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Some Folks Get It

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Marion Jensen

I try to keep abreast of the many author, agent, and publisher blogs out there that talk about new models in publishing, but I just don’t have as much time as I’d like. Which is why I appreciate it when … Continue reading →

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More examples of new models…

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Good writeup in the San Franciso Chronicle today about new models emerging in the publishing industry. The ‘open model’ is in there, as demonstrated by Seth Harwood. “The model of agents and publishers as gatekeepers just isn’t working anymore,” says … Continue reading →

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An Example

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Marion Jensen

I’m always on the lookout for new and emerging models, and I’ve found a good one. This example isn’t in the publishing world but there are many similarities between books and video games. With video games you may have a … Continue reading →

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The Open Model

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Writing a book is hard. Writing a good book is even harder. Writing a good book and getting published is crazy wild hard as a really hard diamond hard. These are the steps you must follow: Learn the craft (estimated … Continue reading →

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