Today’s tele-class “2001: A Publishing Odyssey” was a huge success!
Listen to the tele-class replay at (641) 715-3412, Access Code: 171279#, or download the audio recording below.
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Publishing has changed more in the past year than it has in the previous 50. And the rate of change is getting faster and faster. The rules that seemed to be written in stone have begun to erode and are disappearing entirely.
Change is exciting and confusing at the same time. There are more opportunities to get published than ever before—if you know what you’re doing. Now, with all the changes, it’s harder than ever to know what to do. And, wrong decisions can be costly errors. But what if you had a mentor to guide you to the next step—no matter where you are right now?
Join publisher and author Shelley Lieber in a free teleclass that will help you make informed decisions about how to:
Free Class*: 2010: A Publishing Odyssey, Part II
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET (1pm CT, 12pm MT, 11am PT)
Call Details: (641) 715-3300, Access Code 171279#
*The class is free to attend, but long distance charges may apply.
Yesterday’s tele-class “2001: A Publishing Odyssey” was a huge success!
Listen to the tele-class replay at (641) 715-3412, Access Code: 171279#, or download the audio recording here>> (Scroll to bottom of page.)
Publishing has changed more in the past year than it has in the previous 50. And the rate of change is getting faster and faster. The rules that seemed to be written in stone have begun to erode and are disappearing entirely.
Change is exciting and confusing at the same time. There are more opportunities to get published than ever before—if you know what you’re doing. Now, with all the changes, it’s harder than ever to know what to do. And, wrong decisions can be costly errors. But what if you had a mentor to guide you to the next step—no matter where you are right now?
Join publisher and author Shelley Lieber in a free teleclass that will help you make informed decisions about how to:
Free Class: 2010: A Publishing Odyssey
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET (1pm CT, 12pm MT, 11am PT)
Call Details: (641) 715-3300, Access Code 171279#
More articles and blog posts about the future of the publishing industry have been written in the past two weeks than I can ever remember reading (and I spend 2-3 hours per day reading industry news). The massive layoffs at the major houses, cutbacks or freezes on manuscript acquisitions and gloomy sales reports have many predicting the fall of the industry and the end of books.
Considering that I have been in this industry over 30 years and love books, these gloomy forecasts might have made me sad, but I’m not. Not at all. I am JUICED at the prospect of some real change in an industry that has operated in an outdated model for years. (Of course, I am compassionate for those who lost jobs, but there are other jobs, and much work to do for those who are committed to their own success and the future of book publishing.)
Looking to other creative industries, we have the models for change. I believe the salvation of the industry lies with the creators of the written word, not the publishers. Publishing has been slow to recognize the value of independent authors, unlike the music and film industries where indie artists are revered. I’ve attended writers conferences for decades and the message was always that it’s hard to get published, but follow our rules, even though we probably won’t accept your work anyway.
Faced with that bleak advice, many authors looked to other outlets for their message and found them in the form of self-publishing via print on demand, ebooks, blogs, spoken word, podcasts and books on cell phones. Yes, in the beginning quality was shaky and not of comparable quality to what the big houses put out, but all that has changed. ”Nothing can stop an idea whose time has come,” said Victor Hugo. The technology has made it possible and now authors finally have the opportunity to connect directly with their readers, a strategy that has been hugely successful in the music industry.
When I look ahead my vision is clear and hopeful about the direction of the industry and the future of publishing. We are entering the Age of the Author. Whoohoo!
