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Please Stop Bashing Book Publishing
I didn’t think I’d write a newsletter while bogged down with work and a final project for my MBA program, but here we are.
Apr 24, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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Book Publishing and Antisemitism
When a list of Jewish authors is circulating with instructions to boycott them, publishing cannot remain silent.
May 13, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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What Book Publishing Needs to Consider in 2025
A Jam-Packed List of the Issues at Hand for the Industry in the Coming Year.
Dec 19, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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What Sells a Book?
It's not the great mystery you think it is.
Aug 13, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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Book Publishing Predictions: 2024
2023 was a busy year in book publishing. What's in store for 2024?
Jan 3, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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Are Debut Novels Really Failing to Launch?
Are Debut Novels Really Failing to Launch? Esquire Magazine and many other publishing companies seem to think so. They’re missing the point.
May 31, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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I Believe in Books
Today is difficult for many of us, and I hope people are giving themselves some grace in processing the election results.
Nov 6, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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Why Substack is Essential to Every Book Publisher’s PR Strategy
Media is shifting, and book publishing must shift, too.
Oct 9, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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A Different Way to Look at Book Sales
I promise this is not depressing!
Apr 26, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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Book Publishing and the Media are Misaligned
Why do we keep doing the same things if they don’t work?
Oct 22, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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Book Publicity: What Works and What Doesn't
A Guide (sort of).
Aug 17, 2023
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Kathleen Schmidt
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Do You Want Reviews or Sales?
You often can’t have both.
Sep 4, 2024
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Kathleen Schmidt
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