Publishing world

The rush to release a print version of the Mueller report is the latest example of a desperate industry increasingly addicted to quick takes for fast profit.  Read more

While times have been upbeat in the book world, with almost universal good results for publishers, the same cannot be said of news media, and in particular digital news media. Whereas a few years ago startup news companies, backed by aggressive venture capital and touting technologically turbo-charged journalism, were riding high, now they are in full-on crisis mode.  Read more

This past weekend, the New Yorker published a lengthy exposé detailing how Dan Mallory, the former William Morrow executive editor and pseudonymous author, as A.J. Finn, of the bestselling thriller The Woman in the Window, had lied to colleagues and superiors for years as he rose up the ranks in publishing.  Read more

Contemplating comments on his last monthly column, publisher Richard Charkin takes up the question of author pay: ‘Publishers aren't the greedy sharks they're sometimes portrayed to be.'

Over the past quarter century, Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog, online courses, lectures, and bestselling books. He is the inventor of countless ideas and phrases that have made their way into mainstream business language, from Purple Cow to Tribes.  Read more