My summer session writing class is climbing mountains! They're working on chapter one of their books--perhaps the hardest chapter to write. It has to establish three essential elements that pull the reader into your story. These elements are key to

As publishers look to diversify their content beyond books, John Wiley & Sons provides a blueprint of sorts in its recently released 10-k report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009, Wiley

Pearson is overhauling its DK and Rough Guides divisions in response to steady declines in the reference market, including travel publishing. As a result, Gary June, DK chief executive, is leaving the company to become chief marketing officer at Pearson's

When Deanna Zandt signed her contract with Barrett-Koehler to publish her first book, Sink or Swim: Making Waves of Change in a New Social Media World next April, she knew the house did not give advances, relying instead on a

Residents of Forks, Washington State, are still stunned by what a piece of assiduous Googling from Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has unleashed on their town. Looking for the US's rainiest location in which to set her vampire series, she lighted

The final report on Australia's book parallel importation laws by the Productivity Commission has been released.

stoolpigeon writes "Hitting middle age has been an interesting time. I catch myself thinking about how well kids have it today and sounding a lot like my father. One difference is while my dad was happy to teach me about