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Publishing’s Ecosystem on the Brink: The Backstory | The Authors Guild Blog

David Hancock — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:59:10 +0000

Subtlety is out. Bloomberg Businessweek’s January 25th cover shows a book engulfed in flames. The book’s title? “Amazon Wants to Burn the Book Business.” A towering pile of books dominates the front page of Sunday’s NYT Business Section. The pile starts well below the fold (print edition), breaks through the section header at the top [...]

Morgan James’ Founder, David L. Hancock, Elected Chairman of National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence

David Hancock — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:35:32 +0000

Hampton, VA – One of the nation’s leading publishers is taking the helm of the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV), based in Hampton, and San Jose, CA. The National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence is the nonprofit organization founded by national gang consultant Bobby Kipper in 2010 to advance [...]

Pew Says Ownership of Tablets and E-Readers Doubled Over the Holidays

David Hancock — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:13:15 +0000

The Pew Internet and American Life Project today released a ”mini-report” on the adoption of tablets and e-readers that found the number of Americans owning tablets and e-readers nearly doubled over the holidays. The bottom line numbers represent phenomenal growth in consumer device adoption: from mid-December 2011 to early January 2012, the number of Americans owning a tablet computer rose to 19% from [...]

The surprise value of your KNOWLEDGE

David Hancock — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:22:58 +0000

In this new economy, where ideas rule and everyone is looking for help and new strategies right now , the most successful people will be content creators, trainers, and information marketers. People who use their life’s story and strategies for success to help other people improve their lives or businesses will have more income, influence [...]

Powell’s To Get Espresso Book Machine

David Hancock — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:37:41 +0000

Powell’s Books, one of the country’s largest and most successful bookstores, will launch its Espresso Book Machine in March at its City of Books flagship store location in Portland, Ore. “We are excited to offer this service to our customers, expanding our vast inventory at the City of Books location from one million volumes [...]

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David Hancock — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:51:05 +0000

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Monetizing Your Book

David Hancock — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:22:11 +0000

If you were starting from scratch, and you wanted to make a million dollars offering your advice and how-to content to the world, what 10 things should you focus on? In other words, if you wanted to become a highly-paid expert in a matter of months, how would you? How are all these authors, speakers, coaches, seminar leaders, and [...]

Kobo Posts Record Holiday Season

David Hancock — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:58:49 +0000

Kobo Posts Record Holiday Season. Kobo has released its sales numbers for the holiday season, posting record highs. There was ten-fold increase in new customers from the company’s pre-holiday period, and the total number of registered users nearly doubled from six weeks prior. There was a 500% increase in e-gifting from November to December, and [...]

Barnes & Noble May Spin Off Nook Business

David Hancock — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:49:46 +0000

Barnes & Noble May Spin Off Nook Business. Barnes & Noble could be a very different company one year from now. Following a report in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal that B&N is looking to sell Sterling Publishing (a process that a source told PW “is moving along”), the company disclosed Thursday morning that it is considering spinning off its [...]

An All-Consuming Desire to Succeed « Book Reviews « ForeWord Book Reviews

David Hancock — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:50:11 +0000

An All-Consuming Desire to Succeed « Book Reviews « ForeWord Book Reviews. In the spirit of such inspirational authors as Norman Vincent Peale, Napoleon Hill, and W. Clement Stone, John Paul Carinci has written a classic self-help book centered around achieving success. The author discusses all of the basics, including motivation, perseverance, rising up from [...]