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Aug 05

2009

Larry Kirshbaum & Jane Friedman on the Future of Publishing

Posted by Ross Browne in Publishers , market conditions , frustrations

I'll never forget the day I heard of Jane Friedman's departure from HarperCollins. I didn't know much about her at the time, but I remember being amazed by how upset and dismayed folks in and around publishing seemed at the mysterious news of her 'resignation'.

The more I found out about Jane and the climate for this whole development, the more I understood why it was seen as such a dark day in publishing. And now after seeing GalleyCat's August 4th interview with her and Larry Kirshbaum I have an even keener appreciation for what was lost. As the owner of The Editorial Department and someone with a lot of interest in the both the short and long term future of publishing, I was happy to spend an hour listening to these very knowledgeable (and likable) publishing veterans talking so candidly on such an important topic. For those who don't have an hour to spare, I thought I'd share a few highlights.

I'm not trying to scare you...

Posted by Karinya Funsett in self-promotion , market conditions

Instead, I'll let Curtis Brown agent Nathan Bransford do it for me: http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/2009/06/stepping-up-your-game.html

I'm pointing everyone I can to this blog post because a)he's hilarious, and b)everything he says here is completely true. I try to balance out my "omg but it's sooooo hard" posts (this one) with the occasional "glimmer of hope" posts (yesterday's rundown of some recent debut deals) and I think Nathan's post is a good middle-ground.

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