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7 Things Editors at Children’s Book Publishers Wish Writers Knew

From http://cbiclubhouse.com, the community for children’s writers. Want to impress a children’s book editor? Then listen up! Here are the seven things editors at children’s book publishers would tell you about your manuscript if they had the chance.
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Pen Names And Self Publishers – Self Publishing 2.0

Many self publishers use a pen name to try to hide the fact they are self publishing. There are legitimate reasons for using a pen name, but hiding who you are is rarely one of them
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How can i publish my book when i havent got any book publishers around?

iv written a novel and everyone around me things i should publish it. But the problem is that i havent got any book publishers around me. Im not even sure how the publishing process works. Is there any way, i could send my work via email to the publishers or something?
Of course. The best part [...]

AdSense Additional Publisher Resources Part Two – Web Master Tools

Are you an AdSense Publisher? Are you looking for insight into how Google indexes your site? If so, be sure to watch the second part of our additional publisher resources video series in which Deborah Chang explores Google Web Master Tools.
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Self-publishing vs. Getting a real publisher

Ramit Sethi and Tim Ferriss discuss the benefits/drawbacks of publishers and self-publishing.
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Civil Disobedience With Wez: Retarded Game Publishers And The Inevitable Xmas Rush

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The India Abroad Publisher’s Special Award for Excellence – Jhumpa Lahiri

Newsweek International Editor and television personality Fareed Zakaria, author of the best-selling The Post-American World, and host of CNNs Fareed Zakaria GPS, was chosen India Abroad Person of the Year 2008 at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York on March 20.
Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair, winner of the India Abroad Person of [...]

How many words in a novel do publishers look for?

I’m writing a novel, and I want to know… Do publishers look for a particular number for a first book?
Novel – over 40,000 words
Novella – 17,500 to 40,000 words
Novelette – 7,500 to 17,500 words
Short story – under 7,500 words
They don’t look for just any number, as other answers said, it depends on the audience.
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O’Reilly Webcast: Social Media for Publishers

Chris Brogan shares strategies and tactics for putting the web’s most popular social media tools to work in ways that will make a difference. Positioned “for publishers,” the advice given in this webcast will actually benefit any organization that has an online presence. This is part of the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing (TOC) [...]

What are some good publishers that approve of immortality?

I was wondering if anyone can tell me some good publishers that approve of immortality.
An agent or publisher is more interested in the quality of the writing than in the subject. As long as you write a good story, they won’t care about the subject.