The US Trade Administration issued a notice in the third week of May 2019 that all printed materials from China would be included in the list of $300 million worth of imports facing a 25% tariff due to failing negotiations between the USTR and China. With the due date of June 10th to resolve the… Read More
Will Waterstones’ Present Be Barnes & Noble’s Future?
American book retailer Barnes & Noble has been purchased in an all-cash transaction by Elliott Advisors for $683 million. The official announcement was made on the morning of June 7th. This deal marks the second purchase of a major bookseller by the hedge fund, following their purchase of UK bookseller Waterstones in 2018. The purchase… Read More
Baker & Taylor Says Goodbye To Retailers
The entire Baker & Taylor versus Ingram story – beginning in Fall of 2018 to the present – and what this means for indie authors. Read More
Critique is Crucial: Seven steps to a great writing group
Writers love writing; we wouldn’t be in this business if we didn’t. What writers don’t love (for the most part) is sharing their writing. Sharing your writing is terrifying. There’s no bones about it. Your words could get torn apart, or worse–stolen. It’s baring your precious darling to the world and praying it doesn’t get… Read More
