Publishing
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COLLABORATIVE CONFIDENCE
Dr. Heather Backstrom, with her extensive human resources background, knows what it takes for women to excel in the competitive business world. Her book, COLLABORATIVE CONFIDENCE, is built on three pillars: Activate, Amplify, and Accelerate, providing a clear structure. Dissatisfied with her previous career, Backstrom discovered the importance of self-awareness, a key component of the…
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PW Close-Up: Podium Entertainment
Podium, a renowned audiobook publisher best known for sci-fi and fantasy, has significantly broadened its digital library and the opportunities available to writers. Now a full-service publisher that distributes books in all formats, Podium Entertainment is preparing to launch its inaugural print list. PW spoke with the company’s publisher, Victoria Gerken, about its growth, its…
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Sourcebooks Building In-House Sales Team, Taps Payne to Direct
Sourcebooks is continuing to fine-tune its efforts to expand its reach into the indie bookseller sales channel by replacing commission sales reps with an in-house sales team, effective Dec. 31, 2024. The Chicagoland-based company announced on Monday that it is creating an internal indies sales team to be headed by Courtney Payne as director of…
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NBF’s Book Rich Environments Program Hits Two Million Book Donations
This summer, the National Book Foundation’s Book Rich Environments (BRE) program celebrates a significant milestone: it has surpassed the two million mark for free books distributed to young people and families in public housing communities across the United States. “We are committed to reaching readers in every corner of the country, especially those who often…
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‘Leveraging Venus’: The Amazon #1 Bestseller Helps You in Achieving Your Goals”
Breaking Barriers and Making History: How Women Are Leaving Their Imprint in the Publishing World The journey to achieving a #1 book on Amazon was not easy. There were times when I doubted myself and wondered if I would ever reach my goal. But I kept pushing forward, knowing that my message was important and…
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Legacy Launch Pad Podcast Changes Podcast Name
Legacy Launch Pad Publishing announced today that it is updating its publishing podcast name to “On Good Authority: Publishing the Book that Will Build Your Business.” The podcast, which has been named one of the best publishing podcasts by LA Weekly, Feedburner and Kindlepreneur, among others, has long been hosted by Launch Pad founder and…
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Publishing: Author Graham Jules Writes First Screenplay to be Illustrated by Artificial Intelligence
We’ve all seen movies like “The Terminator” where artificial intelligent machines rise to take over the world with catastrophic consequences. But what is the reality of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creative arts? Entrepreneur and writer Graham Jules has already utilised the technology in creating his illustrated screenplay, “Virtual Heaven (Back to Reality),” PUW Media…
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