✓ Andrea Nicoletti

#Lifetime #subscriptions have always struck me as a stupid idea: publishers paying for a short-term income boost through long-term – and ever-increasing – liabilities. It might appear a great deal for readers, but only in the most selfish, self-centred way imaginable. For those considering themselves hard done – or worse, considering legal redress for this apparent contractual "breach" – I think they should ask themselves this: would they prefer to continue receiving their free print magazine, and likely hasten Rolling Stone's demise, or actually pay a fair price for what they get and help it to survive? https://lnkd.in/e436-bSp

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Some #bookpublishers are more friendly to new #authors than others, so if this is your #firstbook and especially if you don't have an agent, take a stroll through this list first and see if any of these companies are a good fit for your project. #amediting #amsubmitting The Top 42 Publishers for New Authors - https://lnkd.in/eAxx2X3k

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“The Associated Press has revealed how it is moving away from reliance on its core business of licensing content to publishers.”   That’s the lead graf in the Press Gazette, a British trade magazine dedicated to journalism and the press, in its coverage of a speech by Kristin Heitmann, chief revenue officer of The Associated Press, at the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress in Copenhagen last week.   I found it a fascinating story with detail on AP revenue-building efforts I hadn’t seen before and I recommend you read it, our lead story for today’s Connecting.   This newsletter features much of the great editorial work that the AP does on a daily basis but there is so much behind-the-scenes effort at play to finance what our journalists do (and, ahem, the pension many of us are lucky enough to enjoy). Those in the AP's revenue-building department face huge challenges in today's competitive marketplace.   Among highlights of the speech by Kristin, a Connecting colleague:   In 2023, 82% of AP’s revenue came from content licensing with 5% from its software solutions business AP Workflow Solutions, 4% from its business providing broadcast facilities and journalists to global broadcasters, and 9% from other streams.   US newspapers originally made up 100% of AP’s revenue when it launched 178 years ago with just five member titles.   “We are a majority content licensing business still, but US newspapers represent just about 10% of our total revenue,”   “I say that just to emphasise that throughout our history we’ve had to evolve.”   “We’ve had to look at new revenue sources to maintain, and grow, our revenue and as an independent not-for-profit… everything we make goes back into our newsroom. We are not a public company, we do not have a family trust, we do not have a billionaire benefactor, although many days I think we all wish we did have a billionaire benefactor."   “We can only spend what we make. And so that makes it essential that we diversify to continue to enhance the news report and invest back into the business.” https://conta.cc/3Xl0168

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Here is a link to my latest post on Cultural Capital-Art, Politics, and Everything Else https://lnkd.in/eyxu7HJm

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Here is a link to my latest post on Cultural Capital--Art, Politics, and Everything Else https://lnkd.in/ewj7idVA

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Here is a link to "Art and Life," my latest post on Cultural Capital-Art, Politics, and Everything Else https://lnkd.in/eDjWYngG

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Here is a link to "Images of Order," my latest post on Cultural Capital-Art, Politics, and Everything Else https://lnkd.in/er252s5J

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Being literary is great. Having a wide vocabulary is impressive. Finding a voice all your own is crucial. But none of it matters if readers can’t understand or engage with what you’ve written. https://lnkd.in/dC3PrXQ #writingtips #writetip #amrevising #amwriting

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Being literary is great. Having a wide vocabulary is impressive. Finding a voice all your own is crucial. But none of it matters if readers can’t understand or engage with what you’ve written. https://lnkd.in/dC3PrXQ #writingtips #writetip #amrevising #amwriting

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The Secrets of Independent Publishing Sneak peek! Discover the differences between independent publishing, self-publishing, and traditional publishing from Samuel Lopez-Barantes @slbfiction. Join us as we explore what defines success in the literary world. Whether your book reaches one person or thousands, find inspiration and insights here. #IndependentPublishing #SelfPublishing #TraditionalPublishing #SuccessInTheLiteraryWorld #BookPublishing #AuthorTips #LiteraryInspiration #WritingCommunity #BookLovers #AuthorSuccess via https://keepgoingpod.com

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Our latest blog talking about the responsibility #journalists #authors and the #pr industry has in the way we use our words. There's also a surprise encounter and a feat of insanity. https://lnkd.in/dnn9G2TQ

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Here is a link to my latest post on Cultural Capital-Art, Politics, an Everything Else https://lnkd.in/e8bkCyJQ

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1) The membership of this work group contains no one from commercial publishing, in other words, the group that creates most of what the other groups consume. 2) Contrary to the contention that the comments are "out of scope", legality is an absolutely critical requirement that is in scope by definition. Does the NISO's enabling legislation even allow it to promulgate a standard that is known to be illegal? Todd Carpenter 3) The signatories are a Murderer's Row of organizations representing every aspect of commercial book publishing including agents, authors, and publishers from most parts of the world. In short, it looks to an outsider like the problem is that this group was convened with the wrong charter and the wrong membership. As Ms. Halperin suggests, it's a pity the process was allowed to waste two years of everyone's time.

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When is it acceptable to not spell out abbreviations that do not appear in the dictionary? Unsurprisingly, the answer is ambiguous! https://zurl.co/C7qL #Usage #Grammar #Language #Abbreviations #Writing #Editing #CopyEditing

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