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THIS IS THE FIRST in a series of videos by Michigan State University Journalism Professor Joe Grimm sharing tips for writers, editors, educators and community leaders about how to use book-related media to help shape your message—and send it out into the world to fully take wing. …
In the second of two columns about our timeless love for paper books, we report on what is surely the world’s most expensive gift-book offering for the holidays, a 3-volume set from Callaway Arts for the 2020 holiday shopping season. Callaway has a long history of touching off global buzz …
As surprising as this may seem, Americans are reading more books than ever before—and they’re preferring to read those books in traditional paper. It’s true. The vast majority of readers prefer ink-on-paper books. Editor David Crumm writes this week’s Front Edge Publishing column about our collective love affair with books. …
Marketing Director Susan Stitt tells the story of marketing our best seller, Changing Our Mind. The multi-faceted outreach began with a founding assumption we share with our authors: Publishing is connection. As Susan explains, this book now has circled the globe and touched thousands of lives through a host of …
Director of Production Dmitri Barvinok explains how our unique design-and-production software allows Front Edge Publishing to rapidly and flexibly customize and update books, using the five-year evolution of our best-seller Changing Our Mind as a case study. Many of the most important stories in our world today are changing faster …
Front Edge Publishing books contain media, photographs and images. Learn how to select and optimize images and photographs for print and eBooks. Production Manager Dmitri Barvinok outlines these important issues for authors. …
David Crumm reports on what is becoming an annual year-end crisis of capacity in the publishing industry. The shortages are caused by major disruptions in publishing, including the good news that books are more popular than ever. At the same time, paper producers are shifting toward making the cardboard boxes …
Audiobooks are on the verge of a massive surge in popularity and accessibility, both for readers and authors. Learn about current audiobook technology, current production obstacles and upcoming improvements. …
Indie Days 2019—Front Edge Publishing Marketing Director Susan Stitt reports on news from the invitation-only conference for leading mid-sized publishers. Among the headlines from this annual industry gathering: Book sales continue to rise along with direct-to-reader marketing. …
Front Edge Publishing Marketing Director Susan Stitt takes readers on a brief tour of the giant Lightning Source printing-and-binding factory in Tennessee, the flagship plant for this global company. …