a guest post by editor Richard Adin As long-time readers of An American Editor know, I prefer to purchase my books at Barnes & Noble (B&N), largely so as to...Continue reading
Author: Rich Adin
Should Editors Give Trigger Warnings?
I was catching up with some reading of magazines I haven’t had time to get to (for months), when I came across an article on trigger warnings at the university level...Continue reading
Two Books Every Author (& Editor & Publisher) Should Read!
I won’t keep you in suspense. The two books are Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. I was reading Diane Johnson’s review of Go Set...Continue reading
Guest Post: On Mourning the Passing of Barnes & Noble
a guest post by Rich Adin After this week’s news that Barnes & Noble has lost money yet again, I decided that perhaps I should begin thinking about writing B&N’s...Continue reading
When an Editor Matters
a guest post by Rich Adin, a professional editor It isn’t too often that the worth of a good editor is hinted at by a reviewer, but when it happens,...Continue reading
Author Lamentations: eBook Week Sales
The week of March 3-10 was “Read an eBook Week,” which is a week that I particularly look forward to each year. It is the week when many authors put...Continue reading
Why Some Indie Authors Fail
I recently finished reading a series of books by an indie author and I wanted to buy more of the author’s books. Apparently, there aren’t any more of the author’s...Continue reading
Can Barnes & Noble Be Saved?
With the release of both Amazon’s and Barnes & Nobles quarterly figures, which include the 2012 holiday season, the blogosphere has been rife with posts foretelling the demise of Barnes...Continue reading
On Books: Gatekeeping eBooks
In pre-ebook days, gatekeeping was done by the traditional publishers; today, with the rise of ebooks, especially self-published ebooks, it is the reader who is responsible for doing his or her...Continue reading
The Merger Apocalypse
Editor’s Note: The following post is by Rich Adin, and it reflects the inside the industry viewpoint of a long-time professional editor. In the past, consolidation has been very bad...Continue reading
Bye Bye $9.99 and Price Competition in eBooks
The mantra for many ebookers over the past year or so was “get rid of agency pricing and bring back lower ebook prices based on competition.” These ebookers are ecstatic over the...Continue reading
Are Free eBooks Killing the Market?
Every day I find another traditional publisher is offering free ebooks. Amazon has made a business out of offering free ebooks. And let’s not forget the many indie authors who...Continue reading
Why Aren’t Publishers Pushing eBooks?
In a post discussing a tweet from author Brent Weeks last week Nate wondered, in his blog post “Not All of Us Drink a $4 Coffee, Mr. Weeks,” why publishers aren’t...Continue reading
On Books: Value in an eBook World
eBooks have changed the way we think of value in regards to books. For myriad reasons, ebookers think that the price of ebooks should be no more than the price...Continue reading
The Shirking of Responsibility
Making the blog rounds in the not-too-distant past was commentary about how the new Nook with GlowLight has an easily damaged screen. The posts and comments came about as a result...Continue reading