Some PUblishers' Sales Looking Up

Hi Everybody,

Here's what's going on this week in the publishing world. See our news headlines below. Looks like some major publishers had a good first half of the year, while others sagged. You might be interested in borders new Video book Club. See the news link below. Also check out the new skill-building articles in our August edition, and also be sure to visit the site to see our video interview with bestselling author Christopher Reich, and other great columns. Also, don't forget to check out our FREE online classes, one August 16 with Bonnie Hearn Hill, and the other with New York Editor Stacey Barney, coming in September. See www.authorlink.com/classroom/classroom.php for details.

Skill Building
August 1, 2008

• Art of Fiction
  Crossing Disciplines
  Lisa Lenard Cook
  

• Your Life as Story: Writing Narrative Non Fiction
  Making Memoir From the Unexpected
  Lisa Dale Norton

• Op-Ed Writing
  Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

• Online Class: Advanced Novel Writing
  Bonnie Hearn Hill

• Online Class: Finding Your Novel's Voice
  New York Editor
  Stacey Barney

News Headlines
Thursday July 31, 2008
(updated each Thursday)

• Amazon Sales Soar 41%, Barons Warns of Stock Decline

• Penguin Achieves Strong Sales and Profits in First Half of 2008

• McGraw-Hill Income and Profits Decline in Second Quarter

• Hachette USA Shows Rapid Growth in Second Quarter

• Melton to Depart as Vice President of Baker & Taylor

• Borders Debuts New Video Book Club Episode