We are now nine months into the pandemic and one major decision that many publishers contended with was whether to delay the release of new titles that were planned for 2020. Would the pandemic dampen demand for new launches? The short answer: Yes, it did. I pulled sales for the top 50 business books launched […]
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Full Shelf – Page Nine
There are so many links I come across and there is not enough time to write longer posts about all of them. Borrowing an idea from Ben Dowdy and his Misfill feature at The Pen Addict, I have started sharing these links in a blog post with a short description about why each article is […]
Substitutes for Business Books
Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures writes on his blog today: I’m not a fan of business books. I find that you get most of the value from them in the opening chapter and then it is a lot of repetition from then on. In the comments, which he hosts as a Twitter thread, there […]
Full Shelf – Page Eight
There are so many links I come across and there is not enough time to write longer posts about all of them. Borrowing an idea from Ben Dowdy and his Misfill feature at The Pen Addict, I have started sharing these links in a blog post with a short description about why each article is […]
Full Shelf – Page Seven
There are so many links I come across and there is not enough time to write longer posts about all of them. Borrowing an idea from Ben Dowdy and his Misfill feature at The Pen Addict, I have started sharing these links in a blog post with a short description about why each article is […]
New and Notable – 9/25/20
There are many weeks I find myself sending a variety of short notes with news and insights from the world of business book publishing. These notes go to authors, friends and colleagues who might benefit. Not quite the depth of one of my research reports, but much of this is little things that aren’t really […]
Business Books by Black Authors
In June, I wrote a post on my personal blog about the underrepresentation of Black authors in the world of business books. My main points were: Do you own a business book written by a Black author? Opportunity through expertise and popularity creates the platform for successful books. With only four black CEOs in the […]
Full Shelf – Page Six
We are doing a special edition of Full Shelf this week. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Keller-Williams’ MegaCamp 2020 event this week. They gathered over 35,000 real estate agents from all over the world. At Bard Press, we have been fortunate to work with them on The ONE Thing and I have always […]
Announcements from Bard Press
Ray and I have been working on transitions at Bard Press for over a year and a half and we realized we hadn’t made any official announcements. So, we are doing that today. Founder Ray Bard Retires after 25 Years at Bard Press, Todd Sattersten Takes Publisher Role After 25 years, Ray Bard retires as […]
Full Shelf – Page Five
There are so many links I come across and there is not enough time to write longer posts about all of them. Borrowing an idea from Ben Dowdy and his Misfill feature at The Pen Addict, I have started sharing these links in a blog post with a short description about why each article is […]
