Category Archives: The Publishing Borg

I Was Wrong, Konrath Was Right

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Bob Mayer

In my commands when I was in the Army—Infantry platoon, recon platoon, Green Beret A-Team, company command, etc—I found that admitting a mistake was always a good leadership trait. After all, the soldiers always knew when you made one. Admitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing Options, The Publishing Borg | Tagged Amanda Hocking, Bob Mayer, Book Writing, books, E-book, eBook, eBooks, ePublishing, fiction, Future, JA Konrath, Kindle, LJ Sellers, marketing, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Technology, Technology and Publishing, The Future of Publishing, The Publishing Borg, writer, Writer Resources, Writers Resources, writing | 11 Comments

Can any writer self-publish? Should any writer self-publish?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Jen Talty

There has been a lot of chatter in the world of publishing over the course of the last year about ebooks, traditional publishing, non-traditional publishing and self-publishing. JA Konrath very loudly stuck his nose up at traditional publishing and went … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing Options, The Publishing Borg, WDWPUB | Tagged Amy Shojai, blog, Bob Mayer, business, Change, E-book, eBooks, ePublishing, fiction, JA Konrath, Jenni Holbrook-Talty, Joy E. Held, Kait Nolan, Kristen Lamb, LJ Sellers, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Technology, Technology and Publishing, WDWPUB, Who Dares Wins, writer, Writer Resources, Writers Resources, writing | 22 Comments

E-Publishing & Pricing: How Much Is A Book Worth?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Bob Mayer

It’s 26 February. A few days ago we dropped prices further– on Atlantis and Chasing The Ghost to .99 cents. In the last six hours we’ve sold triple figures, both books have hit the top 1,000 in sales on Amazon. … Continue reading →

Posted in Promotion and the Writer, The Publishing Borg, WDWPUB | Tagged Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, blog, Bob Mayer, books, business, Change, E-book, eBooks, ePublishing, Facebook, Jenni Holbrook-Talty, marketing, Promotion, Publishing, Random House, Royalties, Self-Publishing, Starbucks, Technology, Technology and Publishing, The Future of Publishing, The Publishing Borg, WDWPUB, Who Dares Wins, writer, Writer Resources, Writers Resources, writing | 21 Comments

Predictions for Authors, Publishers and Books for 2011

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bob Mayer

I was literally cursed at in social media in January of 2010 for my predictions regarding eBooks, agents, publishers and authors. If anything, my predictions didn’t go far enough. So what do I see ahead in 2011? A major fiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Promotion and the Writer, The Publishing Borg, Write It forward | Tagged Amazon, blog, Book Writing, books, Borg, business, Change, David Morrell, eBooks, ePublishing, fiction, Future, IPad, Kindle, marketing, Nook, Nora Roberts, Promotion, Seth Godin, Technology and Publishing, The Borg, The Future of Publishing, The Publishing Borg, Warrior Writer, Writer Resources, Writers Resources, writing | 13 Comments

Remember, Writers: Coffee is for closers.

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Bob Mayer

You did it. You got the words down. What now? Now you have to close the deal. The film clip in this blog is from Glengarry Glen Ross, featuring Alec Baldwin (in an academy-awarded nominated role) giving his infamous ‘Coffee … Continue reading →

Posted in NaNoWriMo, The Publishing Borg, Warrior Writer | Tagged Alec Baldwin, blog, Book Writing, books, business, Change, Coffee is for closers, Future, Glengarry Glen Ross, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, The Future of Publishing, The Publishing Borg, Warrior Writer, Writer Resources, Writers Resources, writing | 11 Comments

If you were a book would you want to be judged by your cover?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Jen Talty

Bob asked me to do a series of guest posts on some of the things we do at Who Dares Wins Publishing that made it possible to bring so many of Bob’s titles back into print and eBooks in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogger, Promotion and the Writer, The Publishing Borg, WDWPUB | Tagged Art, Arts, blog, business, E-book, ePublishing, Glengarry Glen Ross, Literature, marketing, Nora Roberts, Promotion, Romance, Shopping, Stephen King, Technology, Technology and Publishing, Writer Resources, Writers Resources | 3 Comments

Agents: Human, Machine or Borg?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Bob Mayer

We’ve discussed the future of publishers, bookstores and writers so far on this blog. Today, I’m going to discuss agents. As the Borg cube comes into low Earth orbit, I’ve seen several agents rip off their rank insignia and surrender, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Publishing Borg, Warrior Writer, WDWPUB | Tagged blog, Book Writing, Borg, business, Change, fiction, Future, Technology, Technology and Publishing, The Borg, The Publishing Borg, Warrior Writer, Writer Resources, Writers Resources, writing | 26 Comments

The Publishing Borg Are Here: Lead, Follow or Get The Hell Out of the Way

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bob Mayer

(click on box to watch short video clips of Bob Mayer teaching) So far on Write It Forward we’ve discusses the future of publishing and the future of bookstores. Now let’s discuss the future of writers. My motto at Write … Continue reading →

Posted in The Publishing Borg, Warrior Writer | Tagged blog, Book Writing, books, Borg, eBooks, ePublishing, fiction, Future, Indie Authors, Self-Publishing, Technology and Publishing, The Borg, The Future of Publishing, The Player, The Publishing Borg, Warrior Writer, writer, writing | 9 Comments

Resistance is Futile: The Future of Publishing

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Bob Mayer

(click on box to go listen to the a brief audio clip of the Johnny Cash Pitch) The Borg are in close Earth orbit and preparing to land. The future of publishing is now. I was recently speaking with a … Continue reading →

Posted in The Publishing Borg, WDWPUB | Tagged Big Apple, Borg, David Morrell, E-book, eBooks, ePublishing, Future, IPad, John Grisham, Kate Gosselin, Technology and Publishing, The Borg, The Publishing Borg, WDWPUB | 9 Comments

Where goes Starbucks, there goes the plan for bookstores.

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Bob Mayer

Did you ever think you’d pay 5 bucks for a cup of coffee? This past month at the New Jersey Romance Writers I heard an editor use the comparison of instant coffee versus brewed coffee when discussing eBooks and print … Continue reading →

Posted in The Publishing Borg, WDWPUB | Tagged blog, books, business, Change, eBooks, ePublishing, Future, Technology, Technology and Publishing, The Espresso Book Machine, The Future of Publishing, The Publishing Borg, writer, writing | 15 Comments

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Category Archives: The Publishing Borg

I Was Wrong, Konrath Was Right

Can any writer self-publish? Should any writer self-publish?

E-Publishing & Pricing: How Much Is A Book Worth?

Predictions for Authors, Publishers and Books for 2011

Remember, Writers: Coffee is for closers.

If you were a book would you want to be judged by your cover?

Agents: Human, Machine or Borg?

The Publishing Borg Are Here: Lead, Follow or Get The Hell Out of the Way

Resistance is Futile: The Future of Publishing

Where goes Starbucks, there goes the plan for bookstores.

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