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Publishing Perspectives Surveys Book Awards

News Summary: Publishing Perspectives Surveys Book Awards; Anthropic’s Book Purchasing Revealed

It has been some time since I reported on a survey, so maybe people are starting to recover a little from the survey fatigue that can set in sometimes. If that applies to you, then you might want to take a moment to answer some of the questions for Publishing Perspectives on a topic close to many of our hearts: awards. Which is very appropriate as we started the week with an announcement about the Selfies.
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Kirkus Acquires AudioFile

News Summary: Kirkus Acquires AudioFile, New Leadership at Publishing Perspectives

Reviews are one of the most important factors in enhancing the visibility and appeal of our books. And while one side of the coin is acquiring the numbers of Amazon reviews necessary for whatever the algorithm has decided to do that morning, or meeting the requirements of the likes of BookBub, the other side is securing a few high-profile, highly respected reviews. And for that, writers turn to one source more than any other: Kirkus.
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Remembering Porter Anderson

News Summary: Remembering Porter Anderson and His Lasting Impact on Publishing

I was deeply saddened to read on Publishing Perspectives of the death of its editor in chief, Porter Anderson, and wanted to take a few moments to pay tribute. If you have spent any time on this column you will know how regularly I have turned to Porter’s insights even in the most recent weeks. But a source of fascinating and beautifully articulated information doesn’t begin to do justice to the role Porter played: in my life as a writer and reporter, and in the larger world we all inhabit as writers.
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