Mark Lefebvre, director of self - publishing and
author relations at Kobo, stresses the importance of genre - specific writing that appeals to your particular audience.
I also spent six years as the Director of Self - Publishing and
Author Relations at Kobo, where I created and launched their hugely successful Kobo Writing Life self - publishing platform and team.
With a wicked sense of humor, an affinity for the supernatural realm, a preternatural interest in books, and a proclivity for storytelling that began in his youth, Mark Lefebvre has capitalized on his talents as an author, and, more recently, as the Director of Self Publishing and
Author Relations at Kobo.
Today, Mark Lefebvre, horror writer and the Director of Self - Publishing and
Author Relations at Kobo, joined us for his second time on the show.
Well, I had a short email exchange with Mark Lefebvre, Director of Self Publishing and
Author Relations at Kobo, and he mentioned that their Canadian Merchandiser likes to see (and might even give preference to, insofar as showcasing indies goes) books with normal looking prices (i.e. $ 4.99 instead of $ 4.92).
Today we chatted with Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a horror author who also happens to be the Director of Self - Publishing &
Author Relations at Kobo.com.
In January at Village Books in Bellingham, Washington, Mark Lefebvre, director of self - publishing and
author relations at Kobo, talked about Kobo Writing Life's services and was followed by two authors who published their titles through the Village Books publishing program.
Mark Lefebvre the Director of Self - Publishing and
Author Relations at Kobo told Good e-Reader that, «Cover art isn't just necessary, it's critical.
Update, 9/2/17: Dan Wood, director of
author relations at D2D, has chimed in on the KBoards thread to say they're «working on» the problem.
Mark Leslie Lefebvre Bio: Mark Leslie Lefebvre is the Director of Self - Publishing and
Author Relations at Kobo.
Not exact matches
Consultant and
author Kim Skildum - Reid to conduct sponsorship workshops for the Public
Relations Institute of WA, March 2 to 3
at the Hyatt Regency Perth.
Joseph Blasi is the J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor
at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor
Relations and
author of book, The Citizen's Share and the Third Way think tank policy report, Having a Stake.
To clarify this issue the
authors compare the involvements of rescuers with non-rescuers in
relation to four situational variables: 1) information about Nazi policy toward Jews and comprehension of need; 2) the particular risks involved in providing help; 3) the material resources
at their disposal; and 4) the presence of a precipitating event.
Last month I participated in a conversation with Andrew Bacevich, a professor of international
relations and history
at Boston University, and the
author, most recently, of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War (2010) and The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (2008).
Brandon Scott gets
at the interactional character of meaning when he writes, «Even for an
author, meaning is not in the mind but is a
relation between imagination and text.
The
author looks
at Niebuhr's typology of various possible
relations between Christianity and the culture and shows their relevance for our present time.
My point in calling attention to use of the term «values» in Notre Dame documents is not to criticize the anonymous
author of a public
relations brochure, but rather to point out the depth of the confusion concerning ethics
at Notre Dame today.
But however their
relation turns out, it's likely to dovetail with the show's overarching premise — the idea,
at once old - fashioned and subversive, that human history has an
Author.
Melanie Young (New York, NY)-- Chief Connector and Creative Strategist
at The Connected Table, a New York - based public
relations and events business, Melanie is a speaker and
author of Melanie Young — Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor's Guide to Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer, which provides tips for women on how to manage their diagnosis and stay focused and in charge of their health.
Seth A. Johnston, MPhil, DPhil (Oxf) is a Major in the United States Army, recent assistant professor of international
relations at West Point, and
author of «How NATO Adapts: Strategy and Organization in the Atlantic Alliance since 1950.»
Avi Shlaim is a professor of international
relations at the University of Oxford and the
author of Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations.
Basile has owned his own business for more than a dozen years, is a published
author, has taught
at Fordham University, and was also managing director of a New York City - based public
relations firm.
The public
relations campaign to sell a healthcare plan to replace ObamaCare kicked off in earnest today with top House GOP
authors saying the new plan was aimed
at cleaning up «a pretty big wreck.»
«It is quite remarkable that a system as complex as a rotating neutron star can be described by such a simple
relation,» declares Prof. Luciano Rezzolla, one of the
authors of the publication and Chair of Theoretical Astrophysics
at the Goethe University in Frankfurt.
«Although binge drinking has been studied in
relation to a variety of different health risk behaviors, there has been comparatively little research undertaken on the association between binge drinking and problematic eating behavior,» said Andrew Stickley, a researcher
at Södertörn University in Sweden and corresponding
author for the study.
Professor Sanjeev Gupta, lead
author from Department of Earth Science and Engineering
at Imperial, said: «The findings challenge our current understanding of how urbanisation in many ancient civilisations began and grew in
relation to natural resources.
«Our study found that the
relation between fluid intake and kidney stones may be dependent on the type of beverage consumed,» explained Gary Curhan, MD, ScD, a physician in the Channing Division of Network Medicine
at BWH and senior
author of this study.
Erin Anderson, lead
author of the study and a graduate student in psychology
at Northwestern, said, «We know that by four years of age, children can detect and use
relations like same and different.
The
authors — David Victor, a professor of international
relations at the University of California, San Diego, and Charles Kennel of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography — argue that 2 °C is both scientifically and politically meaningless.
«What the
authors of [this study] did is carefully quantify the incidence of vestibular sensations and their
relation to symptoms traditionally labeled «psychiatric,»» Peter Brugger, a psychologist
at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, told Live Science.
When academics choose to litigate speech disputes with colleges and universities, they end up losing nearly three - quarters of the time — a finding that points to the growing tension between academic freedom and campus speech codes, said Michael LeRoy, a professor of labor and employment
relations at Illinois and
author of the paper.
Joann Ellison Rodgers, science journalist,
author, editor, and communications consultant, was executive director of Johns Hopkins Medicine's science communications, media
relations and public affairs division, and currently is a part - time faculty scholar and strategic communications adviser
at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and other affiliates of Johns Hopkins University.
Over the summer, she gained experience in marketing and public
relations at Square One Book Publishers, composing interview questions for
authors and performing sales research.
The
author, a professor
at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor
Relations at Cornell University, analyzed 260 cases in which teachers were charged with incompetence or conduct unbecoming a professional.
In «The Logic of Interdisciplinary Studies,» a research report by Sandra Mathison and Melissa Freeman presented
at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in 1997, the
authors wrote, «Interdisciplinary, integrated, and integrative studies represent an opportunity to have more meaningful
relations with students; teach cognitive skills associated with «real life» (e.g., cooperation, problem solving, ability to see connections); motivate students; increase student achievement; promote positive attitudes toward subject matter; create more curricular flexibility; diminish scheduling problems; and integrate new and rapidly changing information with increased time efficiency.»
Author Bio: Tyson Eberhardt is online editor and external
relations manager
at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
Author Bio: Vann W. Prime teaches Advanced Placement (AP) economics, AP European history, and international
relations at Mt. Hebron High School in Howard County Public Schools in the suburban Washington, DC / Baltimore metro area.
[dropcap] A [/ dropcap] fter I initially reached out to the folks
at Pearson and Penguin for comment on their recent acquisition of
Author Solutions, I received a very short non-response from Erica Glass, the Media
Relations Manager
at Penguin Group USA.
The panel was moderated by Jon Fine, former director of
author and publisher
relations at Amazon, and included Robin Cutler, director of IngramSpark; Jim Blanton, library director
at the Louisville
We will spare no effort to resume normal business
relations with Amazon — which has been a great partner for years — but under terms that value appropriately for the years ahead the
author's unique role in creating books, and the publisher's role in editing, marketing, and distributing them,
at the same time that it recognizes Amazon's importance as a retailer and innovator.
The panel was moderated by Jon Fine, former director of
author and publisher
relations at Amazon, and included Robin Cutler, director of IngramSpark; Jim Blanton, library director
at the Louisville Free Public Library; award - winning
author L. Penelope; and Allie McKinney of Bibliolabs and SELF - e.
«Hachette Book Group offers many of the most beloved
authors and series in the world and we're thrilled to be able to offer them to our OverDrive network,» said Erica Lazzaro, director of publisher
relations at OverDrive.
Also on the panel, Piers Blofeld (an agent
at Sheil Land), Catriona Troth (
Author), and Steven Williams (Co-founder of Midas Public
Relations).
Kobo launched its new self - publishing dashboard
at this morning's BookExpo event, and the Director of Self - Publishing Services and
Author Relations was on hand for an interview with GoodEReader to talk about what Writing Life offers both traditional publishers and self - published
authors in terms of real - time sales... [Read more...]
The term «self - publishing» may have outlived its usefulness, according to Jon Fine, director of
author and publishing
relations at Amazon... When asked
at a recent past conference what «self - publishing» looked like in ten years, Fine... said that it probably won't be called that anymore.
Book publishers might not appreciate the power libraries and librarians have to help avid readers find new
authors they may not otherwise pick up, said Denise Raleigh, marketing and public
relations director
at the Gail Borden Public Library District.
The full set of manifestos looks
at everything from
author - publisher
relations and ebooks» relative viability to print, to democratisation and the distributed marketplace and «smart content» that can tell a publisher «where it's been» — who has used it and how, out in the wild.
The panel will be moderated by Jon Fine who spent many years as the director of
author & publisher
relations at Amazon.
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If Jon Fine, Amazon's Director of
Author and Publisher
Relations, uses that line — with his vaudeville - caliber timing — in Frankfurt when he appears in the CONTEC town - hall session on «Self - Publishing and Its Implications for the Industry,» it just may get a bigger laugh than it did
at Writer's Digest West.