"Serious nonfiction" refers to books or articles that are based on real events or information and are intended to provide informative and factual content rather than entertainment or fictional stories.
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That's because after more than 30 years of publishing highly regarded hardcover and paperback books —
mostly serious nonfiction — I've become a publisher of essays for electronic readers.
Is there a way to support oneself in web or e-publishing of
serious nonfiction books, say on US politics or on discrimination?
Serious nonfiction writers and journalists — or those writing anything with a predominant current events angle — should consider Twitter.
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In the fall of 2011, with a digital expert named Chandos Erwin, I started a business called Now and Then to publish longer pieces
of serious nonfiction (5,000 to 25,000 words) for electronic readers only — Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPhone, etc..
My bottom line is this: when it comes to
serious nonfiction especially, readers, libraries, reporters and everyone else concerned about accuracy and readability should rely only on books that have been competently edited.
We think the audience
for serious nonfiction is still out there, though it probably stopped visiting Barnes & Noble some decades ago.
The study found that after reading literary fiction, as opposed to popular fiction or
serious nonfiction, people performed better on tests measuring empathy, social....
The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and
serious nonfiction.
If you're writing
a serious nonfiction book about psychology, business, history, etc., your expertise and credibility will be critical.
Book: Playing for Pizza by John Grisham Sport: American football, Italian - style Reviewer's verdict: «John Grisham has already tried his hand at legal thrillers, autobiographical Southern fiction, Christmas angst and
serious nonfiction, so why not add something funny to the mix?
With the huge number of titles released in a year, book critics tend to focus on a narrow segment, literary novels and
serious nonfiction.
That's right — everyone who submits
a serious nonfiction book pitch WILL receive feedback and the chance to possibly send your platform and promotion plan to Mike for further consideration!
She represents a mixture of plot - driven fiction and
serious nonfiction.
Although exact figures on market share remain murky, Shatzkin says, «Digital accounts for more than half of genre fiction sales, but when you talk about
serious nonfiction, it's not more than 25 percent, and illustrated books, such as cookbooks are only 3 percent.»
TNH may disagree with some of what I said; keep in mind that most of my expertise / business in the publishing industry relates to
serious nonfiction, so my perspective is somewhat different from hers.
A serious nonfiction writer with a goal of traditional publishing.
This longtime industry characteristic has only been exacerbated since the rise of the chains (with their ever - shrinking shelf lives), the accompanying decline of independent booksellers, and the virtual disappearance of review space for
serious nonfiction.
Arash Hejazi has widely been reported to be a doctor, but what has largely been overlooked is that he is also the founder and editorial director of Tehran - based Caravan Books Publishing House, a publisher of literary fiction, poetry, and
serious nonfiction.