With love of books, business development and innovation, for the purpose of sharing (and caring), here are the key trends and latest publishing industry information from this week:

• The Passion Principle – Therese Rein – Brisbane Times
• Eight Tips of Productivity – Smart Company
• Developing Your Characters – ePublishing Network
• How to Blog a Finished Novel and Land a Traditional Contract – How to Blog a Book
• The Dead End of DIY Publishing – The Providence Phoenix
• Essential Twitter Hashtags for Authors, Readers and Publishing Industry Professionals – Kill Zone
• Macmillan Knows Publishing is Doomed So It’s Funding The Future – PandoDaily
• Print Manager Launches ‘Australian first’ E-Publishing Solutions – ProPrint
• Marketing a New Niche – The Washington Post
• JK Rowling Returns: New Book Cover For “The Casual Vacancy” Revealed – International Business Times
• Maturing Social Business Through Publishing Platforms – Business 2 Community
• 6 Email Marketing Tools For Hyperlocal Publishers – Street Fight
• Bloomsbury Acquires Visual Arts Publisher – The Bookseller

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ROCHELLE STONE IS THE MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLISHING SPECIALIST AT BAREFOOT BASICS – WORKING WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, SOLOPRENEURS AND SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS ACROSS THE SUNSHINE COAST, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, CAMPBELLTOWN AND WOLLONGONG REGIONS.