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:

• Age of the Mumpreneur – The Mercury
• Five Ways to Buy a Child-Friendly Business – StartUpSmart
• Self-Publishing Goes Big Time – Publishers Weekly
• Romance Novelists Sue Publisher Over E-Book Royalties – The Wall Street Journal
• 5 Ways to Go From Blogger to Published Book Author – Social Media Examiner
• Writing Awards Australia winner lands million dollar publishing deal - Writing Australia
• Racy E-Books Driving Virtual Library Surge – Sydney Morning Herald
• Don’t Publish That Book – The Passive Voice

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.