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:

• Arrow Snaps Up Six Sweet Valley E-Book Novellas – theBookseller.com
• Amanda Hocking, Queen of E-Book Publishing, Tries a Traditional Route – TwinCities.com
• Designer’s Publishing Gamble Pays Off – NZ Herald

Sorry guys (& girls) movies, music and comic-con littered my feeds this week – with  book publishing news few and far between.

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.