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Week in Review – 5th August

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:

  • How Cosmo Conquered the World – NY Times
  • Open Road to Publish BlogHer eBook Anthology – Galley Cat
  • The Publishing Pipeline – Natalie Whipple
  • Chuck Lorre’s Vanity Cards to be Published as a Coffee Table Book – NY Daily News
  • Four Self-Published Authors on the New York Times Bestseller List – The Guardian
  • Is Twitter a Publisher or Distributor? There’s a crucial difference – Gigaom
  • German Buyer Circles ACP Magazines – Ninemsn
  • Newsagents get a boost from new Toll parcel pick-up service partnership – SmartCompany
  • Publishers fail to audit their websites – B&T Weekly
  • Self-publishing writers should aspire to write well, not fast – Teleread
  • Will self-publishing survive the impending implosion of social media marketing? – The Digital Reader
  • Nine myths about publishing books, films and magazines – Adam Westbrook
  • The Social Media Publishing Schedule Every Marketer Needs – Hubspot
  • How does your publisher make money? – Rachael Gardner
  • 17 Useful Marketing Tips for 2012, Online, Offline and Beyond – Michelle Carvill

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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.

Week in Review – 22nd July

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:

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.

Q&A with Abbie Allen of Lifestyle Elements

1. Who? I’m Abbie Allen, a 31 year old entrepreneur, wife of Tim and mother of 5 month old Harper.

2. What? I am the founder of Lifestyle Elements, a personal concierge service which I started at the age of 23. My husband and I now work in the business together with casual staff supporting us. We are passionate about providing a practical solution to help our clients achieve their ideal work life balance. Lifestyle Elements can help you with all those items on your to do list – errand running, research, grocery shopping, managing trades people, organising accommodation, dropping off a lunch box to a child at school…..anything that we can do to help you find more time and reduce your stress!

3. Where? We are based in Adelaide, Australia and this is predominantly where our clients are located. However, we have clients who are interstate or overseas and we service them through our network of worldwide concierge associates.

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Week in Review – May 20th

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

  • Seven in Ten Retailers Deferring Business Decisions to Stay Afloat – StartUp Smart
  • Table of Plenty Founder Wins Female Business Award – StartUp Smart
  • Why Your Website Needs More White Space – Sarah Prout
  • $5 Billion Program Set to Boost Female Entrepreneurship in Australia – StartUp Smart
  • How to Rekindle Interest in the Great Australian Stories – Brisbane Times
  • Jeff Kinney on Plans to Write 10 Books in The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series – news.com.au
  • The Tao of Shutterstock: What Makes a Stock Photo a Stock Photo? – The Atlantic
  •  Perfect Night to Judge a Book by it’s Cover – Sydney Morning Herald
  • Exclusive: Kirstie Clement’s Last Words As Editor of Vogue Australia – Pedestrian.TV
  • The Write Way – Huffington Post
  • Hay House Invites Bloggers to Join Online Book Review Program – Market Watch
  • Books, The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread – Powerhouse Museum
  • Publish or Perish – The Alcalde
  • Business Opportunities in Internet Publishing – Inc.
  • Publishers to Become ECommerce Merchants – Practical ECommerce
  • Stories in Your Pocket: How to Write Flash Fiction – The Guardian

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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.

Week In Review – 6th May

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

  • Beam raises Bethenny Frankel’s Skinnygirl, makes Her a ‘Lady’ – Forbes
  • Dymocks’ annual list of the 101 best books as voted by the Australian public is out – News.com.au
  • Paramount takes a hit out on a Godfather Novel – ew.com
  • How to make your customers love you – Marketing Mag
  • Renewing your publishing contracts – SEQ Legal
  • Model turned agent , a runway success – brisbanetimes.com.au
  • Hyperlink launches blog to book – Forbes.com
  • Melbourne Story: Mark Rubbo – Herald Sun
  • Are ebooks really the future of writing? – Cumberland Newspapers
  • Barnes & Noble shares skyrocket 50% post Microsoft eInvestment – Forbes
  • Romance and rodeos rule as rural readers turn to ‘Chick Lit’ – SMH
  • The wonderful world of women bloggers – Newcastle Herald
  • Oxford student Samantha Shannon dubbed the ‘new J.K. Rowling’ – News.com.au

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Week In Review – 22nd April

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Q&A with Melanie Hardwick of Hardwick & Cesko

1. Who? Melanie Hardwick of Hardwick & Cesko

2. What? I do the Public Relations, Sales and everything in between, for our growing furniture and homewares lifestyle label, Hardwick & Cesko. I have creative input into the product we develop, and David my partner designs the furniture side of things.

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Q&A with Sonia Walker of BaoBag

1. Who? Sonia Walker

2. What? Director and owner of BaoBag – a beautiful free gift bag to nurture women on their journey to motherhood – full of samples and information on premium, natural products and services for busy Mums to try in the comfort of their own home.

3. Where? Major metropolitan regions Australia-wide

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