December 17, 2009 – 4:30 am
Periodically, I revisit the question, “What business is Creative Byline really in?” Over the summer I realized that our real asset is the technology (patent-pending) that allows a large number of documents (or any type of files, really) to be sorted, winnowed, and routed automatically—all based on the rules that the user specifies. And, yes, [...]
September 15, 2009 – 2:38 pm
When we launched Creative Byline early last year, one of the underpinnings of the value proposition was that writers (and really any creative type) are a smart lot. They don’t need to be talked down to about the business of writing and publishing. In fact, as the digitization of the written word continues, the need [...]
August 12, 2009 – 3:56 pm
We are always pleased when we approach a publisher and find them open to meeting with us and learning about Creative Byline. But it’s really nice when a publisher learns about us, checks out the web site, and contacts us. I’m delighted that Chicago Review Press contacted us and has become a client of Creative [...]
Over the last couple of months it has become much easier to find a particular person on the web. Facebook’s early June implementation of vanity URLs, as well as Twitter and LinkedIn indexing profile pages for search engines have made this easier than ever. However, if you are trying to find someone with very specific [...]
One of the themes mentioned by just about every keynote speaker at the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing conference last month in New York was Digital Rights Management (or DRM). This is software that prohibits unauthorized copies of media (songs, e-books, etc.). Cory Doctorow of boingboing.net fame gave an impassioned keynote titled “Digital Distribution [...]
We at Creative Byline subscribe to many newsfeeds, blogs, and newsletters about publishing and writing. As a result, we come across many interesting perspectives and new insights about the business. Here are a few from the last week or so: On her blog, Gretchen McNeil featured an interview with agent Ginger Clark about the trends [...]
February 20, 2009 – 10:16 am
I attended the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing conference last week in New York. It was well attended by an interesting mix of old-world publishing types and new-media technology types. There were a lot of predictions and pontifications, but some common themes emerged. I’ll share a few of them—at least as I saw them—over [...]
We’re happy these two houses have signed on with Creative Byline! Lyons Press, skirt!, and Globe Pequot Press Life are all imprints of Globe Pequot Press, which publishes many types of nonfiction, including books on health, style, fishing, nature, gardening, travel, and art. Zest Books, an imprint of Orange Avenue, publishes nonfiction books on teen [...]
January 22, 2008 – 11:10 am
St. Martin’s Press is our first client that publishes adult fiction and nonfiction, and we’re guessing lots of writers are as excited as we are–especially since St. Martin’s is normally closed to unagented writers. You’ll see their logo on Creative Byline’s front page under “Coming Soon,” which means that as soon as we finalize some [...]
December 28, 2007 – 10:18 am
In order for this new submission model to work, we need to get publishers as well as writers on board. We recently began working with a New York-based sales team who will do just that. Between them, they have 50 years of experience in the book industry, and they are keen to meet with their [...]
