Whether you’ve just started publishing or have been publishing for decades, there comes a day when you have to look at your backlist titles and wonder whether to hold onto them or remainder them. Get some tips on how to manage your inventory and your money in Book Publishers Northwest’s February 16 meeting.
Our speaker is Cathy Strider, a woman who has managed large warehouses worth of inventory. Cathy Strider is a sales representative for Malloy Inc and is currently based in San Francisco, working with publishing clients from California and the Pacific Northwest. She joined Malloy in 2004 after 17 years of working for publishers. In her last position, Strider was Vice-President of Operations for O'Reilly Media.
Feb. 16, 2006:
Inventory Management
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside N., Room 221,
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
2006 BPNW Members free, others $15.00
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Truth vs. Fiction: Doyle Sounds Off
Port Gamble Publishing's Margaret Doyle decided to turn her memoir into a novel. The reason? Too much of the content was turning into fiction, according to Doyle.
Doyle's comments about truth in memoirs appeared in her essay published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Doyle's comments about truth in memoirs appeared in her essay published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Check Pinewinds Blog, New Bigfoot Book
Tom Blaschko of Pinewinds Press keeps a blog for "looking at the life force and related topics: ki (chi), reincarnation, ghosts, faerie, Bigfoot, and other random, maybe related, thoughts and ideas."
Take a moment to check the Pinewoods blog. Like BPNW, Blaschko uses blogger.com's free software to maintain his blog.
Other new prjoects for Pinewoods include the reprint of the Bigfoot classic Bigfoot Casebook by Janet and Colin Bord (ISBN 0937663107). First published in 1982, the Bigfoot Casebook has been expanded to include reports of sightings and encounters through 2004.
Take a moment to check the Pinewoods blog. Like BPNW, Blaschko uses blogger.com's free software to maintain his blog.
Other new prjoects for Pinewoods include the reprint of the Bigfoot classic Bigfoot Casebook by Janet and Colin Bord (ISBN 0937663107). First published in 1982, the Bigfoot Casebook has been expanded to include reports of sightings and encounters through 2004.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Mountaineers Seeks Associate Aquisitions Editor
Mountaineers Books is seeking an associate aquisitions editor to solicit, develop, and contract new projects in support of the Mountaineers club mission “to explore, study, preserve and enjoy the natural beauty ...”
To learn more, see Publishers Marketplace.
To learn more, see Publishers Marketplace.
PNWA Previews Summer Conference
Pacific NW Writers Association will preview their Summer Conference at their February 16 meeting.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
7:00 – 7:45pm PNWA Board meeting (members welcome)
8:00 – 9:00pm Preview of Summer Conference
Location: Chinook Middle School (Room adjacent to the Cafeteria)
2001 98th Ave. NE Bellevue, WA Look for the PNWA sign.
If you have any questions, please email staff@pnwa.org.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
7:00 – 7:45pm PNWA Board meeting (members welcome)
8:00 – 9:00pm Preview of Summer Conference
Location: Chinook Middle School (Room adjacent to the Cafeteria)
2001 98th Ave. NE Bellevue, WA Look for the PNWA sign.
If you have any questions, please email staff@pnwa.org.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Rogers Joins Mountaineers
Seattle-based Mountaineers Books has named Kate Rogers as editor-in-chief. Previously, Rogers owned and ran book packager Unleashed Book Development in Seattle.
New NW Release: Calming Signals from Dogwise
DVD Title: Calming Signals: What Your Dog Tells You
Author: Turid Rugaas
Author Contact: charlenew@dogwise.com
Price: $24.95
Running Time: 48 minutes
ISBN: 1-929242-27-1 (Item # DTB788)
Available: Immediately
REVIEW COPIES available for book reviewers. Email charlenew@dogwise.com with your business or publication (including circulation) name and where to send a copy.
Your dog is “talking.” Do you know what he is saying? Yawning, lip-licking, sneezing, even scratching are just a few of the 30-plus signals that dogs use to communicate with one another. In her landmark book, On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals, now in its second edition, Turid Rugaas identified and explained the meaning of these signals she calls calming signals. Now, with this DVD, you can see these signals in action.
Author: Turid Rugaas
Author Contact: charlenew@dogwise.com
Price: $24.95
Running Time: 48 minutes
ISBN: 1-929242-27-1 (Item # DTB788)
Available: Immediately
REVIEW COPIES available for book reviewers. Email charlenew@dogwise.com with your business or publication (including circulation) name and where to send a copy.
Your dog is “talking.” Do you know what he is saying? Yawning, lip-licking, sneezing, even scratching are just a few of the 30-plus signals that dogs use to communicate with one another. In her landmark book, On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals, now in its second edition, Turid Rugaas identified and explained the meaning of these signals she calls calming signals. Now, with this DVD, you can see these signals in action.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Edible Book Festival Needs Volunteers
The Second Annual Seattle Edible Book Festival will be held on April 1 atanew location: 826 Seattle, 414 Greenwood Avenue North.
Following on the success of the 2005 "Cook the Books," the Edible Book Festival is currently searching for donations and volunteers. Top on their wish list is:
To contact the Seattle organizers of the Edible Book Festival, e-mail ediblebookfest@yahoo.com or check out www.frybooks.com. To learn more about the international movement in edible book arts, check out the website: www.books2eat.com.
*If you decide to turn one of your publications into an edible entry, please send a description or photo to BPNW News. We’d love to show it off!
Following on the success of the 2005 "Cook the Books," the Edible Book Festival is currently searching for donations and volunteers. Top on their wish list is:
- An inexpensive printer for a flyer
- Volunteers to help distribute the flyer
- Volunteer photographers for the event
- Help with publicity
- Lots of entries*
To contact the Seattle organizers of the Edible Book Festival, e-mail ediblebookfest@yahoo.com or check out www.frybooks.com. To learn more about the international movement in edible book arts, check out the website: www.books2eat.com.
*If you decide to turn one of your publications into an edible entry, please send a description or photo to BPNW News. We’d love to show it off!
Monday, January 23, 2006
Beta Version of Quark 7 Available
A public beta program for QuarkXPress 7 provides an early look at the upcoming changes to the program. For publishers who use Quark or are thinking about adopting Quark, this is a free way to test the software. Anyone thinking about using the beta version of QuarkXPRess 7 should note the following:
•The QuarkXPress 7 Public Beta only will be functional through March 31, 2006.
•Not all of the features in QuarkXPress 7 are available in the beta release and users "may experience unexpected results" when using certain features, according to Quark's press release.
•QuarkXPress 7 public beta software is not intended for use in a production environment.
To download the QuarkXPress 7 public beta software, go to Quark’s website.
•The QuarkXPress 7 Public Beta only will be functional through March 31, 2006.
•Not all of the features in QuarkXPress 7 are available in the beta release and users "may experience unexpected results" when using certain features, according to Quark's press release.
•QuarkXPress 7 public beta software is not intended for use in a production environment.
To download the QuarkXPress 7 public beta software, go to Quark’s website.
Friday, January 20, 2006
RSVP Needed Today for SPGA/Seattle Guild
Program: 2006 Employment Trends
Seattle’s graphic artists guild is meeting Wednesday, January 25, to discuss what employment experts expect for the coming year, what businesses are hiring now, which ones are expected to hire later, how hiring trends have changed, and how to make yourself attractive to 2006 employers.
Their panel of Employment Experts will discuss:
•The changing workplace forecast for 2006
•New employment trends in communications
•How to work with temp agencies to find jobs
If you want to get the early bird price for this meeting, you need to sign up on their website by 5:00 p.m. today. Check the details at www.seattleguild.org.
PANELISTS:
Jacqueline McCarthy, principal at Vivitiv, formerly known as Art-O-Mat Design. www.Vivitiv.com
Erin Lowe, technical recruiter at Volt Technical Resources. www.Volt.com
Carol Bowser, J.D., attorney and human resources consultant. www.ManagingConflict.com
Seattle’s graphic artists guild is meeting Wednesday, January 25, to discuss what employment experts expect for the coming year, what businesses are hiring now, which ones are expected to hire later, how hiring trends have changed, and how to make yourself attractive to 2006 employers.
Their panel of Employment Experts will discuss:
•The changing workplace forecast for 2006
•New employment trends in communications
•How to work with temp agencies to find jobs
If you want to get the early bird price for this meeting, you need to sign up on their website by 5:00 p.m. today. Check the details at www.seattleguild.org.
PANELISTS:
Jacqueline McCarthy, principal at Vivitiv, formerly known as Art-O-Mat Design. www.Vivitiv.com
Erin Lowe, technical recruiter at Volt Technical Resources. www.Volt.com
Carol Bowser, J.D., attorney and human resources consultant. www.ManagingConflict.com
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Practicing What We Discussed
For our January meeting in 2006, our topic was "Blogging." While everyone in the room knew what blogs were, only three publishers were actually blogging. As busy as we all are creating books, we perhaps don't spend enough time communicating about those books and blogs appear to be a great, low cost way to let more people know what we do. By the end of the terrific discussion, led by Tom Masters of Orion Wellspring, we made the following New Year's resolution: BPNW will blog.
We will use this space to catch up members and interested others on events involving publishing, news about NW publishers, and news about books published by NW publishers.
And, because we see this as an extension rather than replacement of our regular means of communication, we will continue to create newsletters, send e-mails, and meet on a regular basis. So don't forget to check out all those other means of communication on our website or e-mail us at bpnwnews@aol.com.
We will use this space to catch up members and interested others on events involving publishing, news about NW publishers, and news about books published by NW publishers.
And, because we see this as an extension rather than replacement of our regular means of communication, we will continue to create newsletters, send e-mails, and meet on a regular basis. So don't forget to check out all those other means of communication on our website or e-mail us at bpnwnews@aol.com.
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