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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Authors Need Random House on Board

Writers in the Spotlight: How To Turn Your Readings Into Book Sales with Porter Anderson Join me in this special

WRITING ON THE ETHER: The “W” in AWP

Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion. Join us on Tuesdays at Ed Nawotka's and Frankfurt Book Fair's Publishing Perspectives for the new Ether for Authors column.

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Dissing Discoverability

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Flying Futurists

EXTRA ETHER: A Good Day for the (R)evolution

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Authors Have Their Day

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Comparative Literature

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Literature on Thin Ice

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Conference Connoisseurship

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Trafficking in Publishing’s Commodities

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Ingenious Pain

Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion. Join us on Tuesdays at Ed Nawotka’s and Frankfurt Book Fair’s Publishing Perspectives for the new Ether for Authors column.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: No More Predictions

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Publishing’s New Gospel

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Happy Holidata

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Three Agents, Changing

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Eye of the Turkey

EXTRA ETHER: Tim Ferriss’ 4-Hour Banning

WRITING ON THE ETHER: On the Carpet

Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion. Join us on Tuesdays at Ed Nawotka's Publishing Perspectives for the new Ether for Authors column.

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Burning Up the Bunting

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Seeking Sanctuary

WRITING ON THE ETHER: The End of Truth

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Transmedia!

Sponsored this week by Dan Blank of We Grow Media in support of his upcoming free webinar, Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion.

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: O, Brave New App, That Has Such Interactivity In’t!

Currently presented by Cassandra Marshall, author of The Stars Fell Sideways, Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion.

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WRITING ON THE ETHER EXCLUSIVE: ‘Rogue’ Authors on a New Route

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EXTRA ETHER: Who Owns Your Tweets?

Currently sponsored by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez and his chapbook HANDMADE MEMORIES: POEMS & ESSAYS, 1997–2011 from from Free Verse Media, Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: It’s War

Currently sponsored by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion.

EXTRA ETHER: Serial Iterations

Currently sponsored by Dave Malone and his new book of poems, Seasons in Love from Trask Road Press -- and coming up, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, author of Handmade Memories: Poems and Essays, 1997-2011 -- Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion.

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Hotter Air

Currently sponsored by Darrelyn Saloom and Dave Malone in celebration of Malone's new book of poems, Seasons in Love from Trask Road Press, Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: In a Handbag

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EXTRA ETHER: Buying Book Reviews – Still Admire John Locke?

Writing on the Ether is currently sponsored by Deirdre Gogarty, author with Darrelyn Saloom of My Call to the Ring: A Memoir of a Girl Who Yearns to Box. Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Quality – Do You Give a Royal Rump?

Celebrating its 52nd consecutive week of gas, Writing on the Ether is currently sponsored by Deirdre Gogarty, author with Darrelyn Saloom of My Call to the Ring: A Memoir of a Girl Who Yearns to Box. Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday.

EXTRA ETHER: DBW’s Best-Seller List

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EXTRA ETHER: Bookstore Bake Sale

Currently sponsored by Roz Morris, author of My Memories of a Future Life, Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Static

EXTRA ETHER: Are You a Good Writer?

Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. An Extra Ether is a single-issue focus piece in the series. All Ether posts are written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman. They appear at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Sponsorship opportunities are available and offer generous promotion.

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Olive Branch

EXTRA ETHER: Shadowy Platforms

Writing on the Ether is currently sponsored by author, Internet entrepreneur, and international speaker J.F. Penn and her new book, Prophecy, an ARKANE thriller. The Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Cleans Up

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EXTRA ETHER: Will DIY Pay for R&D?

Writing on the Ether is currently sponsored by author and publisher Will Entrekin and his book The Prodigal Hour from Exciting Press. The Ether is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Silly Season

WRITING ON THE ETHER: Independence

EXTRA ETHER: eBooks Gone in 5 Years?

Writing on the Ether is currently sponsored by author and publisher Will Entrekin and his book The Prodigal Hour from Exciting Press. The Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson for Jane Friedman and it appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Because it is a long post, each edition includes a table of contents to help you move quickly to sections of the article you'd like to reach quickly. When you click on a table of contents listing, the URL generated can be sent to others to direct them to that specific section.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: They, the Readers

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Clear Surface

Writing on the Ether is a collection of news and perspectives on publishing. It is written by journalist and critic Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson) for Jane Friedman (@JaneFriedman) and appears at JaneFriedman.com each Thursday. Because it is a long post, each edition includes a table of contents to help you move quickly to sections of the article you'd like to reach quickly. When you click on a table of contents listing, the URL generated can be sent to others to direct them to that specific section. Writing on the Ether is currently sponsored by Will Entrekin and his Exciting Press, and features Nick Earls' book, Perfect Skin.

WRITING ON THE ETHER: uAreWhich?

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WRITING ON THE ETHER: Apples Cored

There are untold hurdles ahead in this vast, digitally enabled terra nova of self-publishing at our feet. When new writers ask me what to do, these days I suggest they wait, whether they're looking for a DIY or traditional approach.

Writing on the Ether: The Dance Darkens

Much of the 'stupid DoJ!' crowd noises that had followed the original filing in April were missing this week. The US District Court's opinion suggested, wrote Jeff John Roberts at paidContent, that "Apple and the publishers may be in a deep hole."

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Writing on the Ether: Death to DRM

Kevin Franco of Calgary’s Enthrill Books has come to the Ether, wise man that he is, to announce to you that PackaDRM -- a new "social DRM" watermarking process of what he calls "Digital Rights Messaging" -- is going to be made available to publishers and to authors who might be interested in using it.

Writing on the Ether: Worth More Than 1,000 Words

Detail of the Munch from Sotheby's Twitter feed with news of the sale. Note from Jane: For the first time

Writing on the Ether: Springtime for Amazon

It's springtime for Amazon, and there's more than one evolving new slant on the massive retailer in play at the moment. Between the monkey chatter and the growls of slow-moving traditionalists, hear it? A skip in the usual drumbeats. A new syncopation in the publishing jungle.