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Retailer share of books bought by US consumers, Jan 2010-Nov 2012

5 Valuable Charts That Show How Publishing Is Changing

One of my favorite social media activities is collecting charts and visual data related to book publishing and other media, which come in handy for speaking at conferences and providing insight into how the industry is changing. I use Pinterest to save them; view or follow the board here. Here are 5 of my favorite charts […]

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When to Modify Your Name Due to SEO Concerns

I received the following question from Jan O’Hara: I have a dilemma to sort out about author names. These are the issues: 1. Depending upon the blogging platform I’m using, it variously codes my name as OHara, O’Hara, O\Hara, or Hara. 2. Twitter does not recognize apostrophes. To cope, I’m using the handle @jan_ohara. In essence, […]