Warner Books Has a New Name

Have you heard the latest??? According to the New York Times today, Warner Books changed ownership and is now going to be known as Grand Central Publishing.

I'm not sure if I like this. Warner, to me, has got to be one of the best of the best, but what is going on here? Why the name change and who owns it now?

According to the article, they wanted the word "book" out of the title because in their words, it is a "a gesture to electronic and other emerging forms of publishing that go beyond ink and paper."
So, does that mean the guys in the big house are finally realizing that electronic publishing isn't such a bad thing after all?

Read more here!

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Sad Goodbye to POD-DY MOUTH

I just heard about it, but last Tuesday, POD-DY MOUTH closed her cyberdoors. I'm sure most of you have heard about her, but she was responsible for bringing a lot of POD and self-published authors into the public's awareness. POD-DY Mouth was, simply, burned out.

On her last blog post, she writes that she reviewed 1600 books last year alone, in between going on two small book tours, writing two more books, losing two loved family members, suffering a miscarriage, switching day jobs, moving to a new home and getting the flu--twice.

I don't know about you, but that gives me the willies just looking at it.

I hate to see successful blogs go under, but at least she's going under with class. Take it easy, POD-DY MOUTH, and hope our paths run into each other one day. ;o)

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