The Frugalista Files, written by former Miami Herald personal finance blogger Natalie McNeal, captures a 34-year old's attempt to pay off her credit card debt -- "without giving up the fabulous life." But will women really buy it?
Why did News Corp. bury the earnings of its book publishing unit HarperCollins? Does the media giant view the publisher as merely an afterthought -- or could Rupert Murdoch be contemplating a sale?
Book publisher Simon & Schuster did not have the greatest of first quarters, according to the report released Wednesday: Sales and earnings dropped or were flat compared to a year ago. The bright spot, however, came on the digital side, with e-book sales zooming up.
Two prominent book publishers reported first quarter earnings this week. For HarperCollins, the news was much better than this time last year. But for Harlequin, the fluctuating Canadian dollar exchange rate created a paradoxical situation: Sales dropped, but profits jumped.
When romance publisher Harlequin announced last month it was getting into the pay-to-publish game with a new imprint, it hit a real raw nerve. It unwittingly exposed that in publishing, money always talks first -- and the money is increasingly flowing toward the pay-to-publish model.
