Monthly Archives: May 2011

Interview with Debbi Hersh

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Ed Battistella

I was fortunate to have a publishing professional in my family for this assignment—my aunt, Debbi Hersh, has worked for various arts organizations in the Bay area for most of her professional career in marketing departments. Her first publishing job … Continue reading →

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Ingram, MyiLibrary, and Coutts

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Where would publishing pipeline go if there weren’t book distributers like Ingram? I must say the company is impressive. Who knew that they were an umbrella company for Lightning Source, Coutts, Spring Arbor, and MyiLibrary among many others? I sure … Continue reading →

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Phillip Margolin on How He Started Writing

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Here is a video link of New York Times Bestseller Philip Margolin talking in 2007 about how his first book, Heartstone (HarperCollins, 1978) came about. It’s a great illustration of the value of having the right idea at the right … Continue reading →

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The maybe-not so dark side of ghost writing

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Ed Battistella

I went into reading the article The Term Paper Artist by Nick Mamatas thinking that I was going to come out of it totally disgusted by the thought of ghost-writing term papers and instead I found it interesting with a … Continue reading →

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