Writing a non-fiction book can be daunting. So much hard work goes into completing the manuscript, and when it’s done, there are so many additional items to consider. Should you solicit a foreword from an expert in your field?
Today is bittersweet at Page Two: it’s the last day for our talented, smart, dedicated project manager, Megan Jones. She’s accepted a full-time job at ZG Communications, the marketing firm that she has worked at part-time over the last few years.
Here in Vancouver, Canada, the skies are blue and the sun is shining, but a chill has crept into the air. Fall is coming. For us September is a time of change and new beginnings.
It amazes us that physical bookstore distribution – once the most standard way of getting books to market – is no longer a critical part of a book’s success story. Some authors and publishers can devise a winning publishing strategy based on online bookselling and alternative market channels.
Today we spoke with a writer who asked, “Doesn’t every author want a bestseller?”
Believe it or not, the answer is no.
We work with people who publish books for a wide variety of reasons: some want the additional revenue of a book; some want to share information as broadly as possible; some want the credibility a book can confer that may lead to bigger speaking engagements, more consulting contracts, and a higher profile in their fields.
We are pleased to welcome award-winning writer Elaine Kalman Naves, represented by principal Jesse Finkelstein in alliance with Transatlantic Agency.
Goose Lane Editions announced today that it will publish Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation on October 4, 2016. Authored by acclaimed Toronto Star investigative reporter Kevin Donovan, Secret Life will provide the behind-the-scenes account of one of the most explosive investigative news stories of the decade.
Page Two client Dr. Deborah MacNamara – author of the recently-published Rest, Play, Grow – spoke to the United Nations yesterday, June 1, 2016 at a special Conference on “The Importance of Fatherhood and Motherhood for Integral Development.” We’re delighted to share that the conference can be streamed via UN Web TV.
Publishing coffee-table books with photographs and illustrations can be a complicated and costly endeavour especially if you’re creating an edition with high production values. Here are some insider tips from our brilliant art director, Peter Cocking, on how to save time and money when producing high-end books:
Use your designer wisely
If you have the budget, hire an experienced designer to design your book.
Startle and Illuminate: Carol Shields on Writing, edited by Anne Giardini and Nicholas Giardini and published by Random House Canada, is a Canadian bestselling book in the category of Nonfiction for the week of May 15, 2016.
Joining the Page Two team as our new, multitasking publishing associate is Gabrielle (“Gabi”) Narsted, who will support authors’ book projects from conception to publication.
We are pleased to welcome agency clients Jason Partridge and Ujwal Arkalgud, represented by Page Two principal Jesse Finkelstein in partnership with Transatlantic Agency. Ujwal and Jason are writing a book that aims to change the way business leaders think about human motivation and disrupt the research industry as it stands today.
