Arno Kopecky Shortlisted for the 2014 GGs
Arno Kopecky’s The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway (Douglas & McIntyre) has been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award 2014.
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Page Two’s First Anniversary Featured on Publishing @ SFU
October 3 marks Page Two’s first anniversary and SFU Publishing Associate Professor Monique Sherrett has honoured the event with her recent post, “Page Two Turns One.” She looks back on Page Two’s first year and also shares what’s taking shape for the year ahead
Sherrett writes, “The focused, yet nimble, nature of Page Two is apparent when looking at their strategic publishing projects over the first year.
Come to Our Word Vancouver Seminar: Create Your Publishing Road Map
Are you writing a manuscript and wondering how to publish it? In this two-hour seminar, we will talk about the pros and cons of self-publishing versus working with a publisher, and the steps involved in each.
Our Client Arno Kopecky Wins the Edna Staebler Award
Our heartfelt congratulations to Arno Kopecky, who has won the 2014 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction for The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway (Douglas & McIntyre).
Deal News: Larry’s Book by Phil Dwyer
Margaret Bryant, director of sales and marketing for Dundurn, has acquired world rights to Phil Dwyer’s Larry’s Book: Lessons in Dying a Good Death, a non-fiction work chronicling the end-of-life experience of Dr.
Welcome Our New Project Manager
Page Two is delighted to announce that we’ve hired a project manager. Carra Simpson has worked in trade book publishing since 2007, most recently as the publishing operations manager at Greystone Books and Douglas & McIntyre.
Page Two in Vancouver Sun: “Turning the page on tradition”
Page Two was quoted in this Vancouver Sun article about self-publishing in the city.
Journalist Shawn Conner writes: “Helping writers navigate these sometimes confusing waters is Page Two Strategies, a Vancouver-based company founded by Trena White and Jesse Finkelstein.
We’re Now Expert Bloggers for Digital Book World
Today we posted our first expert blog for Digital Book World: Canadian Competition Bureau Limits Agency Ebook Pricing. We will be blogging for DBW every few weeks about digital publishing in Canada, and we’ll be sure to share the links here when we do.
Our Client Bruce Sellery Hits #1 on The Globe and Mail Bestseller List
Bruce Sellery, author of The Moolala Guide to Rockin’ Your RRSP, reached #1 on the Globe and Mail bestseller list for self-improvement today. Congratulations to Bruce! We arranged a hybrid deal for Bruce that saw Figure 1 publish his print book into the trade, and Bruce self-publish his ebook and handle special sales of the print book.
From The Tyee: Get Up to Speed on “The New Digital Publishing”
By David Beers
If you thought people have become unwilling to read anything longer than 140 characters, #wowareyouwrong.
Far from dead, books are evolving in exciting directions, and two experts in the new publishing, Jesse Finkelstein and Trena White, can teach you what you need to have your best chance at creating your own best-seller…
Click here to read the full interview.
Come to Our Tyee Master Class: Digital and Self-Publishing in the DIY Era
Page Two will be conducting a Tyee Master Class Saturday, November 30, called “Digital and Self-Publishing in the DIY Era.” Participants will come away with a budget for their self-publishing project, direction on which ebook publishing platform to choose, sales and marketing ideas, and most importantly, a refined book concept that is ready for publication.
