Publishing News, 12/20/2008

Publishing and the Economy
The Sky is Falling...Not! -- Maybe it's not worse this time around. Maybe we're just finding out faster.

Predictions for 2009 -- The writer sees declines in general fiction sales and increases for digital media.

Digital Publishing
Calculating a fair price for e-books -- Given the lack of logistics required for e-books to get from the publisher to you, what's a fair price?

Downloading e-books from a Computer to a Kindle -- It's actually easy, if you should feel the need to shell out the bucks for the Kindle in the first place.

Our Craft
Finding Ideas in Classified Ads -- Some good Poynters for finding color--or even a plotline for your stories.

Queries: An Inside Scoop -- An agent deconstructs a successful query letter.

Freelance Writers Mentoring Program -- Teleseminars designed to bring new writers into the freelance writing business.

Surviving the Recession
ProBlogger Jobs Board -- Where Bloggers Looking for Jobs and Companies Looking for Bloggers Meet.

Social Media and Marketing Your Work
Social Media for Authors and Publishers -- The first rule: bring wine to the picnic, not a bullhorn.

Twenty Things You Can Do to Make Your Website Google Friendly -- If you're marketing your book online, you need to get people to read your marketing to read your book.

Twitter IDs for the 100 Most Influential Online Marketers -- If you want to get smart about online marketing, these are good people to follow.