Reading and Book Trends 2018

Hi All,

So originally I was going to write a blog entry about 'Shopping Trends in 2017' - but then I looked around and realized everybody and their sister would be blogging about this type of topic.

I needed to write about something different - and then I typed in 'trends 2017' in Google.  And low and behold the idea struck me - write about 'Book trends in 2017'.

Click on the various links below to learn about book trends.

Enjoy the lists and the trends for 2018!

Regards,
Stu

Izzard Ink Publishing - 5 Publishing Trends For 2018 

Publishers Weekly - Bologna 2017, Agents Talk Children's and YA Trends 

Pressbooks.com - 2017 Publishing Trends For Authors 

The Guardian - Up Lit: The New Book Trend With Kindness at Its Core 

BookBusinessmag.com - Top Trends: What Publishers Should Expect in 2017?

Medium.com - Fiction Trends to Watch For in 2017 (and Beyond) 

Children'sBookReview.com - Trends in Children's Books and Young Adult Novels 2017

CNNMedia.com - Real Books Are Back, E-book Sales Plunge 20% 

GoodReads -  2018 Book Lists

Publishers Weekly - New and Anticipated Books 2018

Calling All Writers and Wordsmiths

Hi All,

Are you an aspiring author? Do you like to write? Do you want to write your memoirs or poetry or short stories? Or do you just like to write just for the sake of writing and for the love of words?

If so, you are in luck.

This blog entry is for you then!

Click on this link - which got me thinking about writers and writing - from the Brooklyn Public Library which talks about the BPL's new on-demand book printing machine. Very cool stuff! and you'd get to print out copies of your book.

Now, I suspect that you don't realize how many resources we have at the library to help aspiring writers write. Click on this link from our card catalog. I did a title search using the term 'writing'. I then narrowed down the search to find material that is only found in the Farmingdale Public Library. Look at all these amazing results for all current and future writers! Great material for, well, your material. (Cute, eh?)

But wait, there's more (as they say on the infomercials you see on television late at night)...

Amazon.com has their own self-publishing page - you can view the information by clicking on this link. Be sure to read all the information regarding this process - it might seem a bit clunky, but you'll be doing yourself a service by reading before printing.

If you go to the website SelfPublishing.com (Helping Authors Become Publishers) you'll learn all about self publishing. Neat site - good information - and timely.

So there you have it. Some resources that can immediately start you on your way to being a published author!

Good luck - and if you are a Farmingdale resident, we'd love to have a copy of your book in our collection!

Regards,
Stu