Okay, I realize that subject line is a little dramatic. I mean after all, I’m not going to stop publishing books. But every once in a while, I wonder to myself why I continue to put so much blood, sweat, tears, and money into acquiring, producing, and marketing new titles. It’s a well known fact...
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Finding That Energy
It’s already been a month since 2023 got started? Wow, the time has just flown. Well, Happy New Year and Happy Year of the Rabbit! Last week, I got to sit in on a 2022 recap by NPD, a market research firm that runs Bookscan, the tool used by the publishing industry to measure book...
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On Publishing & Selling Poetry
Of late, the book selling industry is seeing some shifts in where the growth is, and happily the growth has been in independent bookstores! Central Avenue is a proud supporter of Binc (a charitable organization that supports booksellers) and I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many independent booksellers over the years. However, there have been...
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How Can We Support Writers – From The Publisher
Publishing books is a tough gig. It’s a roller coaster of Everest-highs of getting a bestseller to Marianas Trench-lows of variable cash flow or lost deals. I weather those ups and downs much better than when I first started, mainly because I now have so many books to worry about that my brain and heart...
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A Look at the Publishing Process – From the Publisher
In large companies, employees have pretty specific jobs: legal, sales, production, etc. In small businesses, there are just a few people who wear many hats, and we have to find a way to fit so many tasks into a week. The past year, I’ve been working with a few colleagues on some webinars designed to...
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2021 Was Our Best Year Yet – From the Publisher
As the year winds down, I want to take this opportunity to send out a few thank yous. I’ll keep it short: First, to all the authors and editors I get to work with. We published 15 books this year – a record for Central Avenue. I live vicariously through you and your talent. Second,...
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The 2021 All-Stars
2021 was Central Avenue’s best year in our twelve year history! We are proud to have worked with dozens of authors and published almost 200 books over those years. This year, we celebrate every single one of those books, and shout out our bestselling titles for the year. In alphabetical order, the Top 10 selling...
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Molly Ringle at Jolabokaflod PDX
What is Jolabokaflod, you ask? Well it’s the annual celebration of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic Yule Book Flood! While Icelanders celebrate on Christmas Eve, Portland will be celebrating on December 12th! They are back in person with their awesome book fair and at Urbanite PDX in conjunction with the Portland Flea’s Holiday Makers’ Market! The event...
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Why Libraries are Important – From the Publisher
I sometimes get comments from authors who are surprised to learn that they make money when libraries support their books, so it made me think that perhaps I should spend a few hundred words talking about libraries. I’d like to preface this by first saying that I am not an expert on them — at...
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Get a Free Gift When You Pre-Order our Fall Titles
This season, there’s a ton of swag to be had! When you pre-order the print edition of these books, you’ll get free stuff! Just send your mailing address and receipt to info@centralavenuepublishing.com Murmuration: Get an exclusive pdf ebook of poems by Blake Auden that appear nowhere except in this special edition just for you! Open...
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