Tag Archives: publishing

Rediscovering the Joy of Reading

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Once I became entrenched in the business of textbook publishing, I hardly ever read for fun. The 60–80 hour workweeks left little time for food and laundry, let alone reading. When at work, most of the reading I did was nonfiction–either … Continue reading →

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Face-to-Face Time in Old-Style Publishing

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My posting on June 1 was titled “Good Feelings from Groups.” Soon after posting it, while searching for a document on a wholly different subject, I unearthed a business plan I’d written in the late 1990s for my publishing company … Continue reading →

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Book Marketing, Part 1

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

[Apologies for the drought in postings this past week. I was on the road, and I’m not accomplished enough yet to compose and upload from my smartphone. This will happen one more time in May, but then the summer looms … Continue reading →

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V&B’s Current Owner = New Friend

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

VanderWyk & Burnham (V&B) is the name of the tradebook publishing company I founded in 1994 and sold in 2009. Its mission statement was to publish books that promote learning, compassion, and self-reliance and make a difference in people’s lives. … Continue reading →

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Adam Davies, Hard at Work and Loving It

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Yesterday I bought another book at Bookstore1Sarasota in order to have the author sign it after his appearance there from 6-7:00 pm. I bought Mine All Mine. I would have bought his book Goodbye Lemon as well, because I love … Continue reading →

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Final Manuscript as an Accomplishment and a Gift

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Article first published as Final Manuscript as an Accomplishment and a Gift on Blogcritics. Here’s something I miss from my early days in the book-publishing world. I miss the symbolism and camaraderie that was inherent in the way a final-edited manuscript … Continue reading →

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