I’ve been talking about blogging books for almost seven years. That fact begs the question: Is blogging a book still as effective a publishing strategy in 2017 as it was in 2010? Unequivocally, my answer is, “Yes.” Why Bloggers Still Land Book Deals I began blogging about writing a book post by post on a […]
2011 May Exceed 2009 Blog-to-Book Deal Numbers
You may be bored with these posts, but I’m not. Today I started jumping up and down in my office when I discovered yet one more blog released as a book in October. Why? That brings the number of blog-to-books released by traditional publishers in October that I know about–there likely are more–to 6. That […]
Blog-to-Book Releases This Month Officially at 2009 Numbers
My last post said projected that the number of blog-to-book releases were almost at the same rates as in 2009, the so-called height of the blog-to-book craze — about 48 per year. Well, I am happy to say that as of today, I can officially say that this month’s numbers (from what I know) bring […]
Current Rate of Blog-to-Book Deals Reaching Past Heights
In my last post, I discussed the fact that many blogs are still getting turned into books–enough to constitute a continued trend, despite what some industry experts have claimed. In fact, I discovered that the figures for blog-to-book releases in October 2011 alone, at least from what I can tell, are equivalent to the height […]
Get in on the Current Blog-to-Book Trend
No one has offered new statistics on blog-to-book deals since about 2009. In that year alone, between 50 and 60 bloggers landed traditional publishing deals. Supposedly, that was the height of the blog-to-book trend. Yet, a consistent stream of blog-to-book deals has hit the market since then, and recently I’ve heard news of even more […]