It’s been several years since Patti Smith’s publication of “Just Kids,” the musician’s celebrated memoir that this year is being adapted for a limited series on Showtime. Keith Richards’ memoir, “Life,” was released the same year as Smith’s and received glowing reviews from the New York Times, The New Yorker and Slate. Now, Woodstock, NY-based…
Publishing veteran, Don Seitz, heading up Inkubate’s Business Development & Sales initiatives, shares his perspective on the value of Inkubate’s interactive platform. Stacy: What do you think are Inkubate’s most compelling opportunities for writers and publishing professionals? Don: Inkubate’s platform is equally valuable to writers and to mainstream agents, editors and publishers (AEPs) alike, since it…
Trade publishing generally remains a “two for ten’ business model, which limits the industry’s growth and its prospects for long-term profitability. Our bet is that Inkubate’s federation of writers and writing services, digital asset management and data analysis will succeed in helping to guide agents, editors and publishers to identify and market more projects projected…
We hope that you all had a safe holiday weekend and found a comforting place to read and/or write. This week, Inkubate is looking forward to hosting a series of presentations at BookExpo America (BEA) to inaugurate our soon-to-be-unveiled launch of Inkubate V2.0. BEA, as most of you know, is the leading book and author event…
This year’s London Book Fair (LBF) was truly a global success. Located in the iconic Olympia London landmark—an architectural gem on the west side of the city—Inkubate was one of 1,500 exhibitors, collectively representing 60 countries. Attendees from 114 countries flooded the halls, conference centers, galleries and pavilions, all newly designed and reappointed to support…
For its fourth consecutive year, INKUBATE pulls out all the stops to support writers and one of its own founder’s—Stacy Clark—who will be a featured author and presenter at the weekend’s fabled Story Slam. Martha Frankel, Founder & Executive Director of the Woodstock Writers Festival and host of Woodstock Writers Radio, reports that for corporate…
Inkubate’s sponsorship of the Independent Publishers Guild’s (IPG) Spring Conference and our attendance at the London Book Fair (LBF) have generated huge waves of enthusiasm surrounding the launch of our new technology platform (Version 2 or “V.2”). Agents, editors, publishers and writers are all eager to get on board to discover the tools and functionality…
The Woodstock Writers Festival was a huge success! Our sponsorship of the “When the Wind Blows” Story Slam connected Inkubate to motivated emerging and established writers, including NYT bestselling authors James Howard Kunstler, Beverly Donofrio, Christina Haag, and Abigail Thomas. Congratulations to Story Slam winners Desiree O’Clair, Kathleen McKitty Harris and Verna Gillis! Our Golden…
This week, Inkubate travels to London as a sponsor of the Independent Publishers Guild’s (IPG) 2015 Spring Conference. IPG provides essential services to independent publishers – everything from guidance on securing favorable distribution deals and adopting best practices for author contracts to implementing industry-wide codes of conduct and negotiating impressive tradeshow discounts. David Bass, our…
Inkubate is already in full swing this year! We’re proud to be sponsoring the Woodstock Writers Festival. Executive Director Martha Frankel, who launched her very own Woodstock Writers Radio show last year, is kindly featuring the title of my first children’s book, When the Wind Blows, as the theme of her ever-popular, always-sold-out-early Story Slam….
Inkubate is delighted to share a guest blog by author, E. E. King One of my earliest memories is of sitting on the steps leading into my parents’ living room and listening to the authors in my dad’s writers group read aloud from their latest works. My father, Dolph Sharp, was born in 1914 in…