8 Tips on Monetizing the Backlist (But Don't Call It That)

8 Tips on Monetizing the Backlist (But Don't Call It That) Every book is a back list opportunity. Here we offer 8 tips gleaned from Publishing Perspectives' Monetizing the Backlist conference last Thursday.

Publishing Backlist: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle "Begin to think of your backlist as a series of fragments that can be repurposed," says Randy Petway, COO of Publishing Technology.

More from PP: The Muse’s Town Hall: Jane Friedman on Literary in Digital Times Porter Anderson previews the Grub Street Muse Conference Town Hall on literary fiction in digital times; Publishing Perspectives streams it Friday 1:30 p.m. ET.

From the Archives: Should Major Publishers Change Their Core Mission? Self-publishing sees traditional publishing as in denial about what readers want. But the problem isn’t self-abnegation, it’s capacity and mission.