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It’s never been a better time for first-time writers to get published, says Peter - but there’s also a rather big downside to publishers’ constant quest for the Next Big Author.  In today’s Write Report, Donna reports that the Kindle is good for “proper” books, says Amazon – that somehow, owning a Kindle makes you buy more paper books.   Well, if the e-book reader really does increase overall book sales – then hurray for them!   And who’s buying all those teen-lit books – according to publishers, grown-up women account for a fair number of readers.   In Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she takes a linguistic tour for people who love having fun with words and languages.  Don’t tread on the baby gerunds!

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Tags: children's writing, getting published, literary agents, publishers