<a href="https://tracking.tldrnewsletter.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.tubefilter.com%2F2023%2F07%2F03%2Fbytedance-booktok-8th-note-press-self-publishing%2F%3Futm_source=tldrnewsletter/1/0100018920766007-2d694f95-35ae-4d12-9529-dff854743c10-000000/qrx5KJ8j1Gb992CYwBct2S6MCPa-4Bltal8fjt5eQ-k=308" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;word-spacing:1px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(1,1,1)!important"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:1.125rem">BookTok can make bestsellers. So ByteDance is becoming a publisher. (2 minute read)</strong></span></a><br style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;color:rgb(1,1,1);word-spacing:1px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;color:rgb(1,1,1);word-spacing:1px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);color:rgb(1,1,1);word-spacing:1px">BookTok has helped catapult numerous titles to bestseller lists and has become a regular topic in quarterly earnings calls at book retailers. ByteDance has begun soliciting authors to publish their books with its recently launched publishing house, 8th Note Press. The company's trademark filing for '8th Note Press' describes it as an ecosystem where people can find, buy, read, review, and discuss books. 8th Note Press reportedly plans to focus on digital publishing with limited print-on-demand runs.</span><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:small">--<br>Ta.<br> <br> <br>Mark Rauterkus       <a href="mailto:Mark@Rauterkus.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Mark@Rauterkus.com</a> </div><div>Webmaster, International Swim Coaches Association, <a href="https://SwimISCA.org" target="_blank">SwimISCA.org</a></div><div></div><div style="font-size:small">Executive Director of SKWIM USA, a 501(c)(3), <a href="https://SKWIM.us" target="_blank">SKWIM.us</a><br></div><div style="font-size:small">Coach at The Ellis School for Varsity & Middle School Swimming<br></div><div style="font-size:small">Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team & Renegades (Masters) <br></div><div style="font-size:small">Sports Complex Director & Coach at Montour Heights Country Club</div><div style="font-size:small"><br>412 298 3432 = cell<br><br></div></div><div style="font-size:small">New course: <a href="https://Read.SwimISCA.org/why/mental-skills-for-young-athletes" target="_blank">Mental Skills for Young Athletes</a></div></div></div></div></div></div>