Christian book publishers Zondervan and the Baker Publishing Group are now referring all their rejected authors to Authonomy, specifically to authonomy.com/Christian, a Christian publishing community both publishers have set up there. They describe Authonomy in the headline of their press release as a ‘Free, Easy Alternative to the Self-Publishing Model’. Now, Authonomy may indeed be a […]
Following the initial fanfare for Apple’s iPad media party on Wednesday and considerable review and discussion on the tablet device, more sobering reflection and comment is beginning to emerge. Much focus has been made of Apple’s mirror sites globally and the fact that iBooks, the device’s dedicated store platform for e-books will only be available in the United […]
The death of novelist Jerome David Salinger, (J.D.), has just been announced by his literary agent, Phyllis Westberg. Salinger died of natural causes yesterday at his New Hampshire home aged 91. “Raised in Manhattan, Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school, and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World […]
Brad Stone gives his reasons why he believes the Amazon Kindle will continue to prosper in spite of the arrival of Apple’s iPad in this morning’s New York Times. “When you read a book, you just don’t want to have e-mail, Twitter and the ESPN Web site beckoning from the browser. The absence of those services […]
The Publetariat Vault has opened to authors who have been published by a small independent press and are looking to use the vault as a way to land a larger publisher or gain literary representation. The Publetariat Vault listings are free of charge through until June. What is The Publetariat Vault? “The Publetariat Vault provides […]
This morning Angela Bole of Book Industry Study Group presented the results of a study on e-books with a pretty wide diversity of people. The crunch over their print cousins was that consumers found e-books cheaper and quickly accessible, and that had a knock-on effect with one third of consumers choosing not to buy a […]
What will Apple’s iPad mean for self-publishers? Well, it’s early to over-speculate and second-guess publishers, particularly e-publishers and independent and small presses. Apple have spent the past few weeks getting major New York publishing houses on-board. Indeed, rumors suggest some of those deals were only signed off in the past few days. We have not heard all the […]
Apple now has the official website for the Apple iPad up and running. The iPad was launched today by Steve Jobs in San Francisco. The initial response seems to be very positive with particular attention being focussed on the device’s gaming capabilities and its launch in March may help to accelerate the print media’s desire […]
Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, unveiled the much anticipated Apple Tablet today in San Francisco. The new touch screen tablet will be officially known as the Apple iPad. In many ways the iPad looks distinctly like a giant iPhone, or exploded iPhone as it was described at the unveiling demonstration showcase. The Apple iPad is intended […]
The Apple Tablet will be launched later today. If you want to follow the unveiling live, go to The Wall Street Journal link here. The Independent Publishing Magazine | TIPM Media
