Since I dispensed with short trousers, Lego and dreams of becoming a Formula 1 driver, I’ve always immersed myself in the book and magazine publishing world. When I put the Lego away and hung up my fantasy helmet—all l wanted to do was write and see my books published. It took many years to achieve […]
I’m currently working through a review of Mark Levine’s The Fine Print of Self Publishing (Fourth Edition) and came across his blog, Publishing Revolution. So, while the late night candle burns and I continue to tap away tirelessly, enjoy these: Related articles Shopping Online But Don’t Have Time To Read The Fine Print? (labnol.org) Lawyer […]
The SELF-PUBLISHING INDEX for author solutions services is something we have been working on for most of 2010 and June 2010 marked the first month of flotation. Here is the latest index, April 2011. (Click image to enlarge) The most asked question we get at POD, Self-Publishing & Independent Publishing is often along the lines of; ‘What self-publishing […]
In 2010 I wrote an article about Lulu, and in the title for the article, I suggested that It May Be The Time For Lulu To Drop The Self From Self-Publishing. At the end of that article I wrote the following as an explanation as to what I meant. On reflection, and in light of the following Lulu […]
The Ingram Content Group today announced that it would be opening a Lightning Source plant in Melbourne, Australia this June. Ingram confirmed in September last year that they would open an Australian plant but had not at that stage chosen the exact location. From the press release: NASHVILLE, TN – Ingram Content Group Inc. today announced Melbourne […]
This is a terrific piece by Joanna over on TeleRead called ‘Three truths that publishers should try to understand about readers.‘ I particularly agree with her point about publishers needing to understand the shift between bookstores as customer and the reader as customer. “The big shift that ebooks are bringing to the market is not necessarily the […]
Aventine Press is one of those publishing services I continually keep coming across when I read about self-published books, particular in online magazines and self-publishing reviews. It’s like stumbling upon a sheepdog in a country cabin in the mountains sprawled out in front of a roaring fire. You know you are home and you don’t […]
Lulu CEO Bob Young on The Telepathy Standard for authors imparting content to readers. Learn why telepathy is the gold standard by which authors transfer content to their readers and how we are getting closer to that standard every day using the internet. Related articles The Telepathy Standard (lulu.com) Digital Book Printing Forum to be […]
Google Books Settlement Statement Reaction from the Association of American Publishers… Washington, DC, March 22, 2011 —Speaking on behalf of the publisher plaintiffs (The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc; Penguin Group (USA) Inc.; Simon & Schuster, Inc.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Association of American Publishers, Inc.; Harlequin Enterprises Limited; Macmillan Publishers Limited; Melbourne […]
US Circuit Court Judge, Denny Chin, late this afternoon, sensationally rejected the merits of the Google Book Settlement as it stands, deciding in favour of plaintiffs, The Authors Guild. Following the previous Fairness Hearing more than a year ago, it did look as if Judge Chin would side in favour of the Google Book Settlement […]
