HarperCollins to Acquire Thomas Nelson | PW: “In a deal that will unite the country’s two largest religion book publishers, HarperCollins, parent company of Zondervan, has reached an agreement to acquire Thomas Nelson for an undisclosed price. HC expects to close the purchase before the end of the year. HC CEO Brian Murray said the […]
Self-Published Authors Need Success to Begin – WSJ.com: “Self-publishing these days is increasingly a tale of two cities. There are established authors, like Nyree Belleville, who says she’s earned half a million dollars in the past 18 months selling direct rather than through a publisher. Then there are new authors, like Eve Yohalem. More than […]
In depth: self-publishing | The Bookseller Self-publishing has had a bad reputation. And if authors feel nervous confessing they have dabbled—or even considered pursuing this path—choosing to research and write about it is doubly disreputable. Nevertheless, that is what I have done in writing a guide to self-publishing, The Naked Author.” Related articles An in-depth […]
Kobo to become a publisher – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News: “Canadian-based e-book seller Kobo is following in Amazon’s footsteps and creating a publishing arm that will deal directly with authors, CBC News has learned.” Related articles Kobo to become a publisher (cbc.ca) Kobo announces publishing arm, signs e-reader sales deal with UK bookstore […]
Amazon Takes “Self” Out Of Self Publishing | Self Publishing 2.0: This is pretty much one of those seminal articles that comes along occasionally that should be read by all authors (and all writers for that matter – published or unpublished). It’s not just for those considering self-publishing. It’s written by someone I have a […]
Richard Nash Bio: I ran Soft Skull Press from 2001 to 2007 when we sold it to Counterpoint for whom I continued to run it until early 2009. I founded Cursor and am publisher of Red Lemonade. I now run content and community for the new cultural discoverer Small Demons. After the jump is my […]
British novelist and betting favourite, Julian Barnes, has won this year’s £50,000 Man Booker Prize for fiction for his novel, The Sense of an Ending, published by Jonathan Cape. Barnes had three previous books shortlisted for the prize; Arthur and George (2005), England, England (1998) and Flaubert’s Parrot (1984). Book Blurb: Tony Webster and his clique […]
About a year and a half ago Author Solutions (ASI), the largest global company offering self-publishing services to authors, decided to pull the plug on their AuthorHouse operation in the UK. It still surprises many authors I speak to when I tell them that AuthorHouse has no staff presence in the UK and all operational […]
The PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for author solutions services launched in June 2010. Here is the latest index for October 2011. (Click image to enlarge) (KEY) DIY – Do-it-yourself bespoke sevices ASS – Author Solutions Services (Packages) PUB – Also offers Mainstream Contracts PRT – Printer FULL – Fulfillment Services provided The most asked question we get at The […]
Add caption Book Making: Biggest business blunders of self-publishing authors: Michael N. Marcus looks at the biggest blunders by self-published authors on his Bookmaking Blog today. ‘via Blog this’ Related articles Perseus Creates New Service for Authors Seeking to Self-Publish – NYTimes.com (mickrooney.blogspot.com) The Memory of Trees – Book Blog Tour | Nicola Furlong ePubbing […]
