Writers’ Forum is the UK’s leading writers’ print magazine. As some of you may know, I was delighted to take over as the magazine’s self-publishing contributor and my first column is included in the January 2012 edition which went on sale worldwide today. Over the coming months I will include reviews of self-publishing services, news, […]
There is an interesting article on paidcontent.org about Penguin’s entry into self-publishing services with Book Country, launched fully last week. Many popular self-published authors are coming down hard on the self-publishing services that Penguin added to community writing site Book Country earlier this week, calling the initiative overpriced, royalty-grabbing and “truly awful.” The primary criticisms […]
Book Country Launches Self-Publishing Services PW: “Book Country, a free online writing community and publishing services venture launched by Penguin in April, has now added a suite of economically priced, easy-to-use self-publishing tools for its members. The launch of the fee-based self-publishing service makes Penguin the first big New York trade house to aggressively enter the […]
When I go to a publisher’s site I like to see books and publicity for those books, but with Tate Publishing, I wonder how much can be attributed to the publisher or the author’s own efforts and the professionals the author chooses to employ under their own steam. I see some of this publicity when I go […]
The Dublin IMPAC Literary Award long List was announced earlier today. From the website of the award… Three Irish novels are among 147 titles that have been nominated by libraries worldwide for the €100,000 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English. […]
Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie is a UK-based publisher with a registered company address in Castle Park, Cambridge. I’ll leave it to Pegasus to describe their publishing business: “Over the last decade, the publishing house of Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Ltd has flowered, growing strongly from its well-established roots in the cobbled streets of Cambridge. The well-loved and […]
If you are passing your local newsstand or newsagent tomorrow on the way to work, and you are also a keen writer on the lookout for an author solutions service, then you would be wise to pick up a copy of December’s edition of Writing Magazine. In the Writers’ News section (p27), UK author, Brian […]
via Catherine Howard at Catherine, Caffeinated: On Friday 17th-Sunday 19th February 2012, Faber Academy, London, are running a 3-day course called BRING YOUR BOOK TO MARKET, and I’m delighted to say that none other than yours truly (Catherine Howard) will be leading the self-publishing session. About Bring Your Book to Market: The digital publishing revolution […]
A look behind the scenes at the world’s largest educational and children’s publisher, Scholastic USA, with VP Billy DiMichele. Related articles Publishers 101 :: Scholastic (unputdownables.net) Scholastic to offer Sourceooks’ children’s titles as ebooks (teleread.com) Scholastic And Kids’ App Publisher Ruckus Announce New Transmedia Imprint (paidcontent.org) Go Read This | Scholastic, Ruckus Media Form New […]
