There’s self-publishing, and then there’s publishing. In an ideal world the quality of books produced from both routes should be of a similar high standard. But if you peruse the online shelves of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, or any online e-tailer listing and selling self-published books; the results can be very diverse when it […]
Bubok is an online self-publishing service and bookstore founded in 2007 and has just launched a dedicated UK service this week. Bubok is marketing to the DIY self-publishing area and files uploaded must be in a PDF or doc format. Yet, the online download advice conflicts with what is stated in the press release (PDF, […]
Rosset and Beckett lost in New York! John Oakes, co-founder of OR Books, interviewed on new publishing models. In the week we lost publishing maverick, Barney Rosset, I thought this piece from TOC 2011 strangely appropriate. Oakes started out at Rosset’s Grove Press. In 1987 Oakes co-founded Four Walls Eight Windows, which he first ran […]
In the age of blogs, Facebook profiles and pages, everyone is beginning to develop an opinion to share. The benefit of this technological age is that now all of those wishes, opinions and great ideas found on the Internet can be turned into polished novels. Before the Internet and self-publishing existed, traditionally you had to […]
Thursday, March 8, 2012 : The Irish PEN Debate : from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Dublin, Ireland | United Arts Club Traditional or self publishing? As publishing options change and more and more authors find success self publishing, what is the best option for authors? Traditional or self-publishing? As publishing options change and more and more authors find success […]
Simon & Schuster has signed up self-published author Brittany Geragotelis to a three-book deal on the strength of her Young Adult novel, Life’s a Witch. Geragotelis used CreateSpace to self-publish her novel just a few months ago. Geragotelis only signed up with her literary agent at Christmas after she self-published. She also had tremendous success […]
Catherine Ryan Howard is hosting another workshop on behalf of Inkwell Writers’ Workshops on March 3rd (Saturday) from 9am to 4.30pm at the Royal Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Catherine has also given workshops for the Faber Academy and they are excellent for any author considering self-publishing. Believe me, this should be the first […]
From the latest press release from Bowker UK… British Book Buyers are Switching to “e” from Print and Spending Less Bowker plots latest purchasing trends via BML’s Books & Consumers survey London, United Kingdom – February 14, 2012 – E-book sales are rising to offset a decline in physical book purchases, but only in volume. With […]
I get a large amount of press releases every day to do with publishing, self-publishing, book launches and other kinds of literary events. Some of the press releases are sent to me ‘on-spec’ as it were, others come via an alert feed I have set up with several fee and non-fee press release agencies. The […]
The PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for author solutions services is something we have been providing since June 2010. This is the first index for 2012. Please see the separate page link for a list of individual reviews of all service providers. (Click image to enlarge) (KEY) DIY – Do-it-yourself bespoke sevices ASS – Author Solutions Services […]
