Mijnbestseller (My Bestseller) could be called the Dutch Lulu, with no upfront costs and 50% profits, and with a Lulu-like user dashboard, community and book reviews are at the forefront of Mijnbestseller’s program. What is striking on their main webpage is the request for book reviewers as much as authors looking to circumvent the traditional channels […]
We previously reviewed Unibook here on TIPM. This publishing service has since changed its trading name to ShopMyBook, which has become its online bookstore. CreateMyBook is now its self-publishing platform. The company is owned by Peleman Industries, a manufacturer of binding, laminating and presentation products for nearly seventy years. Unibook, formerly known as WWAOW, had […]
A few years ago TIPM did do a full review of Fast-print.net (owned by PrintonDemand Worldwide)and I later withdrew the review from the magazine for reasons explained here. So it was interesting when I learned a few months ago PrintonDemand would be a primary sponsor of the event. I should add that the PrintonDemand booth […]
About five years ago I was asked to give an address to a writers’ workshop in the west of Ireland about my experiences as an author and the world of self-publishing. I’d self-published five books at that stage through my own imprint and Facebook was an incidental college social experiment by the boy Zukerberg. A […]
Jon Evans wrote an interesting piece on TechCrunch this week entitled –Voldemortis Got Nothing On Jeff Bezos. In the article, Evan’s argues that authors – certainly big name authors like J. K. Rowling – have both wealth and resources to circumvent the ‘Big 6’ and Amazon to reach readers. More to the point, wealth and resources bring with it professional […]
From Radio Litopia following this year’s London Book Fair, Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn, and Orna Ross, founder of The Alliance of Independent Authors. You can here the audio on the Litopia link below. “Seems like hard-times for all. But as the Creative Penn’s Joanna Penn, told us, this is a fantastic time for […]
Joanna Penn at the launch of the Alliance of Independent Authors at LBF 2012, with a short interview with its founder Orna Ross. The Independent Publishing Magazine | TIPM Media
The Independent Publishing Magazine | TIPM Media
I’m just back from the London Book Fair this evening. What an extraordinary presence from new digital companies in the Digital Zone. I think the most significant piece of data is still to come over the following weeks when LBF announce who was at the book fair. From my perceptive, this was a ‘trade show’ when many […]
It’s been pretty busy at The London Book Fair 2012. Some wifi and battery gremlins haven’t helped the case and I have concentrated on meeting clients and taking in what it here. What has struck me is the increased digital presence with so many companies and developers here with new apps and ebook solutions. I’ll […]
