A short film I came across last year and included in the PODTV series. The film was made by Francis Grosjean called ‘Possible ou Probable’ looking at the future of books through the crystal ball into a world where the ebook merges with the physical book. Leave it to the sophisticated French! I thought it appropriate […]
For this week’s POD TV, courtesy of TVO in Ontario, Canada, Empire of the Word takes a look at the future of reading with a host of experts to discuss the issues. The Independent Publishing Magazine | TIPM Media
Well, that was the week that was. There’s really no author solutions service or impresario in the news these past few weeks other than Author Solutions and its CEO, Kevin Weiss. So, fittingly, for POD TV in program 20, here is Kevin Weiss giving an interview in mid-November on USA ABC TV network with presenter […]
Ditch The Agent is a book by author, Jack King and explains how authors can achieve a traditional publishing deal without having to venture down the vanity and self-publishing avenues. Here is his irreverent trailer for the book, entitled, How [Not] to publish a book. Begin with “DITCH THE AGENT – The Book for Writers”, written by […]
POD, Self Publishing & Independent Publishing have had a Youtube presence in the pipeline for a while and finally this weekend we kicked it off aptly with a promotional trailer for the site. Future video uploads will include workshop-style tutorials and advice on self-publishing. Stay tuned for further uploads over the coming months. Youtube channel […]
For POD TV this week, something a little lighthearted. Author Bill Folman’s decided to enlist the help of a friend to make a book trailer for his debut novel, The Scandal Plan. The mini-film book trailer has been doing the rounds of the internet for a few weeks. This gets funnier every time I watch […]
For our tenth program in PODTV we return to a news item we covered in April. Hosted by the BBC Media Correspondent, Torin Douglas and a panel of Gail Rebuck, Chairman and CEO, The Random House Group Limited. Tim Hely-Hutchinson, Hachette. John Makinson, Chairman and Chief Executive , The Penguin Group. Victoria Barnsley, Publisher and […]
We are going all cerebral this week for PODTV and featuring an indepth discussion on the Google initiative to freely digitize books against the wishes of many authors and publishers. In this program, ITIF brings together different sides of the debate to discuss the settlement, its implications and the broader issues of orphan works and […]
For program seven in POD TV, we are going to look at pre-book submission and the critical steps required if you want to approach traditional publishers. Algonquin Books Executive Editor Chuck Adams and literary agent Sally Hill McMillan discuss the challenges and paths forward for author on their tentative steps into the publishing industry. The […]
For POD TV Program 7, we look at modern self-publishing success, Jeremy Robinson in his own words, videos, and recent book promotion for his novel ‘Pulse’. “I self-published my first three novels, The Didymus Contingency, Raising the Past and Antarktos Rising. The success of the books led to a three book deal with Thomas Dunne/St. […]
