It's been quite a month for the publishing industry. We could actually argue that 2014 has already been quite a year for publishing, but truth be told, we'd have to be really honest and say that the 21st century has really had some fun with publishing. We've seen mergers between major publishing houses, intense growth at the world's largest ebook retailer, daily rumors … [Read more...] about Author Russell Blake on the Publishing Climate
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Self Publishing: C’mon, Everybody’s Doing It
A new report by internationally available self-publishing platform Blurb Books led to news that a surprising number of citizens in the UK have made self-publishing a book part of their immediate life goals. While the numbers were somewhat divided on what type of books they're interested in creating, publishing is on their radar nonetheless. According to an article by Toma … [Read more...] about Self Publishing: C’mon, Everybody’s Doing It
Key Genres Underrepresented in Writing Contests
One outlet that authors--both traditionally published and self-published--can turn to for much needed book promotion and publicity is writing contests. While it seems that writing contests have become the newest "cash cow" in the digital and self-publishing industries, there are a number of longstanding and respected events staged annually that offer authors this type of … [Read more...] about Key Genres Underrepresented in Writing Contests
More Publishers Begin to Accept Unagented Submissions
Prior to the current digital publishing and self-publishing revolutions, the process for an author to get published was tedious, beginning with the very first gatekeeper: finding an agent. The literary agent, whose role may be shifting but by no means is disappearing, was often the first entity to pass judgment on a book's merit, accepting or rejecting the title … [Read more...] about More Publishers Begin to Accept Unagented Submissions
Ganxy Platform for eBook Sales, Promotion
GoodeReader covered the news this week that ebook distribution platform Ganxy allows authors and publishers to more easily bundle their ebooks, but that is only one of the features for bookselling. "We started about three years ago because we wanted authors to have more control over their books," said Joshua Cohen, Business Development Lead for Ganxy. "You have all these … [Read more...] about Ganxy Platform for eBook Sales, Promotion
Perpetuating the Stigma of Indie eBook Publishing
A post appeared last month from Sarah Lacy, former senior editor at TechCrunch and now founder and editor-in-chief of PandoDaily. In this post, Lacy shared part of the contents of an email from a not-to-be-named publishing executive who blasts Amazon yet again for damaging the business of publishing and bookselling. While the executive’s email takes some cheap shots at the … [Read more...] about Perpetuating the Stigma of Indie eBook Publishing