Well-known romance publisher Samhain Publishing sent out a recent email to its authors, informing them that--like so many other mainstays in the past few months--they will be closing their doors. Like others, they cited the decline in book sales coupled with the ever-present struggle to get noticed in a market that is beyond saturated with other great books. Unlike some … [Read more...] about Samhain Closes: Is Amazon to Blame?
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Now that Anyone Can Publish, Anyone Can Be a Publisher, Too
The publishing industry--and certain commentary articles--have spent the last few years bashing the quality of self-published novels, taking out their ire on the authors themselves. But what is not so often exposed is the number of "publishers" who've sprung up almost overnight to utilize the same exact tools that are available to authors, but do so under the guise of being a … [Read more...] about Now that Anyone Can Publish, Anyone Can Be a Publisher, Too
One Quarter of Top 100 Amazon Kindle Titles in the US Are Self-Published
Amazon revealed that as many as 25 out of 100 of its best-selling titles in 2012 were from indie publishers. This should serve as a measure of the growing clout that the indie publishers and authors have come to wield. Also, lest anyone have any doubt about what exactly "indie" refers to or whether it would include publishing via any of those other than the big six publishing … [Read more...] about One Quarter of Top 100 Amazon Kindle Titles in the US Are Self-Published
Penguin’s Vanity Press Still Under Fire
Ask an indie author about self-publishing platform Author Solutions, and you'd better have some time to listen to the ranting. The company name has become synonymous with all that's wrong with the current publishing revolution, namely, accusations that they take authors' money and provide little in return. Purchased by Big Six publisher Penguin last summer for a reported … [Read more...] about Penguin’s Vanity Press Still Under Fire