Last week PC World ran an online article entitled, Why Book Publishing Needs the Silicon Valley Way, by Mike Elgan. There is a great deal in this article and Elgan’s basic premise is that the current model of publishing—by which he means traditional publishing houses—is broken and it is now time for publishers to look…
One Stop Self-Publishing Conference 2010 – Review (Part Two)
The afternoon session of the One Stop Self-Publishing Conference began with a keynote address by Benji Bennett, author and self-publisher of Before You Sleep, the first of a series of books inspired by Adam, his four year old son he lost as a result of a brain tumour. If there is one thing Benji Bennett’s…
Novelist Dermot Bolger to Launch National Novel Writing Month at Irish Writers’ Centre
From the Irish Writers’ Centre press office: The Irish Writers’ Centre is delighted to welcome award winning poet, playwright and novelist Dermot Bolger to the Centre on Friday 29th October at 2pm to kick-start National Novel Writing Month 2010. They are awarding 12 contestants the opportunity to participate in a free 2 hour Novel Writing…
Xlibris Launch Writing Coaches Service
Xlibris Publishing has launched Xlibris Writing Coaches – a new publishing service aimed at mentoring and aiding self-publishing authors through the creation of a manuscript from conception through to completion and book design. From the press release: This newly added publishing service will bring the author to a step-by-step process of creating a book from…
One Stop Self-Publishing Conference 2010 – Review (Part One)
The first One Stop Self-Publishing Conference was held in Ireland last Saturday at the beautiful Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, perched on Killiney Hill and overlooking the east coastline of County Dublin. Billed as ‘Everything you need to know to get your book into print professionally – in one day’, this was always going to be an…
Self-Publishing Successes – Tommy Storm by A. J. Healy
(I’m re-posting this for those who attended the Onestop Self-Publishing Conference – AJ Healy was a guest speaker. This was a piece I did on AJ in September, 2009) Most people would not turn their back on picking up a regular pay cheque as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs, but then, Alan Healy is…
One Stop Self-Publishing Conference 2010 – Review to Come
Great day at the One Stop Self-Publishing Conference in Dublin. The highlights for me: AJ Healy‘s journey through self-publishing, Benji Bennett‘s deeply personal experience, and the wonderful, bubbly and positive Catherine Ryan Howard’s experience of social media and using CreateSpace to publish her book on working in Disney, Florida . Full review of event to…
Amazon Hit Out at Agency Model Pricing on eBooks
Amazon UK has released its first official statement on the Agency Model agreement they signed up to with publishers. Amazon UK say that like the US Kindle market, sales of books by publishers operating the Agency Model have ‘slowed’, though once again, Amazon are short on actual figures and make no mention of the recent…
One Stop Self-Publishing Conference 2010 – Killiney, Dublin
I will be attending the first self-publishing conference to be held in Ireland this weekend – The One Stop Self-Publishing Conference at the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney, Dublin, hosted by Eoin Purcell, editor of Irish Publish News, and Vanessa O’Loughlin of the Inkwell Writers’ Workshop will present a multitude of sessions and speakers on of…
IndieReader Invites Essay Submissions for New Title
IndieReader is inviting contributions for a forthcoming book of essays entitled, “The Care & Feeding of Indie Authors: Writing, Sex and Ramen Noodles“. From Amy Elderman of Indie Reader: I wanted to give you the head’s up that the folks at IndieReader are compiling a book of essays (800-1000 words) by indie writers entitled, “The…
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