So, who the hell is KJ Kron? Well, he has sat at the top-of-the-pile on Slush Pile Reader for most of the last year, and he also did his stint on HarperCollins’ Authonomy. On February 1st, unless an earthquake or volcano washes us all away, Slush Pile Reader will offer and publish his novel, St…
Raider International Publishing – The Endgame
We have been following Raider International Publishing even before the start of POD, Self-Publishing & Independent Publishing. Here is the latest feedback from a contracted Raider author I received in what is now becoming a very long list of disgruntled authors. (Raider Review) “This is to mirror all comments above. I purchased the gold package…
PW: Two Self-Publishing Stories That Led To Success
Two Originally Self-Published Picture Books Hit Their Strides “Self-publishing ventures turned into very different publishing experiences than expected for two first-time authors. Jennifer Fosberry and Cheryl Kilodavis, each inspired by one of their own children to pen a picture book, followed divergent paths to get their books into print, yet their publishing stories had similar…
First Amazon Took Down Booksellers…Are Publishers Next?
First Amazon Took Down Booksellers…Are Publishers Next?: “It’s not that Amazon set out to destroy small book stores. They just offered a better option for a large number of people. Now, Amazon is increasingly offering small features here and there that taken together may start to make a traditional publisher a lot less necessary for…
Turning the Page: The Future of eBooks – Price Waterhouse Coopers eBook Study Report
Price Waterhouse Coopers has just release one of the most substantive reports on ebooks I’ve seen to date. This new study examines trends and developments in the eBooks and eReaders market in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, and discusses major challenges and key questions for the publishing industry worldwide. It also…
Dublin Book Festival 2011 Details
Details of the Dublin Book Festival 2011 have just been announced by Publishing Ireland. The festival will run for an additional two days this year from March 2nd through to March 6th. From the official festival website: Welcome to the 2011 Dublin Book Festival! 2nd March to 6th March 2011 Publishing Ireland is delighted to announce…
Self-Publishing Index – January 2011
This is the first SELF-PUBLISHING INDEX for 2011 for author solutions services. It is something we began on June 2010 when all the companies were put into ‘flotation’. Here is the latest index for January 2011. There is little change in the top ten positions but two notable movers are Wingspan and Blurb – Blurb,…
Harrison Group Survey on Digital Media and Book Consumers
Data Offers Reality Check for Industry in Flux; Publishers Must Realign with Consumer Expectations for Digital Media NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Publishers, in the midst of creating and driving a reading revolution brought about by both new digital reading devices and entirely new platforms, see key drivers of the content and reading revolution very…
10 Biggest Predictions for the Future of Book Publishing
10 Biggest Predictions for the Future of Book Publishing “Obviously, predictions should be taken as just that. Just because some educated experts formulate projections based on trends and observations doesn’t necessarily mean they will come to pass. Nor does it mean that if they do prove real, everything ends up exactly as stated within a specific time…
Timothy’s Thoughts: Review: Raider Publishing
Timothy’s Thoughts: Review: Raider Publishing “But I did see a few things that caused me to question whether they should be used. Primarily, their own website it what raised questions in my mind. In looking at the services they provide, they look very much like other subsidy presses, but the website itself looks cheap and…
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