Book Republic was launched in 2010 and describes itself as a ’boutique’ imprint of Irish publisher Maverick House. Based in Dunboyne, Co Meath, Ireland, Book Republic’s operational model of publishing is different in several distinct ways to the standard model of publishing and is similar to Or Books and Publishr, and the now defunct HarperStudio. “What…
Self-Publishing Successes – The Shack
There is a sense of romance about books becoming phenomenally successful. There is an even greater sense of romance when the book is self-published, because we usually get a great dollop of homestead heart-warming stories of children, Christmas, good-will, good-luck, together with simplicity, reverence, perseverance and courage; all painted on a landscape of financial and…
New Software Upgrades For Kindle 3
Cover via Amazon From the Amazon Kindle Blog: We’re excited to tell you about some new features coming to the latest generation Kindle and Kindle 3G: Public Notes This feature lets Kindle users choose to make their book notes and highlights available for others to see. Any Kindle user – including authors, their fans, book…
Self-Publishing Index: Criteria Explained
I thought with the release of the February 2011 Self-Publishing Index that I would try and provide a little more detail behind how the Index is put together and what criteria is used. Each month, I publish a graphic spreadsheet showing the latest Index and how it has changed from the previous month. Here is…
Self-Publishing Index: February 2011
The SELF-PUBLISHING INDEX for author solutions services is something we have been working on for most of 2010 and June 2010 marked the first month of flotation. Here is the latest index, February 2011. (Click image to enlarge) The most asked question we get at POD, Self-Publishing & Independent Publishing is often along the lines of; ‘What self-publishing…
E-Books: The Tipping Point? « Catherine, Caffeinated
E-Books: The Tipping Point? « Catherine, Caffeinated: “Ten months ago I uploaded Mousetrapped to Smashwords and what was then called Amazon’s Digital Text Platform (DTP) – now Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) – almost as an afterthought. I was looking for something to do while I waited for my Createspace proof copy to arrive. Turns out…
Memeoirs: Emails to Book – Overview
Memeoirs is a recently introduced online service allowing users to create a printed book (POD – print-on-demand) based on your own email exchanges. The service reminds me of several websites allowing users to create a book based on their blog or Facebook page. Memeoirs: your emails in a book. Seriously? Yes, no joke. We take…
Lulu Launch New Connect and Support Functionality Pages
Lulu has been doing some spring cleaning over the past few months, and today, the fruits of their endeavors went live – Connect and Support. Both new online facilities bring a strong defining line between how Lulu users access ‘how-to’ resources and request customer support. Connect replaces the old Lulu Forums, and Support will now solely be the dedicated…
Irish Bookseller Waterstone’s To Close Flagship Stores on Sunday
One of the most familiar landmarks in Dawson Street Dublin is Waterstone’s bookshop, a mainstay of the busy thoroughfare for many years. However, the company this morning announced the closure of the Dawson Street branch, as well as its Jervis Street branch and nine other branches in the UK (Colchester, Worcester, Guildford, Stafford, Hemel Hempstead, Coventry,…
The Domino Project Announces: “Poke the Box” | Amazon.com
The Domino Project Announces: “Poke the Box” Press release: Bestselling author and creator of new publishing venture “The Domino Project,” Seth Godin, and Amazon announce their inaugural book “Poke the Box” to be published in English worldwide as print, audio and Kindle editions. In December, international-bestselling author Seth Godin and Amazon announced a new publishing…