Thomas Nelson has announced that it will publish its first title previously published through their self-publishing division, WestBow Press, whose services are run by Author Solutions. Thomas Nelson set up WestBow Press back in late 2009, citing one of the driving reasons was to discover new writing talent. Well, it has taken almost one and…
ASI Partners with Writers’ Digest to Form Self-Publishing Service Abbott Press
Author Solutions (ASI) has once again expanded its suite of partnerships in the self-publishing world. The below announcement is a partnership with…interestingly…Writers’ Digest. Here is the official press release, but I may have more to say on this later in the week. Strategic Partnership Provides Writers a Platform to Improve Their Craft and Get Published…
Sue Collier: “Author Solutions is NOT indie publishing, folks.” | Self-Publishing Resources
Author Solutions is NOT indie publishing, folks. | Self-Publishing Resources: “To start, we have “ indie book publishing leader Author Solutions.” Say what? Authors Solutions is NOT — I repeat, NOT — an indie book publishing anything, let alone “leader.” Authors Solutions is a vanity press (aka subsidy press). It is a pay-to-publish service wherein…
Democratization or Be Damned
Keith Ogorek is the SVP of Marketing for Author Solutions (ASI). And who you might ask are Author Solutions? Well, regular readers here will be familiar with the paid-publishing services offered by companies like AuthorHouse, Xlibris, iUniverse, Trafford and Wordclay. ASI own all these companies and they also operate and provide the publishing engine for…
Author Solutions to Introduce Author Educational Services with New Appointment
Author Solutions last week appointed Suzette Conway as Director of Author Education and will be tasked with developing programs and courses to help educate aspiring authors. Note here and the press release below that it does not mention writers, but ‘aspiring authors’. I am already thinking of the old saying – you need to learn…
PW Article – Self-publishing: Changing Model, Getting Respect
This is quiet a weighty piece in yesterdays Publishers Weekly by Ann Byle on the new models of self-publishing. Alas, we appear to have a new phrase to describe self-publish – ‘custom publishing’. “Self-publishing was once the uninvited guest at the publishing table. But as technology advances and authors develop marketing savvy, first-time and even…
iUniverse – Reviewed (Updated, June 2010)
iUniverse was founded in October 1999, initially as a business print on demand service, but later expanded into full self-publishing services for authors. Originally, the company was based in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, and 49% of the company was purchased by retailer Barnes & Noble. Part of the agreement was that the top iUniverse titles would be listed…
Author Solutions Launch Spanish Self-Publishing Imprint, Palibrio
Author Solutions (ASI) has announced the launch of Palibrio, a self-publishing service dedicated to spanish-speaking authors in all genres. More on this over the weekend, but for now, here is the press release: BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 3 /PRNewswire/ — Author Solutions, Inc., the world leader in indie book publishing, announced Thursday the launch of Palibrio—a…
Paid-Publishing or Be Damned
Over the past few days I have refined my opinions on the paid-publishing model offered by mainstream publishers in light of its newest entity, Balboa Press from Hay House Publishing. So far, three of the paid-publishing imprints we have looked at in the past year had one common denominator—Author Solutions (ASI). I do not believe…
Balboa Press – Reviewed
Balboa Press is the paid-publishing division of self-help book publisher Hay House Publishing. All their packages and services are administered and powered by Author Solutions (ASI), a global provider of self-publishing services and solutions. ASI has similar partnerships in place with other mainstream publishers and these types of self-publishing service divisions look set to become…