Publishing Perspectives this morning reports that German self-publishing platform, epubli, has expanded into the UK and English-speaking market. Epubli was originally founded in 2008 and is owned by the giant Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. The self-publishing platform allows works on a similar model to Lulu, Blurb and CreateSpace, only taking a share in author profits when a book…
Publishing Service Index – April 2013 | TIPM
This is the PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for APRIL 2013. This update reflects some review updates and the collapse of Vantage Press last November. TIPM received a very high volume of feedback on services since the last index at the end of January, both positive and negative, and this is also reflected in the latest index…
Lulu Partner with Author Solutions to Offer Premium Marketing Services
It seems a week in the self-publishing world does not pass by without Author Solutions being in the news for the right or wrong reasons. Last week TIPM reported that US attorneys, Giskan Solotaroff Anderson & Stewart LLP, are currently investigating the practices of Author Solutions, the largest global provider of author services. This week, in something of a…
APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur | Reviewed
It takes a lot to laugh. It takes a train to cry. That’s a little bit the way I feel about Guy Kawasaki’s latest book, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur—How to Publish a Book. Just when self-publishing didn’t need another buzz word, Kawasaki introduces ‘artisanal publishing’ for the uninitiated author. “Artisanal publishing features writers who love…
A Pro Book Designer Finally Drags MS Word Layout to New Highs for Self-Publishers
Professional book designers will tell you that you simply cannot use a word processing program like Microsoft Word to create a finished print file for a self-published book. Professional book designers at publishing houses use like Adobe InDesign, which is a part of Creative Suite, Adobe’s extensive multimedia all-singing and all-dancing software. However, as long…
TIPM Publishing Service Index: February 2013
This is the PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for FEBRUARY 2013 and the first one issued for this year. This update reflects some review updates and the collapse of Vantage Press last November. TIPM received a very high volume of feedback on services during the previous two-month period, both positive and negative, and this is also reflected…
Your Publishing Path: Stop and Be Patient!
I’ve been talking a lot on TIPM recently about The Rise of The Self-Publishing Experts in the self-publishing field and the need for authors to have an eyes-wide-open approach before embarking down any publishing path. As a publishing consultant, far too often, I talk to authors after they have already made critical decisions about the…
CreateSpace – Reviewed (Update Aug 2018) [DEFUNCT]
CreateSpace is the publishing engine of global online retailer and publisher Amazon, the company everyone either wants to love or hate. Createspace began life in 2002 as CustomFlix Labs (DVD), originally intended to make widespread distribution easier for independent filmmakers by providing on-demand DVD production. In 2000, a small group of writers pooled resources to form Booksurge…
Author Solutions Pull the Plug on Wordclay
Wordclay, the DIY self-publishing print-only service, is to close its doors for good on December 10th. In a communication to its authors, Wordclay, owned by ASI (Author Solutions), the self-publishing service giant which announced a partnership deal last week to run Archway Publishing for Simon & Schuster, cited the growth in ebooks as the reason for the…
Lulu Layoff Staff with Restructure
Image via CrunchBase DIY self-publishing service provider Lulu confirmed earlier this week that nine staff members had been let go from its head office in Raleigh, USA. Lulu’s Chief Operating Office, Tom Bright, confirmed the news in an email (via Triangle Business Journal) that the decision was part of Lulu’s overall strategy to refine its platform focus.…