I thought I’d take the opportunity on the final day of 2008 to look back on some of the articles and subjects we have touched on during the year. Overall, the Irish book retail sector has recorded stronger sales than for 2007, a surprise to me in light of the economic downturn and the continued…
The Fine Print of Self Publishing (Third Edition) by Mark Levine
About two years ago when I started researching self publishing and subsidy publishers, I came across an interview by Ron Pramschufer with a lawyer called Mark Levine on Global Talk Radio. I think this must have coincided with Levine’s first edition of ‘The Fine Print of Self-Publishing’. I was fascinated at the time that someone…
Diggory Press Case Update – Saturday 13th September, 2008
I came across a short piece published in The Guardian newspaper this saturday by consumer rights reporter Tony Levene. It will be of interest to those who have being following the Diggory Press case. You can find the published piece by following the enclosed web address. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/sep/13/9 The Independent Publishing Magazine | TIPM Media
Update August 2008 – Diggory Press Court Hearing
It seems quite a while since there was last any developments in the court action taken by authors against Diggory Press in the uk. Stephen Manning of Checkpoint Press has issued an update as to where the case is currently for any interested parties. Earlier this month, there was a hearing about the court action…
POD Subsidy Survey – Lynn Osterkamp (thepopulistpublisher)
Currently Lynn Osterkamp is conducting a survey for authors who have used pod subsidy publishers and would like their feed back. You can take part in this survey at the following link; http://www.thepopulistpublisher.com/ Here are my generally posted comments about Lynn’s survey. I’m a little bemused as well about some of the negative criticism. I…
POD Publishing Standards & Recent Blog Comments
Some recent comments left on my blog over the past few weeks have prompted me to write this particular posting. It has made me examine more closely the reasons I set up the blogsite. Let me begin by saying that I started this blog because I wanted to chronicle my own experience of having my…