Once upon a time, the dream of being published only became a reality for a small minority of individuals. However, independent publishing — brought to you by the power of modern technology — has made this dream a reality for countless high-quality authors who may have never gotten a chance with a publishing house. If…
HP and Lightning Source Ink Supplies Partnership
Lightning Source to deploy 24 PageWide Web Presses to deliver speed, quality, and efficiency to their publishers News highlights: Lightning Source names HP PageWide preferred inkjet press provider through 2024 with order of 24 new HP PageWide T240 HD color & mono digital presses, with services and supplies Multi-million dollar deal over seven years is…
Consider These 6 Options Before Publishing a Book – Alice Clarke | Guest Post
Publishing a book provides exciting opportunities to share your talent with the world, lay the foundations of a solid career and make some money along the way. Before publishing a book, however, there are a number of options you’ll need to consider. Going through standard publishing channels will make things a bit more challenging. This…
Reading and Writing for Pleasure: A Visit to IngramSpark – Douglas Burcham
Douglas continues his writing and reading for pleasure series for May 2016 with ideas for publishing success and an account of an eagerly awaited visit to IngramSpark/Lightning Source in Milton Keynes. When I pushed through the exit doors of BBC Broadcasting House, I felt elated. I did not need to pay for the enormous…
Ingram Announces a New Custom Publishing Solution for POD & e-Books | Ingram Construct
Ingram Content Group announced its new web-based custom publishing solution yesterday. Ingram Construct will allow publishers to customise their existing titles into specific editions or bundles in print or digital form for end users. I guess this could be useful for limited editions, book club editions or book samplers and promotional teasers. Curiously press release doesn’t really have a…
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…
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…
Best of 2012 TIPM: 12 Points To Consider When Looking For A Good Author Solutions Provider
This is a repost of our best of 2012 posts. Enjoy the festive season… A few years ago I put together a guide for authors looking to find a good service provider to self-publish their books. A lot has changed since I first put that guide together. So here we go for 2012… 1.…
On Demand Secure Kodak Deal For Espresso Book Machine
The logo from 1987 to 2006. “Evolution of our brand logo”. Eastman Kodak . . Retrieved 2007-09-26 . (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The company behind the Espresso Book Machine (EBM), On Demand Books, has agreed a partnership deal with Eastman Kodak and it may prove to be the most significant move the company has ever made…
Who Needs Poorly Written Huffington Post Articles?
Published! (Photo credit: patries71) This article appeared a couple of days ago on The Huffington Post entitled, Who Needs Publishers and Bookstores? Writers, Readers & Everyone Else. Sometimes you just can’t let an article go without pointing out the horrors it tries to perpetrate. Thanks to The Passive Voice for plumbing from the depths where it…