The world of publishing is complex and varied; between vanity publishing and commercial publishing, the tradition of publishing in modern times has no choice but to change with addition and evolution of technology. Hopeful writers have often found themselves sitting under a pile of rejection slips from commercial publishers who do not identify their writing…
Breaking up is hard to do: Penguin Random House has Sold Author Solutions
Penguin Random House (PRH) has sold its self-publishing division Author Solutions to an affiliate of private investment firm, Najafi Companies. PRH parent company Pearson purchased Author Solutions in 2012 for $116m from Bertram Capital. Following the merger of publishing goliaths Random House and Penguin, Author Solutions became a part of the Penguin Group. Over the…
Publishing Service Index: November/December 2015
This is the PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for November/December and will be the last published update of 2015. IngramSpark looks to have won the seesaw battle with CreateSpace that marked the index over the past six months. The Ingram-owned publishing platform has returned to the top, but with a wider margin than we have seen for some time.…
IngramSpark Adds New Features to Publishing Platform
Indie publishing platform IngramSpark has added a number of new features for authors and small publishers to its dashboard workflow. The new features were rolled out in the last week and announced in their November newsletter to account holders. Authors will now be able to avail of a e-book conversion service using their original print…
Epigraph Publishing Service – Reviewed
Launched in 2006 by Paul Cohen, New York-based Epigraph Publishing Service is an offshoot of Monkfish Book Publishing — a traditional small press. Epigraph describes its services as a ‘cross-pollination of traditional and self-publishing techniques.’ Epigraph’s primary motivation and mission is to provide authors with creative, financial and legal control while still providing them with…
Mybestseller in top 10 of Deloitte Fast50 Tech Awards
Dutch self-publishing platform and white label solutions provider Mybestseller has entered the top 10 of Deloitte Fast50 Tech Awards. The Deloitte Technology Fast50 is an annual competition of the 50 fastest growing tech companies in the Netherlands. From the press release: Mybestseller, one of the European market leaders in self-publishing, has reached a ninth position…
Pronoun Launches its Digital Book Publishing Platform
Last May TIPM reported that Pronoun (formerly Vook) intended to launch a digital book publishing platform. Well, today that publishing platform went live. Vook originally launched in 2009 as a digital content creation platform for e-books. Over the past year Vook has acquired boutique e-publisher Byliner and e-book data analysis engine Booklr. Rebranded as Pronoun,…
Author Solutions and Alliant University Launch Academic Press
Author Solutions, fresh from having two recent lawsuits against it dismissed, has this week continued its long-term strategy of partnership agreements with the announcement of Alliant Press. The new imprint is in partnership with Alliant International University and will be operated by Author Solutions’ iUniverse imprint. Alliant is a private, independent university offering graduate study in psychology,…
Publishing Service Index: September 2015
This is the PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for September 2015. IngramSpark retains its number one position for the second month running in the index. Kobo Writing Life swaps places with Blurb just inside the top ten. Elsewhere, after a quiet August and early September, it is much as it was over the past few weeks. Amazon’s…
Self-Publishing Review (SPR) Launches Hybrid Publishing Service
The Self-Publishing Review (SPR) has launched what it describes as a ‘hybrid publishing house’ this week. And what exactly is that you might ask? ‘A traditional on-demand publishing model without the gatekeepers,’ says Henry and Cate Baum of SPR. Kwill Publishing House is targeted at authors who want to focus on writing and leave book production and marketing to the…