The office of US attorneys, Giskan Solotaroff Anderson & Stewart LLP, have been carrying out an investigation into practices of the publishing industry’s largest self-publishing service, Author Solutions Inc. based in Bloomington, Indiana. Giskan Solotaroff Anderson & Stewart LLP represent employees in employment and civil rights matters, consumers and small businesses in class actions, individuals…
Ad-Vantage Press? Maybe Not
The status of Vantage Press, the US-based self-publishing service and owner of two small traditional publishing imprints, remains under question today following a series of correspondence to TIPM from Vantage Press authors. Several authors (that I am aware of) have been reporting continued non-replies and delays in due royalty payments since late October of this year. I have asked these authors to…
Just The Job | Dalkey Archive Press
The Dalkey Archive Press is a small but well-respected publisher of contemporary and experimental literature, founded in 1984, with offices in Champaign, London and Dublin. It specialises in literature in translation and boasts a formidable list of writers, including: Huxley, Barthelme, Djuna Barnes, Robbe-Grillet, Fuentes and Nicholas Mosley. If you are in any way interested in…
Ridan Publishing – The Rise and Fall of a Small Press
Signing up with a small press publisher can be risky for an author. However, if that small press has a proper distributor in place, the close working relationship between publisher and author can bear fruit. It is likely the author will deal with a small group of publishing professionals who know their business and the…
Disgruntled Self-Published Authors Launch Blog (Updated)
In the past few days my attention has been drawn to a new tumblr blog set up on October 16th. The blog is called Indepenpress (The Truth About A ‘Self’ Publishing Company) and describes itself as follows: “We are a group of Authors who have been stung by Indepenpress. Together we have a voice. We want…
12 Points To Consider When Looking For A Good Author Solutions Provider
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. Non exclusive contract with clear terminology Never sign a contract with an author solutions…
Is Your Book Up To It? | Catherine Ryan Howard with THIS Test
There’s self-publishing, and then there’s publishing. In an ideal world the quality of books produced from both routes should be of a similar high standard. But if you peruse the online shelves of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, or any online e-tailer listing and selling self-published books; the results can be very diverse when it…
Irish Pen Debate – March 8th, Dublin
Thursday, March 8, 2012 : The Irish PEN Debate : from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Dublin, Ireland | United Arts Club Traditional or self publishing? As publishing options change and more and more authors find success self publishing, what is the best option for authors? Traditional or self-publishing? As publishing options change and more and more authors find success…
New Generation Publishing – When Not To Press Release!
I get a large amount of press releases every day to do with publishing, self-publishing, book launches and other kinds of literary events. Some of the press releases are sent to me ‘on-spec’ as it were, others come via an alert feed I have set up with several fee and non-fee press release agencies. The…
The Alliance of Independent Authors Set To Launch Internationally
News this morning from The Bookseller that a new non-profit society for self-published authors will come as a very welcome development. Founded by author and literary agent, Orna Ross, The Alliance of Independent Authors will be fully launched in the coming weeks. It will be interesting to see how this goes and what the full…