The quote from the piece below is a feature on Writing.ie this week. It’s a general overview about online publishing and communities and takes a look at three particular sites, Authonomy, Book Country and YouWriteOn. I’m not sure I’d agree with some of what is said, and there is a definite tendency to focus on…
Been Offered A Publishing Contract? – Lynn Haz Good Advice For You!!
Just because they offered you a contract doesn’t mean you need to take it « Behler Blog: This advice from Lynn Price of Behler Publications already looks like one of the blog posts of 2012. “Because I’m fairly active on the Absolute Write Water Cooler, I receive a few emails and PMs from writers wondering…
Callio Press and Miller Under The Spotlight Again in Writing Magazine
If you are passing your local newsstand or newsagent tomorrow on the way to work, and you are also a keen writer on the lookout for an author solutions service, then you would be wise to pick up a copy of December’s edition of Writing Magazine. In the Writers’ News section (p27), UK author, Brian…
Shoddy PublishAmerica Promotional Practices Earn Wrath of Rowling and Edinburgh Book Festival
The latest PublishAmerica ‘golden pot’ promotional offer to its authors has targeted Harry Potter author, J. K. Rowling. PublishAmerica is never a publisher to miss a trick when a celebrity, actor or author is in the news, fresh with the news of the soon to be launched Pottermore (it’s just gone into beta mode online),…
PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX – August 2011
This will probably be the last index published until late September/early October as I have a pretty busy schedule coming up over the next two months. I suspect as we move closer to the financial quarter four for 2011, there will be quite a number of changes with a the companies I include in the…
Self-Publishing Companies & Having The Socks Knocked Off My Books!
A couple of weeks back a comment was posted to POD, Self-Publishing & Independent Publishing through the integrated Facebook section I introduced about a month ago. As many long-time visitors to the site know, I don’t operate a system of moderation or censorship on comments posted to the news, reviews and articles I post. I…
UKUnpublished – Reviewed
In 2005, David Buttle, a financial accountant, began to look at the development of ebooks long before many publishers and authors acknowledged their significance. He decided to set up UKUnpublished, with the idea of producing ebooks in an attempt to make them a more popular medium. With the advent of DRM (Digital Rights Management) by…
Self-Publishing Index: Criteria Explained
I thought with the release of the February 2011 Self-Publishing Index that I would try and provide a little more detail behind how the Index is put together and what criteria is used. Each month, I publish a graphic spreadsheet showing the latest Index and how it has changed from the previous month. Here is…
Self-Publishing Index: February 2011
The SELF-PUBLISHING INDEX for author solutions services is something we have been working on for most of 2010 and June 2010 marked the first month of flotation. Here is the latest index, February 2011. (Click image to enlarge) The most asked question we get at POD, Self-Publishing & Independent Publishing is often along the lines of; ‘What self-publishing…
Lulu Launch New Connect and Support Functionality Pages
Lulu has been doing some spring cleaning over the past few months, and today, the fruits of their endeavors went live – Connect and Support. Both new online facilities bring a strong defining line between how Lulu users access ‘how-to’ resources and request customer support. Connect replaces the old Lulu Forums, and Support will now solely be the dedicated…