The IPPY Awards are considered by some to be the Oscars of POD, Independent and Self-Publishing books. I’m not entirely sure I agree with this view considering there is a small fee for entry and many of the small presses are often born out of an author’s own self-publishing imprint (not a bad thing mind),…
Borders; To Buy or Not to Buy
I’ve been talking in a number of articles recently about the downturn in publishing, and it seems not a day goes by that we don’t hear about another major publisher making cutbacks and laying off staff. Here are the latest publishing news layoffs as reported by theBookseller.com. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/72205-anova-trims-staff-and-books-at-portico.html Earlier this week, Morris Rosenthal on his…
Adventures with Lulu-Part 2 – Update
Just a quick update on my last blog article. The Raider Publishing new release hardback title I ordered from Amazon arrived yesterday morning on my doorstep. This book has the identifiable Lightning Source code on the rear blank pages. In short, this strengthens my suspicion that Lulu are indeed now using Booksurge for their printing.…
Adventures with Lulu – Part 2
On Friday morning the proof copies of ‘Academy’ arrived back from Lulu, or rather, Lulu’s printers. Now, before I talk about the quality of the proofs, I think I should mention Lulu’s printers. Quite frankly, I don’t know who did the printing for this book! Most POD (print-on-demand) books, until recently have been printed by…
Adventures with POD Publishing
As many of you know I’ve spent some time researching POD publishers prior to starting this blogsite. I said all along that I would allow the site to develop on its own merits, effectively letting it ‘have its head’. In tandem, I’ve written articles here about many POD topics, relevant and I hope helpful to…
Raider Publishing First Podcast
After a little bit of a delay the first of the Raider Broadcasting Network podcasts is now available on ITunes and on the link provided on the end of this posting. The first show is hosted by Adam Salviani and is called the Writer’s Forum running to about 35 minutes. While Adam does need to…
The Road to Damascus Just Got Longer!
Got home this weekend to find I had an email from Adam at Raider International Publishing. It seems he was wondering why I had not updated him recently on how I was getting along with finishing ‘Trees’. The truth is I’m finding the final passage a lot tougher than expected. I did a lot of…
Raider Broadcasting Network Launched
I came across this on the web today which as you can imagine was of great interest to me. Raider International Publishing have launched a podcasting network radio programme which will be hosted by Adam Salviani and feature interviews and reviews of writer’s books. A writer’s forum programme will also be featured, which will feature…
PODdy Mouth Post comment
A few days ago I posted about a query on the excellent PODdy mouth blogsite regarding Raider Publishers. A follow up comment was later posted by “Wordsmith”. I would like to take this opportunity to reply to the comments left. “Wordsmith” wrote, Mick, you should be more careful to find out the facts before you…
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