University of Central Lancashire will coach students to make the most of their manuscriptsThe University of Central Lancashire has announced the launch of what it describes as the world's first degree in self-publishing.The MA will begin in September, and course leader Debbie Williams believes... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's Publishing Perspective's #EtherIssue looks at the debate about quality and changing perceptions of the self-publishing community in the broader market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Myrmidon has acquired the rights to Queen of Bedlam, a self-published debut novel by Laura... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson sets up Wednesday's #EtherIssue live Twitter discussion with a look at perceptions of self-publishing: Hard? Easy? What does it take to do well? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bricks-and-mortar bookstores are missing a huge opportunity by failing to take advantage of the self-publishing revolution, argues Tanja Tuma. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month’s starred reviews of self-published books includes a pair of notable new novels, one about dysfunctional childhood in Western and another about a busy single mother. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
One might not be able to share an ebook, but it's possible to highlight and annotate them for all to see.There is a moment in The Confessions when Saint Augustine is astonished to find another scholar, Saint Ambrose, reading silently to himself. This quiet encounter 16 centuries ago might be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Previously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Choc Lit has bought world rights in self-published author Kirsty Ferry’s adult fantasy The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month's starred reviews of self-published books includes a "stellar" historical novel and a "touching" memoir of life as a teacher of disadvantaged students. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The self-publishing ecosystem in Germany is expanding into more dramatic experimentation, from crowdsourcing to offering author advances. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A self-published title has been included in the shortlist for the CMI Management Book of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Germany, where fixed price laws demand a level playing field, Amazon's KDP gave its self-published authors an edge when it came to ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A German art foundation is experimenting with an open-access self-published monograph as an ebook. Could this be a model for other institutions looking for greater exposure? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has acquired five self-published and two unpublished novels by bestselling ebook... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month's starred self-published books of note include a fictional tragedy in pre-colonial Nigeria and a memoir where beer pong meets sado-masochism. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Several self-publishing ebook platforms have censored rape, incest and other objectionable titles while others appear to continue profiting from them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo removed self-published pornographic titles from their sites and Kobo stopped sales of self-published titles altogether. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andrews McMeel Publishing has moved quickly to produce and promote Lang Leav’s Love & Misadventure, a 176-page volume containing 75 poems, as well as prose and illustrations, in which the author ruminates upon the highs and lows that inevitably accompany romantic relationships. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
In what is rumored to be a deal worth $500,000, Jennifer Brehl at HarperCollins’s William Morrow imprint bought North American rights to Tina Seskis’s novel, One Step Too Far. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]