#Self-publishing

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Self-published books triple in production since 2006

Self-published books make up 43 percent of the print titles released in 2011 and helped to drive the first growth in print production since 2007, according to a new study from Bowker. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published crime for TFP

The Friday Project has signed up a self-published crime writer who sets her novels among London... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin takes Breathing series by self-published author

Penguin Children's has snapped up rights to The Breathing series by self-published author... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Cruel Paradox of Self-Publishing

Digital and print-on-demand technology has made self-publishing much easier. But for every self-published work that gains traction, the overwhelming majority of books don't. Continue reading at 'The Atlantic'

[ The Atlantic | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing Goes Big Time

If it wasn’t clear before that self-publishing is transforming the book industry, Pearson’s $116 million acquisition of self-publishing vendor Author Solutions Inc. should wipe away any lingering uncertainty. The purchase of Author Solutions—which has 1,600 employees, has published 150,000... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin buys into self-publishing

The parent company of Penguin Books, Pearson, has bought one of the biggest self-publishing companies, Author Solutions Inc (ASI). Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Penguin Acquires Self-Publishing Company

The publisher has bought a Bloomington, Ind.-based company called Author Solutions, which so far has attracted 150,000 authors releasing their own books. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S snaps up self-published McGuire

Simon & Schuster has snapped up a two-book deal from self-published author Jamie McGuire in a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three self-published titles on Polari longlist

Six titles from indie publishers plus three from self-published writers, have been longlisted for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing fuels growth of print books

The romance with the printed word shows no signs of abating. Despite the rapid growth in ebook sales in recent years, print book output in 2011 grew by 6%, to 347,178 titles, compared to the prior year. The preliminary numbers released Tuesday by bibliographic database Bowker are "the most... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing boosts US print output

New figures suggest that recent growth in the self-publishing market has led to the first... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published smash for MJ

Michael Joseph has acquired a debut novel, On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves, which was self-... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing: 'under 10% of authors earn living'

Self-published writers who have an agent, or who use the DIY route to get a traditional deal... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century wins latest self-publishing sensation

Century has won a "hotly contested" five-way auction for a self-published title, Wool,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moving Beyond Self-Publishing

John Locke found fame as the first self-published author to sell one million Kindle ebooks. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Amazon made self-publishing cool

Bringing to the marketplace has always been a struggle for emerging writers, but the evolution of digital publishing formats is seeing a new wave of authors skipping the print medium entirely. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2012-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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