Simon & Schuster Inc. is getting on the self-publishing bandwagon. The book publishing division of CBS Corp. announced Tuesday that it has joined with veteran self-publishing firm Author Solutions, Inc., to form Archway Publishing, a service that will focus on writers who want to publish... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has teamed up with Author Solutions to launch a self-publishing service... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month's starred reviews of self-published books includes a SF mystery set in dystopia where people live in domed cities and a memoir of Mexican immigration to the US. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Epubli, the Holtzbrinck-owned German self-publishing platform, reflects on its methods and motivations for running a book prize suitable for the 21st century. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kai John spent his life savings to buy the rights to Atlas Shrugged and have it retranslated into German. Here, he reflects on his decision and its reception. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
When On Demand Books introduced its Espresso Book Machine to the U.S. book trade in 2008 by installing a beta model at Northshire Books in Manchester Center, Vt., the company promoted it as a tool for printing backlist titles and books in the public domain, as well as for authors who wanted to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Friday Project has signed up a self-published crime writer who sets her novels among London... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Children's has snapped up rights to The Breathing series by self-published author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The parent company of Penguin Books, Pearson, has bought one of the biggest self-publishing companies, Author Solutions Inc (ASI). Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has snapped up a two-book deal from self-published author Jamie McGuire in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six titles from indie publishers plus three from self-published writers, have been longlisted for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
New figures suggest that recent growth in the self-publishing market has led to the first... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The number of traditionally published print books rose 6% in 2011, to 347,178, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday morning by Bowker. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph has acquired a debut novel, On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves, which was self-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published writers who have an agent, or who use the DIY route to get a traditional deal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]