The Society of Authors has announced its shortlist for this year’s £10,000 Betty Trask Prize - including for the first time a self-published novel, Speak its Name by Kathleen Jowitt. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
After the success of self-published authors like Andy Weir and EL James, Hollywood is scooping up the rights to books as fast as it can. But why – and is it always good for the author?After watching Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, self-published author Mark Dawson was inspired to create his own... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The far rightwinger, dropped by the publisher following his comments on child abuse, vows to make lives of ‘professional victims a living hell’After his memoir Dangerous was very publicly dumped by his publisher, hard-right professional provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has announced he will instead... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of Germany's major publishers offers two platforms to self-published authors—and one of them leads toward the traditional industry, not away from it. The post Germany and Self-Publishing Today: Holtzbrinck’s Florian Geuppert appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published authors are being encouraged to submit to this year’s The Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, along with traditionally-published writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Can self-publishing find traction in scholarly publishing as it has parts of general publishing? A recent panel at London Book Fair took up the question. The self-publishing platform Lulu has rolled out a service called Glasstree for scholarly authors. ‘Publishing Perspectives’ contributor... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling child nutrition author Annabel Karmel is to leave publisher Ebury and self-publish her next title, Baby-Led Weaning Recipe Book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW talks to Daniel Berze, senior v-p of academic publishing for Glasstree, who says the traditional scholarly publishing model is broken—and self-publishing can help fix it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Swedish company Bonnier is launching a new self-publishing platform, Type & Tell, in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Called Type & Tell, Bonnier's new self-publishing platform has been quietly tested in Sweden. Its English edition launches during London Book Fair. The post Bonnier’s New Self-Publishing Platform, Type & Tell: Authors Keep 100 Percent of Royalties appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joanna Penn—known as The Creative Penn in the self-publishing community—takes a step made by many strong self-publishers: launching a small press. The post ‘The Outsider Becomes the Mainstream’: A Key UK Self-Publisher Opens a Small Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has a program in place allowing people to self-publish both printed and electronic books, but until now the workflow has been clunky as authors were forced to use a different tool for each format. The company is now streamlining the experience... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pronoun, a Macmillan self-publishing subsidiary acquired in 2016, has set new author royalty rates and is launching a program to offer its authors customizable author pages. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A few months ago, after I picked up and devoured a beautifully written memoir by Elisa Hategan and was left with a serious Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2017-01-03 15:48:11 UTC ]
Two books from Meghan March's self-published Dirty Billionaire trilogy, 'Dirty Pleasures' and 'Dirty Together,' took the top two slots on the iBooks Bestseller list in the week ended December 18. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bolstered by a twofold offering to both authors and publishers, German self-publishing platform Tredition will expand to the US and UK. The post German Self-Publishing Platform Tredition Goes International appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Randi Zuckerberg, the entrepreneur, investor, and sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, has self-published a children's book called 'Missy President' that she hopes is the first in a new series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published writers and digital only publishers will continue to grow their share of the digital content market while traditional publishers over-price ebooks, according to early results of the FutureBook Census, launched ahead of this year’s FutureBook Conference, taking place on 2nd December. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors, traditionally published and self-published, need to adapt to stay viable, says Merilyn Simonds, former chief of The Writers' Union of Canada. The post A Leader in Canadian Writing Takes Stock of Self-Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The US ISBN agency, Bowker, reports a 21-percent jump in self-published ISBNs—not titles—from 2014 to 2015, another indication of quickly rising interest in indie publishing. The post Bowker: 727,000 US Self-Published ISBNs Registered in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]