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 ]
For the first time, a pair of self-published authors, Aaron and Jennifer Smith, took two spots on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list. Plus, Wanda Brunstetter topped the fiction list with the latest installment of her Amish Milionaire series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A devoted dad's self-published bedtime story, about a hot air balloon, a rabbit and an owl, has got off to a flying start after receiving an order for 2,000 copies from Virgin Atlantic airline. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Asked ahead of Frankfurt's The Markets, Rotterdam's Peter Paul van Bekkum says mobile, direct sales, and self-publishing are the publishing developments to watch in The Netherlands. The post Self-Publishing, Direct Sales, and Mobile: The Netherlands’ Peter Paul van Bekkum appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]