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 ]
Matthias Matting’s fourth annual survey of self-publishing in Germany reveals further refinements in the way indie authors publish their books. The post 7 Charts on the State of German Self-Publishing in 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five of the top ten titles on the iBooks Bestseller list this week were self-published, including top-slotted 'Just Friends' by Billy Taylor and Vi Keeland's 'Bossman' at #2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corsair, an imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired an anonymously authored self-publishing success story called Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Watching for a day when 'generosity flows in both directions,' ALLi's leadership assesses new development—and division—in the indie-publishing sector. The post ‘Self-Publishing 2.0’? An Industry Alliance for Indies Calls the Question appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Until last week, Louise Linton was a little-known Scottish actress living in California, whose most prominent roles were guest spots in the television shows "CSI: NY" and "Cold Case" and the movies "Intruder" and "Cabin Fever." Now, thanks to a self-published memoir she wrote about her... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The high view of self-publishing, in Jon Fine's words, is peopled with 'increasingly sophisticated' authors supported by 'increasingly sophisticated consultants'—a movement growing into its own alongside 'the curatorial mark' of trade publishing. The post Self-Publishing and the ‘Curatorial... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published author Adam Croft has been snapped up for a publishing deal by Amazon imprint Thomas & Mercer after releasing what he says is the biggest-selling book by a self-published author in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Her Last Tomorrow, Adam Croft’s latest DIY thriller, lifted his bedroom business into the sales stratosphere. He talks about paying off his mortgage in weeks and why he’s fine with publishers being ‘sniffy’“Could you murder your wife to save your daughter?” That’s the hook for a novel that has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Publishers in the US has acquired NYC-based self-publishing platform Pronoun for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The soup to nuts self-publishing platform originally founded as Vook will become a Macmillan company, and Pronoun's staff, of about 20, will be retained and relocated to Macmillan's New York City headquarters in the Flatiron Building. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Clare Christian on how attitudes towards self-published authors and books need to change. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Murray Learning has bought a self-published bestseller, Life Leverage, by Rob Moore. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Looking to handle international as well as domestic content, the newly formed Radius Book Group offers to do it for you — for an as-yet unspecified price. The post Radius Book Group: International Self-Publishing for Those Who Would Rather Not appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mike Stoner couldn’t find a publisher for his story of an expat’s dark days in Indonesia – until he looked eastAs soon as I read Mike Stoner’s self-published novel, Jalan Jalan, I had a feeling that it ought to be able to find a commercial publisher. The book was the last winner of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of self-published ebooks accounted for 22% of the digital book market in the UK last year, the Nielsen BookInsights Conference today was told, although growth in overall ebook sales is slowing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Photographer Glenna Gordon captures the lives of remarkable women self-publishing romance novels and other stories in northern Nigeria. The post The Subversive Women Who Self-Publish Novels Amid Jihadist War appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
As more and more writers choose to self-publish, how are these author-entrepreneurs changing the bookselling industry? Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]