Independent publishers have been “spurred on” to continue producing works that give a voice to silenced nations following President Trump's controversial "travel ban". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publishers from across the world are to come together at Frankfurt Book Fair to celebrate the "diversity and vibrancy" of the international independent publishing scene. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zhejiang University Press has events at BIBF this week, as Japan's Toto Serkan looks at Japan's mobile gaming market, and Scotland's Society of Young Publishers weighs the industry's interest in new skills. The post International Industry Notes: Beijing Book Fair, Japan’s Mobile Games,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Award-winning novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize to celebrate “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland - in part because he believes the publishing business model is "terrible". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The buzz at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year is that more translations are finding their way into English language markets through indie publishers. The post The Life-Changing Magic of Translations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the hype around blockbuster movies, indie publishers like Baby Tattoo, Top Cow and Top Shelf, manage to launch graphic novels of all kinds at Comic-Con International. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
To sell online, indie publishers must use Amazon. But its methods leave them out of pocket – or out of sight, paying hidden charges, says the founder of Linen Press Indie publishers need transparency and support from online companies that sell their books. Amazon fails such publishers on both... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers have long had an outsized impact on books from indie publishers and university presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Eriq La Salle to Dominic Selwood, indie publishers are successfully reaching more readers with the IngramSpark platform, which offers global book distribution and easy-to-use tools. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-25 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 ]
Despite technological petting zoos, QR codes on shelf-talkers linked to bookstores’ Web sites, and in-store displays of physical books with signage reminding readers that they can also buy e-editions, only a handful of independents are making more than about $100 or so on ebook sales a month. To... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
There may be no greater indication of how things have changed in corporate publishing than the results of an informal PW search for sleeper hits of the year from major publishers. We annually round up sleepers from indie publishers for a late summer feature, but we have not made a regular habit... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell, Benedicte Page and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 09/09/2011 - 09:00 Publishers have reacted broadly positively to Waterstone's requests for a higher flat rate discount on books in return for a scrapping of major promotion charges, calling the system... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]