While self-publishers have many resources to choose from in their home language markets, selling rights abroad is altogether more difficult. Ahead of tomorrow’s Author Day, Porter Anderson looks at how indie writers can go global. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Setting up Wednesday's #EtherIssue debate on Twitter, Porter Anderson looks at recent writing on perceptions of elitism in the literary world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson looks at Ian K. Ellard's concept of authors sharing profits with publishing-services experts in his winning essay at The Bookseller, The Toast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our weekly round-up of web buzz from Porter Anderson looks at how easily exaggerated interpretations of publishing industry commentary can skew the debate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson looks at reactions to the news of Larry Kirshbaum's departure from Amazon Publishing, plus problems with print, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson looks at the Frankfurt Book Fair, at Sprint Beyond the Book and Book Sprints, at pen names, and more in Ether for Authors this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson looks at the Arizona State University-based project Sprint Beyond the Book, creating a book in the three days of Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at the Oyster ebook subscription service, at a CONTEC session ahead in Frankfurt, at book marketing, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Publishing Perspectives' Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at controversy over Kobo's new push, at ebook pricing, Frankfurt Academy's CONTEC, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his overview of the week's web buzz, Porter Anderson looks at an authors-for-libraries effort, DRM debates, Ewan Morrison's provocations, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
At Publishing Perspectives, Porter Anderson looks at Bowker's new market research, at grassroots survey efforts, and at questions around ebooks' potential. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at the ties many publishing companies have with Author Solutions, at Amazon debates, and at drinking on the job. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson's wrap-up of Publishing Perspectives' look at literary agents in digital transition pinpoints issues highlighted by The Rogue Reader project. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agents Jonny Geller and Edina Imrik in London talk with Porter Anderson about Curtis Brown's and Ed Victor's author-publishing approaches. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson looks back on BEA 2013 through the prism of the self-published indie author and finds the show out-of-touch with the realities of the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson's curation publishing buzz takes in the IndieReCon virtual conference, questions B&N's future, and looks atbuying your way to the top of the bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson's weekly curation of the best Web postings for authors takes in the UK's growing consternation over 20p ebooks, Amazon's untrustworthy reviews and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]