Independent bookstores and self-published authors are increasingly teaming up

Previously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation proceedings against independent Australian publisher Crikey

Move comes days after Fox reached a $US787.5m settlement with the voting equipment company Dominion in a separate defamation lawsuitFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLachlan Murdoch has dropped his... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Survey Finds Self-Published Authors Making Gains

The median income for self-published authors increased substantially in 2022 compared to 2021, to $12,749 last year—more than the median for authors published by traditional houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Are Literary Agents Seeing Changes in Publishing with Increased Book Bans (A Survey): Book Censorship News, March 24, 2023

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[ Book Riot | 2023-03-24 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2023

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New Publisher Sibylline Press Celebrates Women Authors Over 50

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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British independent publishers thrive despite Brexit and Covid pandemic

Small press of the year award shortlists 48 presses that are ‘reaping the rewards from inspirational publishing’, says British book awards chair of judgesSmall presses across the UK and Ireland have had a “year of exceptional sales and profit growth in the face of Brexit and escalating running... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-02-15 09:17:08 UTC ]
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A new Highland Park bookstore is funded by publishers — but as indie as it gets

When publishers Rare Bird and Unnamed Press moved into Highland Park, North Figueroa Bookshop soon followed, putting down roots in a bookstore-starved neighbohood. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-02-14 14:00:08 UTC ]
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WI18: Independent Publishers Will Soon Swarm Seattle

Members of the Independent Publishers Caucus, an indie press trade association, will gather in Seattle later this month for the American Booksellers Association’s first in-person Winter Institute since 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Sue Alleged ‘Predatory’ Publisher Over Unpaid Royalties

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A new indie bookstore named for Octavia Butler is opening in the author’s hometown.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-03 17:31:27 UTC ]
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Children’s authors of colour published in UK rose to 11.7% of market in 2021

BookTrust research shows, however, that the overall picture ‘remains far from representative’ with some writers and illustrators reporting tokenismNew research has found that 11.7% of children’s book creators published in the UK in 2021 were people of colour, up from 5.6% in 2017.Despite the big... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-11-23 06:01:50 UTC ]
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Morgan James Publishing: Supporting Authors and Building Community from Page One

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The PRH Trial Has Revealed a Barely Hidden Scorn for Independent Publishers

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A Publisher's Tour of Texas Bookstores

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Gets the Reality Show Treatment with 'America’s Next Great Author'

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Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day

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$5 Audiobooks are On Sale at Libro.fm for Independent Bookstore Day

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Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2022

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Clanchy’s controversial memoir reissued by independent publisher

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