Indie Publishers Start to Look Past the Pandemic

Having weathered two trying years, American independent presses are finding themselves hopeful about 2022. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]

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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Finding Lithuania's Present in Its Past

The London Book Fair Author of the Day discusses the inspiration for her bestselling work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers take on planet's 'plastic pandemic'

Two more publishers are wading into the market for books educating the public about plastic’s ruinous impact on the environment and what humanity can do to help clean up its act. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ignore mobile at your peril, Rajan warns indie publishers

It is vital that publishers implement mobile strategies and exploit data about audience, BBC media editor Amol Rajan has said, whilst discussing the challenges facing organisations such as Facebook and the BBC. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardner’s Head of Zeus deal leads flurry of indie publisher signings

Zephyr, the new children’s imprint at Head of Zeus, has bought a young fiction series by Carnegie Medal-winning author Sally Gardner. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best books of 2017: indie publishers on their favourite books of the year

India’s answer to Lear, a teen tale set amid the London riots and the first great book on grime. Experts pick 2017’s smartest, oddest and most overlooked readsCo-director, Tramp Press Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-Publishing: Germany’s Indie Autor Preis 2018 Opens; Healthy Habits for Writers

The German Neobooks platform opens its prize program to crime and thriller submissions, and the UK's Joanna Penn turns to writers' health issues. The post Self-Publishing: Germany’s Indie Autor Preis 2018 Opens; Healthy Habits for Writers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies Signal Good Start to Holiday Sales

Booksellers were pleased with the start of the official holiday shopping season following strong sales on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small indie publishers report booming sales

In a sector that has struggled elsewhere, figures for 60 of the smallest players in the UK industry show sales up 79% in the last yearIndependent publishers have unleashed a boom in sales, according to new research. Latest figures from Inpress, which works with 60 of the smallest players in the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Indie Publisher Gibbs Smith Dies at 77

The cofounder of the Utah-based indie house, who died on October 28, was a longtime champion of independent publishing, as well as the publishing scene west of the Mississippi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Publishers Should Start Thinking About Blockchain

A publisher roundtable organized by MetaX has lofty ambitions for the technology's applications in digital publishing. The post Why Publishers Should Start Thinking About Blockchain appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Publisher to Send Impeachment Guides to Congress

Through a unique donation program, Melville House plans to provide every U.S. Congress member a copy of its book 'A Citizen's Guide to Impeachment.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Xbox’s self-published indies have their own space on the store

Finding self-published indie games on Xbox is a lot easier as of today. You'll be able to find them on the Xbox Store hidden in their own "Creators Collection" marketplace. Microsoft's Chris Charla (director of its ID @ Xbox indie outreach program) s... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zine queens: how women’s magazines found new life via indie publishing

Promoting diversity and representing women on their own terms, female-led, DIY zines are on the rise in the UK. Here, the industry’s rising stars reveal how they’re reshaping the genre on their own termsThe British media has a diversity problem. Research at City University last year found the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's first self-published Xbox indie games are here

Microsoft has quietly launched the Xbox Creators Program on Xbox One. Finding it and its wares on the Xbox Store may prove tough, however. Back in March, Microsoft said the self-publishing program would exist in its own subsection of the marketplace,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘It’s going to be a slow burn’: Publishers are starting to see money from Facebook’s mid-roll ads

There's money to be made with Facebook's mid-roll video ads -- if you have scale. The post ‘It’s going to be a slow burn’: Publishers are starting to see money from Facebook’s mid-roll ads appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Incredible Shrinking BookExpo: A 2017 Recap From An Indie Publisher's Perspective

I’ve attended BookExpo (formerly BEA) ten to twelve times since I started working in book publishing in 2000. I always go Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2017-06-04 15:22:33 UTC ]
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An Indie Publisher at 50: Kogan Page’s International Language of Business

Thanks to digital initiatives and a strong list of titles, 50-year-old UK book publisher Kogan Page is growing its business, despite more competition. The post An Indie Publisher at 50: Kogan Page’s International Language of Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New £10,000 award for indie publishers launches

The Clarissa Luard Award, a new £10,000 award for independent publishing, has been set up by Arts Council England to recognise the contribution that small publishers make to literature and to celebrate the "adventurousness, innovative spirit and creativity" of independent literary publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women Rule in Indie Publishing

Mainstream publishing, despite its heavily female workforce, has serious gender pay gap issues—but at independent houses, it's a woman's woman's woman's world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Added ‘Paid’ to Branded Content, and More Pages Can Now Start Publishing It

Facebook Thursday announced several updates related to branded content: enabling more pages to share it; updating its branded content tag to include the word "paid"; and cleaning up its policy and enforcement guidelines. The social network began allowing verified pages to publish branded content... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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