Taking back control

Reedsy.com describes indie publishing as “…any form of publishing that doesn’t rely on the Big 5 publishing houses.” I have produced work with three such companies. I left them unsatisfied. I didn’t like the royalty payouts, or lack of. I didn’t like their “go to market” strategies. I didn’t like the deficiency of control. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-22 11:59:04 UTC ]
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Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom: Comfort Food (Bluebird) has returned to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 41,132 copies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 14:39:23 UTC ]
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PA backs filing against Maryland law forcing publishers to license library e-books

The Publishers Association and the Federation of European Publishers have voiced their support for the Association of American Publishers’ challenge of an “unprecedented, unjustified” Maryland law which could force publishers both in the US and abroad to license e-books to the state's public... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 16:08:03 UTC ]
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Avon takes two more in Cornish Girls series from Walker

Avon Books has acquired two more saga novels from author Jane Holland, writing under the pseudonym Betty Walker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 14:32:47 UTC ]
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Video: From Barack Obama to Billie Jean King, L.A. Times Book Club looks back on an eventful 2021

The L.A. Times Book Club dove into stories across the world and close to home in 2021. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-12-16 15:00:17 UTC ]
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With ‘Gunfight,’ an Insider Takes on a Community That Was Once His Own

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[ The New York Times | 2021-12-15 10:00:13 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-14 00:52:23 UTC ]
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PRH Fires Back at the DoJ's Effort to Stop Its S&S Purchase

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-10 13:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-06 18:47:55 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 08:14:03 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-30 17:01:16 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-26 05:37:28 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-19 02:33:14 UTC ]
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