By Janet Shaw (EzineArticles)
Only good writing is published. The rest is self-published.
How fair is this assessment?
Is every book you’ve plucked off the shelf tightly written, well structured with gripping beginnings and endings? How many times have you slammed a book shut in disgust after slogging through the first ten pages of absolute rubbish? And do some [...]
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Self-Publishing – Necessity Rather Than Choice?
Posted in Articles, Self-Publishing, tagged self-published book, Self-Publishing on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Local authors self-publish for a variety of reasons
Posted in Articles, Book Promotion & Marketing, Self-Publishing, tagged print-on-demand, Self-Publishing on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Lee B. Roberts (The Journal Times.com)
Everyone’s got a book inside them, or so it has been said. And, with the increased access to self-publishing that the Internet has provided in recent years, more and more people are bringing those books to the surface.
Marvin Lindberg, for example, took up writing in 2003 after selling his [...]
How to self-publish
Posted in Articles, News, Tips, Writing, tagged Self-Publishing, write a book on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Rege Behe (TribLive)
Everybody, it seems, wants to write a book: Witness the growth of self-publishing companies catering to those who can’t get noticed by major publishing houses.
Hundreds of thousands of manuscripts are rejected by publishers annually — and most for good reason. “Thanks, But This Isn’t For Us: A (Sort of) Compassionate Guide to [...]
Taking a leap into self-publishing
Posted in Book Promotion & Marketing, News, Self-Publishing, tagged cookbook, self-publish, Self-Publishing on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Brian Coulton (metronews.ca)
With financial risk and a lot of work, authors can find their way into print.
Erin Bolger had a vision of what she wanted her maiden manuscript to look like in published form: A country-meets-city cookbook with punchy colours, vivid photographs and an openness about herself at the “heart” of the book.
“I thought [...]
Robbinsville author opts to self-publish
Posted in Articles, News, Self-Publishing, tagged manuscript, self-publish, self-published book, Self-Publishing, Writing on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Michelle Angermiller (nj.com)
ROBBINSVILLE — Alfred Pris tash was looking through some old letters he had written to his parents when it dawned on him: Perhaps he should document his life so his two sons could learn their father’s history.
“I didn’t have a plan. I just started,” said the 80-year-old Rob binsville resident.
He started off [...]
Self-publishing: the new frontier of literature
Posted in Articles, Self-Publishing, tagged literature, self-publish, self-published book, Self-Publishing on July 13, 2009 | 7 Comments »
by Sara Wolski (eXaminer.com)
Entrepreneurial spirit and smart marketing has propelled several self-published books onto the bestseller list, including John Javna and Julie Bennett’s 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth, John Roger and Peter McWilliams’ Life 101, and Richard Bolles’ What Color is Your Parachute?, according to the New York Times. To [...]
Self-Publishers Online Conference Takes New “Virtual Expo” Approach
Posted in Events, Press Release, Self-Publishing, tagged conference, promotion topics, publishing books, Self-Publishing, speakers, Writing on May 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Source: 1888pressrelease.com
Because of travel and lodging costs, many aspiring self-publishers are not able to attend big publishing shows in New York City or Los Angeles. SPOC 2009 is a virtual conference which means attendees can attend from the comfort of their own home. Connecting entrepreneurial authors with self-publishing resources, the Self-Publishers Online Conference will be [...]
Self-publishing is not a last resort for authors
Posted in Articles, News, Self-Publishing, tagged experiences, get published, self-publish, Self-Publishing on April 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
by Adam Balkin (Capitalnews9.com)
Ten years ago, David Carnoy starting writing his first novel, “Knife Music.” Only a few months ago, he finally published that novel online.
“I actually had a lot of luck getting a high-powered agent and then having some close calls with traditional publishers and then crickets after that. So what do you do?” [...]
Self-Publisher Buys Rival As Sector Consolidates
Posted in News, Self-Publishing, tagged Self-Publishing on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg
Author Solutions Inc., one of the largest self-publishers in the U.S., has acquired smaller Canadian rival Trafford Publishing, further consolidating the sector at a time when the traditional book industry is in turmoil.
Author Solutions, which operates AuthorHouse and iUniverse and is owned by the San Mateo, Calif., private-equity firm Bertram Capital Management [...]
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