Ludwig von Mises Institute calls out 'Dead-Tree Luddites'
Libertarian think-tank the Ludwig von Mises Institute is carrying an article by self-published author Genevieve LaGreca about “Dead-Tree Luddites”. But it’s not, as you might expect, about those people who insist...
Amazon gives long-form journalists new opportunities
Amazon may be stirring up controversy for its actions against independent bookstores (or other brick-and-mortar e-tailers), but at the same time it is creating new opportunities for authors. That’s the focus...
Big Five publishers, it’s time for some tough love
So, Andrew Updegrove has a blog post in which he expresses concern about the future of competition in publishing. (Found via The Passive Voice.) His thesis seems to be that traditional...
SFWA ‘doubles down’ in support of Douglas Preston’s petition
Passive Guy over at The Passive Voice reports receiving an email from SFWA headed “SFWA doubling down,” clarifying its position on signing onto Douglas Preston’s open letter decrying Amazon’s hardball tactics...
Kindle Store self-published boxed sets: Should you get them? Should you join them?
I was just alerted to a rather peculiar special offer on the Kindle Store. Right now, you can download, for free, a boxed set of books for your Kindle, from a...
Actor Jim Carrey to self-publish children’s book
Self-publishing means anyone can put out a book—from first-time authors trying to make a name for themselves, to celebrities who have the star power necessary to move units.
The next big name...
UK Author Returns to Her Self-Publishing Roots
An interesting article came my way about a UK author who began in self-publishing, got a contract with a legacy publisher, and then returned to self-publishing afterward.
Author Polly Courtney has an...
Data Guy, Joe Konrath, whip up a storm round Porter Anderson’s AuthorEarnings pushback
A response on Publishing Perspectives by Porter Anderson to the latest AuthorEarnings report looks to have called out all the big names in self-publishing and e-publishing analysis and advocacy: Joe Konrath,...
Attention Self-Publishers: Beware the Superego!
This post comes out of a tendency I’ve noticed in myself, as well as in very many self-published authors across the Kindle Boards, on Facebook, on Twitter and elsewhere.
It’s a tendency...
Does anyone even want cross-platform e-book interoperability?
Proprietary e-book formats have been around for quite some time. Most major commercial vendors use proprietary formats to one extent or another, be they Amazon’s Kindle format or the proprietary DRM...