Bibliocrunch has a great step- by- step guide to submitting your ebooks to NOOK Press
Successful self-publishers also need to be business owners
“The most successful self-publishers invest in their businesses, hiring experts to fill skill gaps and that’s building a thriving new service infrastructure in publishing.”
Female readers drive 59% increase in self-published titles
According to Bowker, 71% of self-published books in the past 12 months were bought by women, with romance titles the most popular category, followed by literary fiction.
More than 80% of last year’s self-published ISBNs came through just eight self-publishing houses. Amazon’s CreateSpace had the biggest year-on-year increase, followed by Smashwords, Lulu and, in fourth place, the Random House imprint Author Solutions.
These figures refer to self-published books with an ISBN, so are likely to be an under-estimate of the overall DIY market.
The gatekeepers of publishing
Superb essay by Kristine Kathryn Rusch on the self-appointed gatekeepers of publishing and why things improve once the small-minded minority who want to “preserve standards” are removed (or bypassed)
One author’s decision to self-publish
Linda Nagata on why she decided against taking her latest book to a traditional publisher and went ahead by herself.
The New Old World of Publishing
How authors need to adapt in the new ‘old’ world of publishing. Joanne Sprott makes the point that writers today can take advantage of both the models from the past (creating a fan base through subscription and crowd funding ahead of publication) and the tools of the present and future (social media and other aspects of expanded instant communication) to share their stories.
UK Self-publishing Conference announced for 2014
The second annual Self-publishing conference in the UK will take place on March 30th 2014
Tech news: ePubCheck tool updated with several enhancements
Michael Kozlowski of Goodereader reports that the ePubCheck tool has been updated with several enhancements, including tests for content accessibility markup, CSS issues that might affect presentation quality, and tests for specific script usage patterns that require security consideration that will help publishers and indie authors create exceptional, accessible, EPUB 3 content.
Self-publishing’s changing landscape
Jane Friedman shares her summary of the October 8th sessions at the Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC conference. Self-publishing is where the future’s at, but it’s a constantly changing landscape, which, paradoxically, can make it very time-consuming for authors.
How to self-publish your eBook
Roundup of the major ebook platforms available, and what they have to offer self-publishers.