Too many people are focused on the fact they can publish a book rather than wonder if they even should; authors need to follow through by giving their book the “royal” treatment if they choose to self-publish (good editing is essential) and focusing on marketing it once it’s published.
Which authors get to be ‘Indie’?
There’s room for all authors to be described as ‘indie’, argues Brooke Warner: “all authors who care about their books put their own money behind it, and all of us have read terrible traditionally published books alongside our best-loved books. And plenty of self-published authors are writing and publishing well-designed, gorgeously written, and award-winning books.”
Faber boss says future of book publishing is mobile
In the 21st century the zero-law of publishing will be to understand mobile. Because without expert understanding of it, we may not be able to create the new audiences. That’s true for booksellers, for publishers, for writers, says Stephen Page, CEO of Faber & Faber
What Should Authors Expect To Earn?
Don’t for one second think all you have to do is to keep writing. You have to treat your writing as a business. Take a course. Read up. And then you keep writing, yes, but also keep producing, keep learning, keep growing, keep up. Good advice from Brooke Warner
A manifesto for self-publishing authors
Orna Ross, founding director of the Alliance of Independent Authors answers The Bookseller’s call for five-minute manifestos on the future of the book business.
The Martian: Matt Damon’s new space film started as a self-published e-book
The epic tale of survival had humble beginnings in 2009 as a self-published eBook written by San Francisco computer programmer, Andy Weir. He began posting the story on his website, chapter by chapter, when it gained a cult following. In 2012, he posted the novel on the Kindle site after receiving several requests from fans. Eighteen months later, Weir was negotiating both a publishing deal with Random House and film rights with Fox.
What are the reasonable costs of self-publishing?
Don’t get scammed. Don’t spend more than you have to on self-publishing (and you don’t have to spend a lot) and never give away your intellectual property rights.
How to self-publish an audiobook
A 10-hour audiobook could take about 60 hours or more to produce with recording, proofing, and mastering, meaning authors should expect to shell out a minimum of $3,000 to $4,000 for the completed product.
Self-Published Novelist Defamed In-Laws in €53k Payout Case
Just saying your characters are fictional and do not resemble any persons, living or dead, was not enough to save this Portuguese self-published author from prosecution.
Ignore self-publishing at your peril
Given the sheer volume of self-published books, it is clear that self-publishing is culturally significant. But which individual works themselves are important? How do reviewers, who have never used sales as a way to determine the value of a book, choose from among the literally tens of thousands of self-published titles made available each year? The answer to this question is not obvious.