Every time I think this issue is over it finds its way back into the news. Once again the Authors Guild and their Big 5 masters are screaming a word they just don’t seem to understand. Monopoly. They throw the word around with abandon. Monopoly: mo•nop•o•ly the exclusive possession or control of the supply or …
Amazon. Big monopoly or several million small ones? Read More »
Via: Flickr This past month we saw the …
What kind of reader are you? Big Pub thinks they know. Read More »
It’s said that when an industry is in disruption the rate of that disruption increases until the new norm is established. We’re seeing this in the publishing industry today. The foreseeable downsizing, merging and desperate attempts to maintain the status quo are already happening. Under the old system the trade publishers had the upper …
Via: Flickr Not long ago my wife called me from the bookstore and asked if I wanted the latest book by one of my favorite authors. I said sure, …
Via: Flickr As the world of self-publishing continues to grow and change, the term indie author is naturally evolving as well. Most would define the term in the …
Recently, Barry Eisler, Ewan Morrison, and a few others were invited to the Radio Litopia show The Naked Book to discuss their views on the current changes in the publishing world. The title of the show was “In The Land Of The E, The Glassy-Eyed Are King” The show was basically three against one in …
I promised to give my thoughts on what this all means to indie authors. My answer is…it depends. Right now Amazon is extremely friendly to the self-publishing author. The royalty rates offered are over and above what anyone could ask for. The ease of publishing to the Kindle store cannot be matched. The market one …
Just when you think you’re done with the government they tell you there’s more to do. This time it’s on the county level. Once you’re done with the state and you’ve received your paperwork from them, it’s time to make a visit to your county government for more red tape. You’re actually doing two things; …