As Self-Publishing Matures… Well, I’ve never purchased or read a self-pubbed book and have no plans to do so, in part because they’re generally unedited and of poor quality and in part because you can’t trust the reviews. I think most of us know that if an indie book has all glowing reviews, they’re either… Read More
'No idea what the hell I was doing': Headline's Ben Willis
Building Bookbridgr to leverage bloggers voices for publishing: “Nothing could have prepared me for how gosh-darn complicated it all is.” And what Ben Willis brought into development at Headline Publishing Group would get even more complicated, just five months after launch: today, his Bookbridgr.com offers book bloggers not only titles from Headline but also from Hachette family Hodder & Stoughton imprints.… Read More
5 Reasons To Pan Those 5-Star Reviews
5 Rights May Not Fix A 1-Star Wrong The absolute deluge of perfect ratings suggests we have a big issue in giving honest literary feedback. Daryl Rothman Author Daryl Rothman wrote a guest post, Are 5-Star Book Reviews Bad For Sales? earlier this summer at the site of author and editor K.M. Weiland. His points bear serious consideration. In… Read More