Type & Tell, Bonnier’s new self-publishing platform, has been quietly tested in Sweden since September 2015. It launches in English at London Book Fair. Read More
Bowker: 727,000 US Self-Published ISBNs Registered in 2015
The US ISBN agency, Bowker, reports a 21-percent increase in self-published ISBNs—not titles—from 2014 to 2015: another indication of quickly rising interest in indie publishing. Read More
‘Self-Publishing 2.0’? An Industry Alliance for Indies Calls the Question
Watching for a day when ‘generosity flows in both directions,’ ALLi’s leadership assesses new development—and division—in the self-publishing sector. Read More
Romance Publishers and #Diversity at the Nielsen Summit: ‘Uniquely Familiar’
As part of Nielsen’s inaugural Romance Book Summit at the Romance Writers of America conference, a panel of publishers talks about globalization, sales, and diversity challenges. Read More
From ‘Older’ Publishing to New: Two Industry Veterans Go Indie
Ashton Applewhite and Bob Stein list 37 vendors and counting, in producing Applewhite’s ‘This Chair Rocks.’ That’s how you roll, they say, when you take the indie route—and mean to get it right. Read More
Self-Publishing and the 'Curatorial Mark': Jon Fine
The high view of self-publishing, in Jon Fine’s words, is peopled with ‘increasingly sophisticated authors’ supported by ‘increasingly sophisticated consultants’—a movement growing into its own alongside the ‘curatorial mark’ of trade publishing. Read More
The Importance of a Web site in Self-Publishing
For authors today, no “piece of digital real estate” is more important than the author Website: It gets your message to a busy visitor fast. Read More
Sari Feldman and Mitchell Davis: The US Library Transformation Takes Hold
Two leaders in the United States’ library system’s new digital lease on life — the ALA’s Sari Feldman and Bibliolabs’ Mitchell Davis — talk to us about the ‘creative commons’ that the sweet building down the block from you has become, a community mecca for makers and a partner in grassroots creative leadership. Read More
Radius Book Group: International Self-Publishing for Those Who Would Rather Not
Looking to handle international as well as domestic content, Radius Book Group offers do-it-yourself services that you don’t have to do yourself. Read More
Crowdfunding for Latin American Writers: A Few Words With Enrique Parrilla
Spain-based Lantia’s crowdfunding platform has become a ‘channel’ for Latin American independent titles, says its CEO Enrique Parrilla at RICOH’s symposium. Read More