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Self-publishing author Ted Heller doesn’t like the process. That may be because he’s doing it wrong.

Susan Lulgjuraj — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:23:16 +0000

Self-publishing is not for everyone. It’s not for the impatient. It’s not for those dreaming of great successes. Self-publishing is one of the hardest gigs to get into—that has been proven by hundreds (if not thousands) of authors who have self-published books. That’s not to say you cannot have great success, or even quick success, [...]

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David Gaughran on traditional media exposure for self-publishers

Paul St John Mackintosh — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:00:18 +0000

After reading my review of David Gaughran’s self-help guide to visibility-raising for self-publishers, Let’s Get Visible: How to Get Noticed and Sell More Books, Gaughran himself got in touch with me and outlined some of his views on traditional media exposure and self-publishing. As I noted in the review, traditional publicity venues didn’t feature much in [...]

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Canadian Writers’ Union to Consider Self-Published Authors

Susan Lulgjuraj — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:01:35 +0000

As self-publishers gain legitimacy, the Writers’ Union of Canada is considering membership for the indie authors. The story was first reported on CBC (and linked to on The Passive Voice). The union represents more than 1,900 authors in Canada. The voting will take place at the end of the month in Ottawa. “I think it’s [...]

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Draft2Digital Converts Word Documents Into E-Books: How well does it work?

Juli Monroe — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:48:24 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I read about Draft2Digital, an e-book distributor still in beta mode. They got my attention with their claim to be able to turn a Word doc into a functional EPUB or Mobi (Kindle) file. Naturally I had to check them out, so I asked for a beta code, and I’ve [...]

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Actor Jim Carrey to self-publish children’s book

Susan Lulgjuraj — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:41 +0000

Self-publishing means anyone can put out a book—from first-time authors trying to make a name for themselves, to celebrities who have the star power necessary to move units. The next big name to jump into the self-publishing fray? Actor Jim Carrey. According to a video interview Carrey conducted with the website, Hit Fix he’s publishing a children’s book [...]

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Morning Links: More self-publishing success

Joanna Cabot — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:57:52 +0000

Canadian Government Creates Snitch Line to Report Librarians who Speak Publicly (Boing Boing) Self-Selling Self- Published Author Jennifer L. Armentrout Signs Six-Figure Deal (Digital Book World) Details on Copyright Register Maria Pallante’s Call for Reform (Techdirt) Amazon Now Allows Schools to Buy Apps in Bulk with Whispercast (Good e-Reader) Kindle Daily Deals: Slipping Into Darkness by [...]

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Do publishers need to give authors more info to keep them happy?

Susan Lulgjuraj — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:43:23 +0000

More than a few self-published authors, of course, have found serious success through various channels over the years—selling a vast amount of books on their own, for instance, or having their previously self-published book picked up by a big publishing concern. And yet, contrary to popular belief, not every self-published author actually wants to be picked up [...]

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Hugh Howey discusses movie deal and indie success

Susan Lulgjuraj — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:51:26 +0000

By now, the success of indie author Hugh Howey has been widely publicized, including here on TeleRead. Howey wrote Wool, a book split into five novellas set in a dystopian future. Read Joanna Cabot’s review of the Wool Omnibus here. Howey recently did a radio interview with Orla Barry of The Green Room on Newstalk, during [...]

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Group looks to create Rabble Reads, an aggregated book review site for indie and traditional books

Susan Lulgjuraj — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:16:12 +0000

Being able to trust a book review on popular sites such as Amazon and Goodreads is getting difficult. These sites have fake reviews—some good and some bad—designed to work the system by raising and droping books in the rankings. Amy Holman Edelman and those at IndieReader are looking to help readers with this problem. They recently created a Kickstarter campaing to [...]

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Win a Google+ Hangout with Guy Kawasaki, or a free copy of his new book, “APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur”

Dan Eldridge — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:00:33 +0000

Note: This giveaway has ended. Click here to read about the winners. It’s a TeleRead Giveaway! The name of author and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki has held a lot of weight for a long time in the go-go-go entrepreneurial start-up scene—especially among the tech community in Silicon Valley, where Kawasaki lives, works, and cranks out book [...]

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Should self-published authors use an e-book conversion service?

Juli Monroe — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:22:05 +0000

I’ve written plenty on this site about e-book conversion (most recently here and here), and I almost skipped over the Bowker press release. I’m glad I decided to investigate further. Okay, quick details first. From the release: Once an author has decided to self-publish, the next step of creating an eBook alongside print is obvious [...]

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Has the public perception of self-publishing finally changed?

Susan Lulgjuraj — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:50 +0000

Self-publishing a book can come with pre-conceived notions from readers, other writers and even publishers. People used to think self-publishing a book meant it wasn’t good enough to get picked up by traditional houses. However, the stigma of self-publishing is changing. Success stories have become more and more abundant, and the shock those successes caused [...]

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Games Workshop, self-publishing author battle over ‘space marines’

Chris Meadows — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:19:43 +0000

Self-publishing has a lot of advantages and just as many countervailing drawbacks. The biggest advantage is, of course, you get to be your own boss and can publish whatever you want to, without some publisher taking a cut of the money. But the dark side of this freedom is that it can leave you vulnerable [...]

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Meet The People’s E-Book … and join the artist e-book revolution!

Dan Eldridge — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:00:01 +0000

Regardless of the fact that I’ve been covering the digital publishing beat for the past six months or so, my journalism career actually has its origins in the decidedly low-tech world of DIY independent publishing. (I got my start, believe it or not, by reviewing records for a New York City-area punk-rock fanzine when I [...]

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Penguin launches Partridge, a self-publishing platform for India

Dan Eldridge — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:01:42 +0000

In partnership with a Bloomington, Ind.-based self-publishing organization known as Author Solutions, Penguin Books India made an interesting move today by launching a self-publishing platform specifically for the Indian audience. It’s a tactic that may one day soon bring the Subcontinent at least somewhat closer to actualizing the self-publishing revolution that seems to have taken over much of [...]

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