Sue Collier | April 29, 2012
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From the Publetariat: The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight: How Apple and 5 Big Publishers Almost Got Away with a Massive Price-Fixing Conspiracy to Try to Turn Back the Kindle Revolution, and What It Will Mean for Readers, Authors, and Publishers Going Forward With most [...]
Sue Collier | April 15, 2012
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From The New York Times: Cut in E-Book Pricing by Amazon Is Set to Shake Rivals The government’s decision to pursue major publishers on antitrust charges has put the Internet retailer Amazon in a powerful position: the nation’s largest bookseller may now get to decide [...]
Sue Collier | April 8, 2012
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From HuffPost Books: Are eBooks Too Cheap?: Indie Authors Question 99 Cent Price There’s a lot of controversy circulating throughout the publishing industry about the pricing of ebooks, and it’s a significant topic that warrants discussion. Independent authors are rallying around the controversial 99-cent price [...]
Sue Collier | March 19, 2012
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From Jane Friedman: Your Homepage Is Not As Important As You Think Author platform is about more than your homepage. Perhaps you hope your homepage embodies the essence of your writing, that it is the gateway into the world you are creating. But oftentimes, it [...]
Sue Collier | March 12, 2012
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From Book Making: “Free” publishing usually costs money In Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, Humpty Dumpty said to Alice, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean.” Some publishing companies tout free publishing [...]
Sue Collier | February 28, 2012
I read a tweet this morning that was something about “why self-published writers need editors”—and my first thought was when was there ever a question about self-published writers needing editors? As it becomes easier and easier to publish your own work, it is also becoming easier for writers to get caught up in the excitement [...]
Sue Collier | February 27, 2012
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From Book Making: Believe it or not, Bookpal is even sleazier and stupider than Outskirts Press Pay-to-publish company Outskirts Press is a frequent target for my wrath because of its dishonesty, incompetence and overall sleaziness. I’ve just found that a competitor has descended to an [...]
Sue Collier | January 30, 2012
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From Media Life Magazine: Behind the surge in holiday tablet sales For tablets and e-readers, the future is now. After months of buzz in the print industry over the messiah-like potential of these gadgets to revive a flagging industry, consumers went gaga over the devices [...]
Sue Collier | January 22, 2012
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From PaidContent.org: Did Self-Publishing Hype Hit Its Peak In 2011? The average price of a self-published Kindle top-100 bestseller continues to drop, but a new look at these titles’ performance in 2011 suggests these books are facing increased competition from traditional publishers. From MediaShift: Self-Published [...]
Sue Collier | January 16, 2012
Your name: Daree Allen, M.S. Your website/blog: Website is http://DareeAllen.com and Blog is http://DareesInsights.wordpress.com Your bibliography: What’s Wrong With Me? (book), Articles for Hope for Women, Shuga, and Clutch magazines What is your background? I’ve been a technical writer for 13 years, a personal development blogger for 5 years, and been doing speaking here and [...]
