http://selfpublishingresources.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:31:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-20410 The self-epublishing bubble | Ebooks on Crack Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:52:30 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-20410 [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...] [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...]

]]> http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-20391 The self- epublishing bubble | The Radio Control Games Site Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:39:18 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-20391 [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...] [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...]

]]> http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-20381 The self- epublishing bubble – Self-Help And Development Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:50:21 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-20381 [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...] [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...]

]]> http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-20358 Books » Archive » The self- epublishing bubble Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:51:41 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-20358 [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...] [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...]

]]> http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-20311 Speaking of Wealth Discusses the Advantages of Self-Publishing with Expert ... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:13:57 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-20311 [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...] [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...]

]]> http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-20307 The self-epublishing bubble | Delimiter Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:36:34 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-20307 [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...] [...] All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society of Authors (a writers’ union which, until recently, was largely against epublication). Television and radio programmes are being made about self-epublishing (I’ve personally been asked to speak about it on 12 occasions since August). Everyone can be a writer now: it only takes 10 minutes to upload your own ebook, and according to the New York Times “81% of people feel they have a book in them … And should write it” [...]

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]]> http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-18489 WANTED: Authors, Editors and Publishers » Americas and I Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:09:26 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-18489 [...] http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/ The size of the small press movement is estimated to be $13 billion to $17 billion a year, as opposed to trade publishers who are responsible for bringing in $26 billion.  52 percent of all books are not sold in bookstores! They are merchandised via mail order, online, in discount or warehouse stores, through book clubs, in nontraditional retail outlets, etc.  64 percent of book buyers say a book’s being on a bestseller list is not important.  Bookstores are famous for returning books to publishers. The industry return rate is typically 36 percent for hardcovers and 25 percent for soft covers.  It takes an average of 475 hours to write a novel. Fiction is considered successful if it sells 5,000 copies. Writing a nonfiction book requires about 725 hours. A nonfiction book is deemed successful when it reaches 7,500 copies sold.  [...] [...] http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/ The size of the small press movement is estimated to be $13 billion to $17 billion a year, as opposed to trade publishers who are responsible for bringing in $26 billion.  52 percent of all books are not sold in bookstores! They are merchandised via mail order, online, in discount or warehouse stores, through book clubs, in nontraditional retail outlets, etc.  64 percent of book buyers say a book’s being on a bestseller list is not important.  Bookstores are famous for returning books to publishers. The industry return rate is typically 36 percent for hardcovers and 25 percent for soft covers.  It takes an average of 475 hours to write a novel. Fiction is considered successful if it sells 5,000 copies. Writing a nonfiction book requires about 725 hours. A nonfiction book is deemed successful when it reaches 7,500 copies sold.  [...]

]]> http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-18089 The ‘Why?’ checklist for your publishing projects [5 W's & How Series] – #5 of 6 « Heinlein Group Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:41:33 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-18089 [...] “Many famous authors and their books were rejected multiple times. Publishers turned down Richard Bach’s Johnathan Livingston Seagull no less than 140 times; Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind received 38 “no’s,” while Stephen King’s Carrie was turned down 30 times. J. K. Rowling’s original work was pooh-poohed by 12 publishers…guess who’s kicking themselves now that they passed on Harry Potter? And E. E. Cummings first work—The Enormous Room, now considered a masterpiece—was ultimately self-published…and dedicated to the 15 publishers who rejected it.”   -selfpublishingresources.com [...] [...] “Many famous authors and their books were rejected multiple times. Publishers turned down Richard Bach’s Johnathan Livingston Seagull no less than 140 times; Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind received 38 “no’s,” while Stephen King’s Carrie was turned down 30 times. J. K. Rowling’s original work was pooh-poohed by 12 publishers…guess who’s kicking themselves now that they passed on Harry Potter? And E. E. Cummings first work—The Enormous Room, now considered a masterpiece—was ultimately self-published…and dedicated to the 15 publishers who rejected it.”   -selfpublishingresources.com [...]

]]> http://selfpublishingresources.com/resources/books-news-and-publishing-industry-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-16613 Hal Alpiar's Blog » Lazy Learners Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:30:36 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingresources.com/?page_id=155#comment-16613 [...] people than it is to me and other authors who share head space in the sand: The highly reliable SPR (Self Publishing Resources) reports (bullet-point number 30) that their studies and research show “most readers do not [...] [...] people than it is to me and other authors who share head space in the sand: The highly reliable SPR (Self Publishing Resources) reports (bullet-point number 30) that their studies and research show “most readers do not [...]

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