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Books-A-Million Launches Publishing Platform with FastPencil
Retailer Books-A-Million has partnered with Fastpencil to launch an online DIY self-publishing platform called BAM! Publishing. The new website will provide tools for cover and interior design,...
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Tolino Partners with Neobooks to Launch German Self-Publishing Platform
Self-publishing is nothing new to German authors with solutions providers like Epubli, Xinxii, Neobooks and Meinbestseller already offering a mix of print and e-book publishing services. The...
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FastPencil Back in the Hands of Founder Steve Wilson
Courier Corporation, a large US book manufacturer and content management provider, has agreed a deal to sell its self-publishing service provider and writing community FastPencil back to former owner...
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10 Essential Rules for E-Publishing – Haley Osborne | Guest Post
In these days of having technology no more than an arm’s length away, more and more books are finding their way into people’s pockets, purses and briefcases. Entire anthologies and series are often...
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Vook Relaunches as Pronoun – A Free Self-Publishing Platform
Vook originally launched in 2009 as a digital content creation platform for e-books. Over the past year Vook has acquired boutique e-publisher Byliner and e-book data analysis engine Booklr. Vook has...
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Pronoun (Vook) Announces $3.5m Investment of Capital
Last month we reported that digital publishing platform Vook had rebranded and relaunched as Pronoun. Combining the digital technologies of Byliner and Booklr, which it owns, Pronoun describes itself...
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It’s All About SELF-e
Earlier this month Porter Anderson guest posted over on Jane Friedman’s website about an opportunity and program for authors to gain access into the library market in the USA. The program was...
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6 Questions To Ask Before Creating A Children’s Publication App – Alexis...
If you have a self-published children’s publication, whether it’s a book, magazine, or any other type of content, the number of options to publish digitally can quickly become overwhelming. We’ve gone...
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Book Design Templates Announces Agreement with Ingram Content Group
A couple of years ago Joel Friedlander of The Book Designer website launched Book Design Templates, a service dedicated to providing professionally designed book templates for indie authors and small...
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Epigraph Publishing Service – Reviewed
Launched in 2006 by Paul Cohen, New York-based Epigraph Publishing Service is an offshoot of Monkfish Book Publishing — a traditional small press. Epigraph describes its services as a...
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Self-Publishing and the Internet: New Views on Modern Publishing – Cheryl L....
The world of publishing is complex and varied; between vanity publishing and commercial publishing, the tradition of publishing in modern times has no choice but to change with addition and evolution...
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Mybestseller Launches Sweek: A Reading and Writing Mobile Platform
Dutch self-publishing company Mybestseller has just launched a reading and writing mobile platform. The new venture is not unlike platforms like Wattpad, but also encompasses publishing services with...
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Imprimermonlivre.com Partners with Mybestseller to Offer New Self-Publishing...
Dutch publishing service provider Mybestseller continues to expand its European business market and has partnered with French print-on-demand company Jouve. From the press release: Paris, September...
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What to expect when you are publishing on: Barnes & Noble (NOOK) – AC de...
The first sentence of the Wikipedia article about Barnes & Noble reads: Barnes & Noble, Inc., is a Fortune 500 company, the largest retail bookseller in the United States, and a leading...
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Publishing Service Index: May 2017 (Notes Included)
This is the PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for May 2017. Our last index was released in February 2017. Originally I compiled the index, month-to-month, but I found the work involved to update almost 90...
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Publishing Service Index: September 2017 (Notes Included)
This is the PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for September 2017. Our last index was released in May 2017. Originally I compiled the index, month-to-month, but I found the work involved to update almost 90...
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Publishing Service Index: April 2018 [With Notes]
This is the first PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for 2018. Our last one was released in December 2017. The index continues to reflect closures of publishing service providers and our latest release sees the...
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How to Get Financing to Publish Your Book – Michelle Lambert | Guest Post
Have you decided to publish a book lately? Congratulations, you are about to embark on a big journey, one that will shake you up in many ways. This is a journey that will test your talent, resilience,...
View ArticleSelf-Publishing: Book Cover Design Mistakes to Watch Out For – Lauren Adley |...
There are quite a few things to do before you self-publish a book, and most writers know that this list includes steps like thoroughly checking the manuscript and writing an engaging book description....
View ArticlePublishing Service Index: October 2019 [with notes]
This is the PUBLISHING SERVICE INDEX for 2019. Our previous one was released last year in November 2018. So we have seen almost a full year past by. I am switching to releasing it just once a year....
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