A British author and former literary agent has established an international non-profit organization for self-published authors. The Alliance of Independent Authors will represent the interests of self-publishers when they have to deal with agents, booksellers, wholesalers, and trade publishing companies.
Organizer Orna Nass hopes to sign up 500 members in the first year. She plans to offer a newsletter, a helpline, monthly meetings, and a biannual conference. This could be a real boon for self-publishers. Even though it is in Britain, it might we worth looking at.
Their website will be live in a few weeks. I will post the website when it comes online.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Distribution for self-publishers
Self-published author David Korinetz started Red Tuque Books to help others distribute their own books. He sells books to Canadian libraries and any independent bookstore that uses BookManager. He does not sell to Chapters/Indigo.
In order to be listed in BookManager, an author has to have a distributor. Red Tuque Books has filled this need.
Chapters/Indigo's terms are just too harsh for the little guy. They want too large a discount, and expect to be able to return unsold books "anytime and in any condition." Small publishers would lose too much money.
Contact David at http://www.redtuquebooks.ca/ or phone him at 778-476-5750.
Make 2012 the year you get your book into print!
In order to be listed in BookManager, an author has to have a distributor. Red Tuque Books has filled this need.
Chapters/Indigo's terms are just too harsh for the little guy. They want too large a discount, and expect to be able to return unsold books "anytime and in any condition." Small publishers would lose too much money.
Contact David at http://www.redtuquebooks.ca/ or phone him at 778-476-5750.
Make 2012 the year you get your book into print!
Self Publishing workshop March 10 in Victoria
Self Publishing Workshop about the business side of writing and self-publishing. Saturday, March 10 from 1-4:30 pm at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre in Victoria, BC. Only $50! Speakers are Bernice Lever of the Canadian Author Association and Joyce Sandilands of Whitlands Publishing. Register at 250-885-9010 or www.3pennypublishing.com.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Amazon dramatically drops price of Kindle reader
When Amazon unveiled the new Kindle Fire, a tablet style computer, they dramatically lowered the price of the Kindle readers. Readers can now purchase a basic Kindle reader for as low as $79 (US). What does this mean for self-publishers?
It means that more people are going to be reading e-books - and especially Amazon.com e-books. It is easy and inexpensive for a self-publisher to make their book into an e-book and post it on Amazon.com. There is no printing or formatting cost. Amazon has clear instructions on how to turn your document into an e-book. It just doesn't get easier than that.
It means that more people are going to be reading e-books - and especially Amazon.com e-books. It is easy and inexpensive for a self-publisher to make their book into an e-book and post it on Amazon.com. There is no printing or formatting cost. Amazon has clear instructions on how to turn your document into an e-book. It just doesn't get easier than that.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Crime Fiction becoming more popular
Crime Fiction is becoming more popular in Canada and that opens doors for writers of this genre. All the large and medium size publishers have crime fiction in their line up. House of Anansi even launched a new crime fiction imprint, Spiderline. Many U.S. publishers are happy to grab Canadian crime novels. In fact the foreign market for Canadian crime fiction is strong right now.
"Readers are avid," says Sarah MacLachlan, president of House of Anansi. She states that if a writer can produce a book every 12-18 months, they can build up a following. Even self-published authors such as Laura Hesse are seeing success with the crime novel genre. As long as the writing is good, it can sell.
And, of course a writer who is also blogging can develop their own fan following. Use Facebook to gather fans and send them to your blog. Then use your blog to get their attention.
"Readers are avid," says Sarah MacLachlan, president of House of Anansi. She states that if a writer can produce a book every 12-18 months, they can build up a following. Even self-published authors such as Laura Hesse are seeing success with the crime novel genre. As long as the writing is good, it can sell.
And, of course a writer who is also blogging can develop their own fan following. Use Facebook to gather fans and send them to your blog. Then use your blog to get their attention.
Friday, July 9, 2010
E-readers are coming down in price
On Monday, Amazon cut the price of their Kindle e-reader. Barnes & Noble had lowered the price of their Nook e-reader and Amazon is competing with that. On Wednesday, Sony slashed the price of its e-reader. What’s going on?
The impetus for all the price cutting is Apple’s new iPad. Besides being a computer, it is an e-reader. The tablet is a good size, weight and shape to be an e-reader, and users are really getting into it. Apple sold over two million units in the first 60 days it was on the market. That is serious competition.
This could be good news for self-publishers.
http://www.selfpublishing.ca/
The impetus for all the price cutting is Apple’s new iPad. Besides being a computer, it is an e-reader. The tablet is a good size, weight and shape to be an e-reader, and users are really getting into it. Apple sold over two million units in the first 60 days it was on the market. That is serious competition.
This could be good news for self-publishers.
http://www.selfpublishing.ca/
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