I’ve always been a huge proponent of self publishing.
Years ago, self publishing wasn’t easy. Many authors ended up with boxes of books gathering dust in their garages. They wrote the books and paid to publish, but they had a hard time finding buyers for them.
With the explosion of the Internet and social media, the publishing [...]
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There are a few reasons why I rarely accept self-published fiction titles at Pop Syndicate: Most are typically poorly edited, poorly written concepts that leave the reading side of my brain twitching for hours afterward. My reviewers refuse to try anymore because of some of the really, really bad ones we’ve received.
The main reason, however, [...]
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As a reviewer, I see a self published book and run as fast and far away as I can. As hard as I tried to champion self-published authors, too much crap came across my desk to make it worth it. Sure, there are diamonds in the rough, but finding them takes way too long for me and my crew at…
For the first time ever, self-published authors can network with others, share ideas and talk about trends in the growing world of self publishing in one place. The Self-Publishing Book Expo will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, in New York City. Cost of this conference is reasonable compared to others; however, you will make it up in airfare, driving and/or…
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Dead Robots’ Society – a podcast for writers on writing – just posted a new interview with Richard Ridley, author marketing specialist at CreateSpace. The self-publishing site is owned by Amazon. Check out the CreateSpace interview Dead Robots’ Society creator Justin Macumber is always searching for new authors to chat with about various topics. If you like to do audio…
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When it comes to self publishing, authors need to stick together, share resources and knowledge and network. Now, there is one Web site dedicated to connecting authors who want to publish on their own with each other, good publishers and more. Self-Publishing Review is the brainchild of Henry Baum, author of North of Sunset. It offers reviews of self-pubbed titles,…
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