Self Publishing - How to Find the Best Self Publishing Firms

Self publishing (which used to be referred to as “vanity” publishing”) is more popular than ever these days, and for good reason.   Self publishing allows you to maintain complete control over your book, something traditional publishing houses don’t allow.
Self publishing also puts book marketing squarely on the shoulders of the author.  However, a dirty little [...]

The Effect of the Public Outcry on Amazon

Things have really settled down on the Amazon/Booksurge front and I wondered if this whole “consumer outcry” was having any effect on Amazon’s web traffic, so I headed over to over to Compete.com and entered amazon.com in one box and for kicks and giggles entered barnesandnoble.com in the other.
For those of you who don’t know, [...]

Amazon puts the Squeeze on POD Publishers

Angela Hoy of Booklocker has decided to play David to retail bookselling Giant Amazon.com.
In the biblical account, a young shepherd boy went toe to toe with a warrior giant… and won by flinging a stone with his simple, yet effective sling shot. Let’s hope Mark Riffey is right. In his post he says, [...]