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30 Interesting Facts about Books
Interesting Literature 30 fun facts about books, in honour of World Book Day 2015 SF writer Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) is the only author to have published a book in all ten Dewey library categories. When asked what book he’d like to have with him on a desert island, G. K. Chesterton replied, ‘Thomas’s Guide to […]
Traditional Publishing Opportunity by @JoRobinson176
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
One thing I don’t understand is why writers firstly seek out small publishers, or worse still – vanity press. You’ve written a book – you think it’s fantastic. You’ve edited it and made sure that it’s the best that it can be. Why then would you send it to…
Indie Authors: Take Control and Benefit More
Originally posted on Author Mark W Sasse:
I have a dear friend who a couple years back published her fascinating story about her family living as missionaries in South Vietnam during the war years. The book was published through one of the independent presses which require fees up front. They made a nice e-book for…
TOP 10 in Publishing: What’s changed again? Amazon.
Originally posted on C h a z z W r i t e s . c o m:
If hope you enjoyed my interview with Simon Whistler on The Rocking Self-publishing Podcast (see the post below this one for details if you missed it.) We recorded the episode on July 4. It didn’t take long at all…
We are not gambling writers. We are working writers.
Originally posted on C h a z z W r i t e s . c o m:
I saw it again, today. Too often, people take the extreme end of an argument and generalize back to the middle to suit their worldview. It’s not logical. It’s bubble poppin’ time! Example 1: Amazon’s trying to tell…
Amazon Does E-Book Math For Hachette In Arguing For $9.99 Prices
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
“If we want a healthy reading culture, we have to work hard to be sure books actually are competitive against these other media types, and a big part of that is working hard to make books less expensive,” via Amazon Does E-Book Math For Hachette In Arguing For $9.99…
Ha-ha-ha-nope! This post is about you.
Originally posted on C h a z z W r i t e s . c o m:
It is easy to be cynical and you can spot the practice everywhere. In watching the unfolding developments of the Hachette versus Amazon dispute, some people ascribe motivations to actions even though we’re still working in a low…
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