Lead Story
Do Self-Publishing Services Take Advantage of Writers?
One of the major criticisms of self-publishing is that self-publishing services take advantage of authors - promising them a quick route to success that is wholly unrealistic. I’ve argued that a lot of this falls on the authors themselves, not on the subsidy service. Authors have to do some research on costs and [...]
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Resources
Getting an Account with Lightning Source»Originally posted at Kreelan Warrior, the site of Michael R. Hicks, author of the science fiction series, In Her Name - “Fans of epic fantasy as well as science fiction lovers will find an enjoyable read here, particularly those who love to visit unique worlds with some seriously beautiful worldbuilding.”
For those who may be thinking [...]
Book Reviews
Six-Hundred Hours of a Life by Craig Lancaster»I don’t like books written in first person, present tense. I don’t like stories told from the point of view of a mentally ill person. So I don’t know why I offered to review Craig Lancaster’s debut novel, Six-Hundred Hours of a Life.
I’m very glad I did, though, because 600 Hours is a very good [...]
Publisher Reviews
Introducing: Backword Books»This will repeat some of the information mentioned in the inaugural post of Backword Books – an experiment in self-publishing. Backword Books is a compendium of self-publishers - a kind of hybrid of self-publishing and the traditional literary press. It’s not a press that uses POD technology because the difference is that each writer on [...]
Interviews
An Interview with Jexbo.com Founder, Jill Exler»Self-Publishing Review: What is jexbo and why did you start it? Are you an author yourself?
Jill Exler: Formed in 2007, jexbo™ is a website at www.jexbo.com that gives self-published authors the [...]
News
The Espresso Book Machine in Vermont»The new paradigm has come to Vermont - and no, SPR is not tired of the term new paradigm. For publishing it is very apt. The news from Vermont:
The publishing world is closely following the experiment at Northshire, the first independent bookstore in the United States to install the clattering book machine. If Northshire can [...]
Opinion
Rejection…A Pain in the What?»Rejection, a writer’s fate. Whether impecunious and unpublished or Pulitzer-prize winning and flush, the encounter is inescapable. Unless the writer is a “fulltime” masochist (“part-time masochists” are hereby exempted) the meeting is rarely stumbled upon or bumped into. Rather it’s a consequence traceable to the writer’s own exploits. It comes after [...]
