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Spiderwize Review

Spiderwize describe their services as ‘assisted self-publishing’ and though based in Lochinver, Scotland, their services are available for UK and US authors. Although relatively new kids on the self-publishing block, Spiderwize have become more prominent in the past year, particularly in the UK.

“We are a small publishing business who have a passion for books and a passion for helping authors see their books become a reality. We pride ourselves in giving each author a fast, high quality and efficient service making sure that you as the author are kept up to date on the whole publishing experience.

Our dedicated

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Mick Rooney2017-02-12T09:07:03+02:00March 16th, 2011|Categories: Publisher Reviews|Tags: Subsidy Publishing|

Pyjama Press Review

The Pyjama Press was founded by Irish photographer Steve Walsh and is predominantly based in the UK and France where he spends much of his time. Offering a wide variety of publishing and design services, from book publishing, website design, editing, critique, mentoring and consultancy, the Pyjama Press deals with book projects submitted on an individual basis. Walsh identified an untapped potential for an author solutions service on the continent of Europe and set up a workshop in Talmont sur Gironde with professional artist, writer and editor, Avenda Burnell. So taken by the beauty and historical location, a collection […]

Mick Rooney2017-02-12T09:06:59+02:00February 16th, 2011|Categories: Publisher Reviews|Tags: Subsidy Publishing|

How you can sell your e-books via mobile phones?

There are great services like Ether Books, which are designed to reach mobile readers and populate their minds with high quality reads tailored to mobile conditions. But what to do when you are not lucky enough to be one of Ether authors?

If you are a self-publisher actively using social media to find readers and draw their attention to your books (probably published in an electronic form), this post is for you.

I’d like to share a simple way to make your e-book available for instant purchase by mobile phone users. As you’ll see – it’s very easy.

What

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Piotr Kowalczyk2020-02-21T07:44:45+02:00February 3rd, 2011|Categories: Publisher Reviews|Tags: Social Media|

CPI UK Review

CPI is a UK book manufacturer and provider of self-publishing services, and part of the CPI Europe Group, which has operational bases in the UK, Holland, Czech Republic, Germany and France. As well as Antony Rowe, CPI UK includes five other book manufacturing companies, William Clowes, Mackays, Cox & Wyman, Bookmarque and White Quill Press – all working with some of the UK’s largest and smallest publishing houses and independent small presses. All of the companies in the CPI UK Group have the resources to produce books at print run lengths of one or one million. Antony Rowe is […]

Mick Rooney2020-02-21T04:26:33+02:00December 16th, 2010|Categories: Publisher Reviews|

My Experience with Authorhouse

Why did you decide to self publish, and what drew you to Authorhouse?

I decided to self publish because I really wanted to tell a contemporary Nigerian story. I had shopped around for a few months for a traditional publisher in the United States where I live but most replies stated that they would prefer a romance set in this country. There are not many publishers in Nigeria and the few there are a bit resource constrained. So I began to research self-publishing. I read some good testimonies about the process and how it can be successful if one […]

Myne Whitman2020-02-21T06:04:14+02:00November 4th, 2010|Categories: Publisher Reviews|

Mark Coker Responds to Amazon’s Delisting Policy

This post about getting delisted on Amazon is getting cluttered with new information, and I want to call attention to Mark Coker’s comment here. A short recap: my novel was delisted from the Amazon Kindle on Saturday because the price on Kobo (89 cents) is below the price that Amazon allows authors to set – which is 99 cents. The book is distributed to Kobo via Smashwords premium distribution. Instead of Amazon setting my price at 88 cents, their policy is to remove the buy button entirely.

I want to reiterate: this is not Smashwords fault. I had set […]

Henry Baum2011-10-08T16:31:27+02:00September 3rd, 2010|Categories: Publisher Reviews|

My Day on Kindle Nation

This past Saturday, I was a sponsored book on Kindle Nation – something I wholeheartedly recommend. It costs $69 for one-day sponsorship, with other options:

Option 2 – Free Kindle Nation Short Excerpt Email Sponsorship – 1 Day:
Free Kindle Nation Shorts excerpt and sponsorship to be emailed to 5,500 opt-in free email subscribers and pushed directly via Whispernet to over 6,000 Kindles owned by paid subscribers. It’s your choice whether to sponsor another author’s Free Kindle Nation Short or your own, but the most powerful option is to sponsor your own.
Option 3 – Free Book Alert Sponsorship –

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Henry Baum2011-10-08T17:18:21+02:00August 30th, 2010|Categories: Publisher Reviews|

The iPad is Incredible: A Review

So I finally gave in and bought an iPad – trying it out 3 times in store before finally laying down the $500. I was reluctant because of the amount of bad press, wondering if I was giving in to a fad, and if buying a first-generation device is truly short-sighted. But actually I needed one – my Sony reader recently broke and I need something to read SPR submissions. So I took the plunge.