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My New Memoir 15 Jul 2013 | 11:32 am
As many regular readers of this blog and visitors to my Publetariat site already know, in 2010 my life more or less imploded. I blogged about it at the time, and based on the encouragement of family, ...
Why You Should Be Paying More Than $50 For Ebook Formatting & Conversion 21 May 2013 | 06:34 am
I just posted this in response to a service provider who commented on my earlier post, Ebook Madness: Don't Confuse Ebook Conversion With Ebook Formatting! In his comment on that post, this gentleman ...
Amazon's Ebook Returns Policy Is A GOOD Thing. Here's Why. 23 Apr 2013 | 03:28 am
Recently some indie author friends have become so outraged by ebook returns that they're trying to organize and bring pressure to bear against Amazon to eliminate its 7-day return policy on Kindle boo...
Publetariat Update 20 Apr 2013 | 05:29 am
I still have a blog post in me about this incident, but I'm not quite ready to write it yet. In the meantime, here's the update: Writer and web developer Shawn E. Bell has very generously volunteered...
Hackers - 1; Publetariat - 0. We All Lose. 17 Apr 2013 | 08:41 am
I will write a more in-depth follow-up as soon as I can calm down enough to do so, but for now, I'll just reprint what's supposed to be displaying for anyone who visits Publetariat.com right now. It i...
Big Publishers Forming Imprints With ASI: You're Doing It Wrong. Here's How To Turn The Titanic Around 17 Mar 2013 | 08:34 am
I have been VERY vocal in my criticism of the many mainstream publishing outfits who've decided to form new, vanity publishing imprints in partnership with Author Services, Inc. (also known as "ASI" a...
Simon & Schuster / Archway Update 9 Mar 2013 | 01:38 am
Today I received a follow-up email from a different S&S staffer. It reads: Hi April, Veda forwarded your e-mail to me. I manage Archway Publishing for S&S, and would appreciate the opportunity to sp...
Simon & Schuster Is Trying To Bribe People Like Me 7 Mar 2013 | 05:03 am
...to refer people like you to their new vanity imprint, Archway, which they formed in partnership with AuthorHouse (aka "ASI") late last year. A couple of days ago, I received the following, kind of ...
The Free Kindle Book Ride May Be Over 25 Feb 2013 | 05:41 am
Many authors have been taking advantage of the Amazon KDP Free Book promo option ever since KDP Select was rolled out, and many a bookish website and blog has sprung up specifically around promotion o...
Let Your Writing Lead You Where It May 7 Feb 2013 | 09:03 am
Many of those who are reading this are facing the harsh reality that author royalties may never be enough to support yourself and your household, or at least the only slightly less harsh reality that ...
