Think what you will about ebooks and electronic publishing (and it’s getting harder every week to be bearish on it,) people are buying ebooks, and publishers are making money off of them. For the first time ever, ebook sales outstripped hardcover sales last month, and the trend is only going to continue. Someday, [...]

What: IndieBookMan Radio Show #14: Distribution!
When: Wednesday, May 19th 8PM
Where: http://umbrellaradio.org
Who: Anyone who is interested in writing, reading or publishing indie books

NOTE: This is an online broadcast… you don’t even have to leave your house! Just tune in at http://umbrellaradio.org, relax and listen…
HOW do I get my book into bookstores? How do I get the [...]

I saw this over at Gizmodo today, and thought it was interesting. Apparently, Amazon spent time calling publishers to see if it could find out what Apple had been promising them.
I’m sure it’s sound business practice or whatever, but it kinda seems a little… junior high. Rick likes Susan but Susan kinda likes [...]

The real wealth of the traditional publisher is their backlist. What they have published over the years and kept in print.
Yet today’s traditional publisher does not seem to value this wealth or perhaps does not understand it. Much of it is going out of print.
Out of this travesty a new form of publishing is taking [...]

Here is actually a pretty cool post over at Publetariat. Michael A. Stackpole is discussing how some authors are against the ePub format because they think it will hurt repeat sales – as in, a reader might wear a paper book out, but love it so much that she will go out and [...]

For those of you in Baltimore, here is an opportunity to get your books out:
Baltimore’s Women’s Expo has a special section called the Book Lovers’ Cafe where authors can sell their books.
Here is the registration link.
BTW Baltimoreans – This was posted to the Maryland Writer’s Association – Baltimore’s Announcement List. If you’r not [...]