If you haven’t been over to the Publetariat site yet, your really must go.
I have been watching this site grow since shortly after its launch, and I have to say… they are really kicking ass.
I love the design, I love the tone, I love the mission but most of all I love the info that [...]

I just discovered (thanks to badbadbad) a website that serves as a great resource if you are an indie publisher, looking to get published by an indie publisher or looking for places to buy indie books. Honestly, I am suprised I had not found this site before now, as it is so right up [...]

I am an active user of Amazon.com’s author-promotion mechanisms. I have an author-blog on my book’s Amazon page, I submitted my book so it’s searchable on Amazon, I have submitted a review written by an independent reviewer for display on my book’s Amazon page. So far so good. However: the book I’m pitching is among [...]

Check out this story, Self-Published Book Gets Neiman Marcus Launch, by way of Publishers Weekly…
Now, this is the stuff of which Indie Publisher’s dreams are made, right? These two women write a book (What I Learned About Life When My Husband Got Fired), someone at NM gets a hold of it, loves it, [...]

Here is a great blog-series of writing advice for Bart Lyga. I think it was originally intended for teen writers, but it looks like there is good stuff for everyone:
http://barrylyga.com/new/blog-writing-advice.html
(hat-tip to Sheila Ruth via facebook)

So, I just want to post a quick plug for our new friend Umbrella Radio!
They play really great Baltimore based music (especially sahffi! ) and literature, and are doing a lot to support local arts and music. Plus, they are really great people.
Both AuthorsBookshop and IndieBookman are going to be partnering with them in [...]

Ill be talking about indie publishing, AuthorsBookshop, bookburning etc. in an interview on Umbrella Radio tonight at 8:00pm!
Stop by the website and listen!!!!
http://www.umbrellaradio.org/

So, there is a great dialog going on over at the April Hamilton’s fellow indie book blog Indie Author (I definitely recommend you spend some time there) that started with an email April received.
Seems some person, I don’t know if he is afilliated with IndieBound or not but he/she definately throws their name in there [...]

Moira Allen and Writing World has a little article laying out the differences between subsidy publishing and self-publishing that is worth a read – even if you are already pretty solid in the difference.
Just one of her considerations:
2. Will I receive royalties or all sales proceeds? If the answer is “royalties,” you’re dealing with a [...]

I have just been made aware of what looks like a really cool program – a great way to spread the word about your books while doing a really good thing for veterans.
According to their website,

BOOKS FOR BOOTS partners with selected authors and publishers. Authors donate their royalties and publishers donate books.
The money goes to [...]