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04/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
The 221 titles submitted for our sixth quarterly PW Select
This sixth PW Select quarterly—our first was in Dec. 2010—is our most robust: the most submitted titles and the most (52) that merited a review in our editors’ estimations. Among the highlights in fiction: a “confident debut” by Peter Christian Hall; Helena Soister’s Dan Brown–worthy thriller; a charming whodunit by Robin Lamont; and a winning portrait of the pre-AIDS gay community by Jeffrey Sharlach. In nonfiction, Stacy Dymalski’s “laugh-out-loud funny” mom memoir; and the enterprising Matt Ivester’s lol...OMG!, a guide to digital citizenship.
04/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
Unlike many authors who turn to self-publishing, Ivester didn’t receive a host of rejections from publishing houses. He didn’t send his manuscript out to agents. In fact, he never looked for representation of any kind. He simply didn’t have the time.
04/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
Self-publishing company’s clients earned over $1 million in 2011
In the five years since Blurb, the self-publishing platform, went live in mid-2006, the Silicon Valley startup has grown with the book publishing industry overall. Founded by Eileen Gittins, who was frustrated when she couldn’t find an affordable way to print 40 copies of her photography book, Five Hours in Napa, to give to friends, Blurb.com was launched to help others who wanted to make high-quality, one-off books of baby pictures, photo collections, or journals. Personal books continue to play an important role as Blurb moves forward, making up 50% of its business.
04/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
Seth Godin’s unconventional publishing project reached more than a million readers
Seth Godin, marketer extraordinaire, entrepreneurial maverick, and publishing visionary, says the latest exercise in reinventing publishing, the Domino Project, is an effort “not to be a hypocrite.” What he means is that after 25 years and 13 books often focused on what is wrong with the publishing industry, he set himself the task of showing the way forward.
04/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
These are the books selected for review from all of the books listed in this installment of PW Select.
04/06/2012 @ 12:00AM
Here's our complete Spring 2012 PW Select supplement, with reviews, features and listings of new self-published books.
12/30/2011 @ 07:00PM
Reviews of Fiction, Nonfiction and Children's self-published titles from this round of PW Select submissions.
12/30/2011 @ 07:00PM
Violin maker invests more than $1 million in unique project
It’s self-publishing on a grand scale. It took Tom Wilder 10 years and a C$1.2 million investment to publish The Conservation, Restoration, and Repair of Stringed Instruments and Their Bows. The three-volume, 1,600-page bible on the subject sells for $1,395, but so far sales are going well, says Wilder.
12/30/2011 @ 07:00PM
Digital editions add to the segment’s explosive growth
In the December 2010 inaugural issue of PW Select, the heads of different self-publishing companies talked about the way e-books were becoming a bigger part of their business. That trend accelerated in 2011, helping to keep the number of titles produced at the major e-book vendors soaring.
12/30/2011 @ 07:00PM
The 193 titles submitted for our fifth quarterly PW Select
Highlights from the offerings to be found here, our fifth PW Select, include: (trumpet please!) our first title to receive a starred review, Audrey Lynn’s novel about a Russian soldier returning from Afghanistan; an exciting medical thriller about illegal trafficking in venomous snakes; Vivian Yang’s fictional memoir about a Chinese teenager set during WWII and after; an important work by two pioneers in autism research and treatment; and many more that altogether reflect the diversity of interests and enthusiasms that find voice through self-publishing.
Josie Leavitt
It's true: I miss the pounds upon pounds of paper catalogs that I used to get every season. Yes, I hated the waste of them, especially when I'd get three sets of the same catalog. Recycling them was a...
Rose Fox
Mythopoeic and Sturgeon Awards finalists; Spectrum winners....
Adam Boretz
Today -- in the third installment of our Informal Audie Awards Poll -- we turn to one of the most prestigious prizes up for grabs at this years Audies: Distinguished Achievement in Production....
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