Category: Features
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Hybrid publishing in Australia
In April, two UK writers’ organisations—the Society of Authors (SoA) and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)—published Is It a Steal?, an investigation into what they call hybrid publishing—defined as a situation where ‘a writer pays money for publication, and grants the company a licence of rights or the company takes a share of…
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From the archive: the basic book promotion field kit
From 2018—2019, the novelist Ellie Marney wrote a monthly advice column for Australian Self Publisher. Below, we have reprinted the third instalment in the ‘Self-publishing essentials with Ellie Marney: promotion, marketing and all that jazz’ series, in which she provides tips on how to create a ‘promotional footprint’ for your book. Welcome back! In the first article in this…
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UK investigation into hybrid publishing finds widespread dissatisfaction
Earlier this month, two UK writers’ organisations—the Society of Authors (SoA) and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)—published Is It a Steal?, an investigation into what it calls hybrid publishing services. What is hybrid publishing? The SoA and WGGB define hybrid publishing as a situation where ‘a writer pays money for publication, and grants…
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C S Cooper on selling books at the Easter Show
C S Cooper is the author of seven sci-fi/fantasy novels, including Final Flight of the Ranegr, published in 2019, and the six-book series ‘The Axom Saga’ published in 2021. Most recently, he published his first young children’s book, The Giant Gingerbread Gent, earlier this year. Cooper, who has a background in software engineering as well…
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From the archive: Developing a ‘promotional footprint’
From 2018—2019, the novelist Ellie Marney wrote a monthly advice column for Australian Self Publisher. Below, we have reprinted the second instalment in the ‘Self-publishing essentials with Ellie Marney: promotion, marketing and all that jazz’ series, in which she provides tips on how to develop a ‘promotional footprint’ to plan your publicity campaign. Your book promotion…
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‘The royalties!’: Alan Baxter on self-publishing his Aurealis Award-shortlisted collection The Gulp
Alan Baxter is an award-winning author of horror, supernatural thrillers, and dark fantasy liberally mixed with crime, mystery, and noir. His recent collection, The Gulp, pulled in three nominations for the Aurealis Awards. Alan talks to Independent Publishing about The Gulp, his self-publishing process and his tips for other authors. Congratulations on being shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards (Best…
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Is your book ready for publishing? A checklist from Meyer Literary
Angela Meyer is a Melbourne-based author, editor and professional reader. Her debut novel, A Superior Spectre (Ventura), was shortlisted for five literary awards, and her second novel, Moon Sugar, will be published by Transit Lounge in October. After working at Echo Publishing/Bonnier Books UK as a commissioning editor and then publisher, Angela now works as…
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From the archive: An introduction to promotion and marketing your book
From 2018—2019, the novelist Ellie Marney wrote a monthly advice column for Australian Self Publisher. Below, we have reprinted the first instalment in the ‘Self-publishing essentials with Ellie Marney: promotion, marketing and all that jazz’ series, in which she writes about the importance of marketing, as well as showing you how to come up with a…
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Your key independent publishing partners
One of the key roles of Independent Publishing is connecting authors with reputable providers of services and advice to help you at each step of your writing and publishing journey. By way of introduction, Independent Publishing spoke to a number of professional organisations, industry service providers and consultants to give them the opportunity to explain—in…
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How to reach your readers
Last month, we cleared your marketing schedule of all the tasks that waste your time. This month, I am going to show you how to perform effective outreach that will build an audience for your books without taking up valuable writing time. What is outreach? The term outreach is used to describe a range of…