Category: Newsletter
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Are audiobooks the right option for you?
David Stokes, founder of Author2Audio, answers some common questions from authors interested in turning their title into an audiobook. When on ‘discovery calls’ with prospective authors, I invariably ask my routine question: ‘Why do you want an audiobook?’ This is often followed by an uncomfortable pause on the other end of the line … maybe…
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Lisa Van Der Wielen on her award-winning picture book ‘Little Dune’
Lisa Van Der Wielen is a Perth-based writer and the author of several picture books. Late last year, her book Little Dune (illus by Alison Mutton) won the Spark Award in the picture book category, an annual award from the US-based Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators that recognises excellence in a self-published children’s…
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Latest publishing news
#BookTok authors help boost 2022 book sales The Australian print book market grew 7.2% last year to $1.3 billion, up from $1.26 billion in 2021, according to Nielsen BookScan. The total number of unit sales for 2022 was 70.9 million, an 8.2% year-on-year increase. Last year’s growth was driven by a boom in sales of…
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November’s Independent Publishing newsletter
Welcome to the November issue of Books+Publishing’s monthly Independent Publishing newsletter. Firstly, a reminder that the Small Press Network is hosting its annual Independent Publishing Conference at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne (and streamed online) next week from 24–26 November. The workshop day on Saturday, 26 November will be of particular interest to readers of Independent Publishing, and…
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Anna Featherstone on publicising your book
Anna Featherstone will be presenting a workshop at SPN’s Independent Publishing Conference 2022 on the topic of publishing timelines. The workshop will cover the various writing, publishing, marketing, distribution and leveraging tasks authors need to attend to, and when, to give their book the best chance of success. Below is an extract from Featherstone’s Look—It’s…
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Brittany Schulz on her indie specialist bookshop Fiction & Friction
Brittany Schulz is the owner of Fiction & Friction, an online bookshop dedicated to stocking indie authors, specialising in romance titles. After two years running the online shop, Schulz is is now opening a physical location in Murray Bridge, Adelaide, to cater to increasing demand. She spoke to Debbie Lee, Ingram Content Group’s senior manager…
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Latest publishing news
Court blocks PRH acquisition of S&S Bertelsmann, the parent company of Penguin Random House (PRH), will appeal a ruling by a US federal court blocking its proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster (S&S). In a two-page order, judge Florence Pan found: ‘the United States has shown that the effect of [the proposed merger] may be substantially…
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Louise Guy on her writing career
Could you please introduce yourself, the books you have written and then give a brief pitch of your most recent book? Hi, I’m Louise Guy, author of 13 middle-grade fiction titles, 15 romances (10 novella length, five full length), and five domestic thrillers. I write under three pen names and love the versatility of writing…
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Ivana Truglio on the inaugural Book Fair Australia
The first ever Book Fair Australia will be held at Sydney Showground on 26–27 November. Independent Publishing spoke to founder and CEO Ivana Truglio about her inspiration, her plans to grow the event, and what authors and book lovers can expect from the fair. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your…
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Latest Publishing news
Independent Publishing Conference program announced The program for the 2022 Small Press Network (SPN) annual Independent Publishing Conference, which runs from 24–26 November, has been announced. The conference, which is now in its 11th year, will run as a hybrid event taking place in person at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne and streamed simultaneously online.…