NZ library to hold self-publishing workshops
In New Zealand, Paraparaumu Library is running a series of self-publishing workshops for aspiring authors, reports Voxy. Beginning in July, the workshops cover a range of practical topics, including using...
Australian self-published author heads ‘Women Writing Women’ project
Australian self-published author Jessica Bell is organising an international publishing project called ‘Outside the Box: Women Writing Women’, which showcases women writers who are ‘self-publishing as a mark of independence and integrity,...
Blurb launches ‘Dream Team’ marketplace of publishing experts
Self-publishing service provider Blurb has launched its ‘Dream Team’ marketplace to help authors discover freelance editors and designers to finalise their books, reports Venture Beat. The company aims to simplify the...
Report finds 31% of ebooks sold on Amazon are self-published
A report from lobby group Author Earnings has found that 31% percent of ebooks sold on Amazon over the past three months were self-published, reports the Telegraph. According to the...
At your service: Self-publishing support services
The boom in self-publishing has led to the establishment of a number of different ‘self-publishing support services’. Brad Jefferies reports.Support services for self-published authors come in all shapes and sizes....
UK university launches self-publishing degree
In the UK, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will offer a Masters of Arts in self-publishing, which is the ‘first of its kind in the UK’, said UCLan in a statement....
WH Smith relaunches ebookstore without self-published titles
In the UK, WH Smith is selling ebooks again after taking its store offline following the discovery of a number of explicit self-published ebooks provided by Kobo, reports the Bookseller....
WH Smith relaunches website without ebooks
In the UK, WH Smith has relaunched its website after taking the site offline for nearly four days, reports the Bookseller. However, the retailer is not currently selling ebooks and...
Bowker reveals 422% increase in self-published titles since 2007
In an analysis of US ISBN data, Bowker has revealed that 391,000 self-published titles were published in 2012, which is an increase of 59% over 2011 and 422% over 2007....
Bloomsbury launches self-publishing comparison service
In the UK, Bloomsbury’s online writers’ resource Writers & Artists has launched selfpubcompare.com, a free self-publishing provider comparison website. Writers can complete a questionnaire on the website to find self-publishing providers that offer services most...
Over 20,000 new titles published in Australia in 2012
In 2012, 21,086 new books were produced by 4344 different publishers in Australia, according to ISBN records added to Bowker’s Books in Print database. The 2012 figures show an increase in...
Penguin to relaunch Book Country, open online bookstore
Penguin will relaunch Book Country, an online community for genre fiction writers, in July, reports the Bookseller. The revamped website, which was first established in 2011, will include a broader range...
Penguin, Author Solutions file motion to dismiss ‘misguided’ lawsuit
In the US, Penguin and its self-publishing subsidiary Author Solutions have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against them in April by three authors, labelling the suit as...
Bowker research shows 20% of genre ebooks sold are self-published
Bowker Market Research has found that self-published titles accounted for more than 20% of crime, science fiction, romance and humour ebooks sold in the UK in 2012, reported the Guardian....
Bowker partners with Digi-Rights for US My Identifiers platform
In the US, Bowker is continuing to expand its My Identifiers platform with a new partnership with Digi-Rights. An online tool for small publishers and self-publishers to manage their rights...
Bowker launches SelfPublishedAuthor.com
In the US, Bowker, parent company of Books+Publishing owner Thorpe-Bowker, has launched SelfPublishedAuthor.com, a website designed to help authors self-publish their work. The website, which says its aim is to ‘guide independent authors...
Authors sue self-publishing service Author Solutions, parent company Penguin
In the US, three authors are suing self-publishing service Author Solutions and its parent company Penguin, reports Publishers Weekly. The authors, who are seeking class action status, allege in their...
Self-published YA author Darrell Pitt on striking a deal with Text
Self-published YA author Darrell Pitt recently signed an eight-book publishing deal with Text. He reflects on his path to publication. It was a combination of hard work, perseverance and luck...
Text signs eight-book deal with self-published YA author
Text Publishing has signed an eight-book deal with self-published YA author Darrell Pitt. Pitt, a Melbourne writer who is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing at RMIT,...
B&N to relaunch self-publishing platform as Nook Press
Barnes & Noble is relaunching its self-publishing platform as Nook Press, reports Publishers Weekly. Nook Press will replace B&N’s current self-publishing service PubIt!, with the retailer reportedly planning to phase...