[This was originally posted to the Self-Publishing Discussion Group (of which I am a co-list mom). It has since appeared on Cathy Stucker's "Selling Books" blog and in a e-newsletter. I might as well post my own stuff!]   <Picture from the Publisher’s Weekly blog>   I hear it all the time: “Self-publishers and small press [...]

It’s worth watching – and talking about Amazon’s moves this week. First, they announced they were applying for patents to insert ads into e-books. Then they disclosed that the Kindle 2 has fracture and breakage issues… which they will be happy to replace for $200. Then they deleted e-books from people’s Kindles. Some of this [...]

With the Newsweek issue What to Read Now. And Why and some other recommended reads, I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon. I’m a bibliovore (an eater of books) and a logovore (a devourer of words) - I read everything from cereal boxes to bus ads to lengthy tomes on Chinese politicians’ wives (which was a sure cure for [...]

There’s been an interesting debate on the Self-Publishing Discussion List (of which I am a List Mom) about whether a book packager or book shepherd is of use. My opinion – and keep in mind I do both – is, it depends. (I know I say that a lot.) The arguments against fall into a [...]