Genre fiction is selling so well on Kindle that Amazon is stepping further into the publishing roll. They've opened up an imprint, Montlake Romance, that will publish everything from paranormal romance to suspense romance.
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about how self-pubbed e-books are totally upending the e-book market. My favourite
Fogel and I have been debating how e-books will affect freelance editors. I'm guessing that people who want to indie e-publish will be swamping freelancers in-boxes with edit requests.
I can't wait to see Priest, because I'm pretty sure that the movie's high-tech take on vampire fighting is very different from my post-apocalyptic novel where gunpowder is so scarce that people carry swords and cross bows as supplementary weapons.
It seems the Charlie Sheen school of publicity has hit the indie publishing scene in a big way. Author Jacqueline Howett took great exception to book blogger Big Al's review of her indie novel.
The last thing I wanted after a cramped plane flight was to line up at immigration so that I could get back into my own country, and luckily I was pushed to the front of the line by the security guard because of my Canadian passport. Membership has it's privileges.
Eisler is joining a growing number of authors who are walking away from legacy publishers.
Forest fires regularly sweep through Northern Ontario during the summer months, and if a town is in the way it has no chance. In 1979 the town of Cobalt, Ontario near Lake Tamiskaming lost a good chunk, with only the church, a few homes and a decaying strip plaza spared.
I prefer not to simply publish links to other people's content on this blog, but this warning from Amanda Hocking
There are lot's of ways to get an ISBN number for self-published books or e-books, but I chose to go all the way and become a Canadian publisher.