I read a pretty intriguing blog post today, from a pretty successful indie author, regarding the midlist. For those who don't know, the midlist used to be this kind of sweet spot, where authors could sell moderately well, enough to make a living without having to be in the top 1% (i.e., bestselling). It was where the mass market paperback lived, ( Read more... )

 There is a new trend in publishing, for ebooks: delaying the ebook release date.

Okay, I can kind of see  doing that for hardcovers.  Amazon offers the kindle price at 9.99 instead of the hardcover price.  This has, as far as I understand it, pushed publishers in this direction of delaying the release of the ebook version.

Case in point: Kim ( Read more... )

jackiekessler answers questions people have about the Harlequin bruhaha and everyone's response to it. In case any of those questions might be your questions ( Read more... )

I was going to comment on the Harlequin self publishing vanity press bruhaha, but Jackie Kessler says everything I could have/would have, and so much more.

The upshot: money should always flow toward an author for having your work published, not away.

A lot of change is happening in the publishing industry these days. A lot of downsizing, and merging, and, one hears, less books are being bought for fewer positions in publishing lines - the rest of that adage being, quality is getting picked over quantity. I recommended Michael Stackpole's latest Secrets podcast a couple of days ago, and I ( Read more... )