Forum: Other Ways Into Print

I decided to publish my work somewhat differently. Modern Sweden – An Instagram Novel is a satire and meditation upon contemporary society and...

Hi I am wondering if anybody here has used Create Space and if so, what are your experiences? It all looks too easy and cheap so there must be a...

Hello everyone. Some of you might remember me, others might not. I'm Mark and I was on this site 7 years ago or so. I just published my novel,...

So I was recently told about a new option from a friend of mine. They are called Inkshares Inc. Basically they use crowdfunding to help authors get...

I've been experimenting with using Patreon as a platform for my stories. What's interesting about Patreon is that you can essentially sell stories...

So I decided to enter the ABNA (Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award) contest over on Amazon, since, heck, you never know and it costs me all of ten...

I have a question that needs answers to. Would it be better to put your novel out in an audio format and then book format later or book format...

I've heard that in the commercial publishing industry, agents and editors will criticize authors' works and authors need the thick skin to listen to...

Want a free downloadable preview of my book, "Modus Operandi: and other crime stories"? just go to: https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1127457 I...

I started prepping Simulated Murder for publishing on Amazon's KDP, and ran across a couple of items during the setup that I thought I'd solicit some...

I just published my first book, Modus Operandi: and other crime stories through createspace and had a wonderful experience with it! If anyone is...

Like many of us on these forums, I have been hoofing it for years. Working on my book, editing, sending to agents. Over and over you get the...

As part of promoting my first published book on Amazon, I've started a Twitter account and tied it to the author page. Unfortunately, I haven't...

Hello everybody Found this on Fantasy Fiction website. It's a competition with a publishing contract as the prize. Got to be worth a try I think. I...

"Apple and several of the nation's largest book publishers were hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday for allegedly colluding to fix...

I'm trying to write some short stories to sell for 99 cents each on Smashwords.com. Does anyone have any experience (and hopefully success) with...

Thought people might be interested in this: http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/

The television news feature about Ben Heckmann, an eighth grader from Farmington, Minn., was breathless in its praise. “At 14 years old, he has...

Okay, the print version just came out with Trafford, and the ebook comes out at $3.99 in six to eight weeks. What now? Explain it to me like I...