33 Tips For Profitable Publishing
Updated: 2012-05-18 15:59:05
By Brian Jud
The most expensive part of publishing is a mistake. If you can avoid the most common traps into which unsuccessful publishers fall, you increase your chance of success significantly. You may be on the right path to publishing success… but...
This weekend our very own Elizabeth Moon will be appearing on the BBC World Service to take part in a discussion about Future Wars.
Elizabeth is a much-loved author of fantasy and science fiction, and during the writing of classic SF …
An e-book was recently purchased by some big Hollywood names to be adapted into a film. Whether the movie actually gets made or not, this marks a real step forward for the “legitimacy” of self-published titles as viable published works.
Of course, readers have long thought that. Why else would… Read more 
I caught the writing bug later in life. It stems from my love of reading. As a child, my interests gravitated toward music and art. I spent hours either learning new songs on guitar or drawing and sketching on my art pad. I enjoyed playing outside and having fun with my friends, but I could [...]
Understanding cultural differences when doing business around the world is becoming more important in a global society. Even within large countries like the United States, there are differences from one region to another. When you go beyond that and look at one country vs. another, the differences become even more… Read more 
Blood. Passion. Service…
FORBIDDEN BLOOD by Kristen Painter is available now from the Orbit Short Fiction program!
The comarré were created for only one reason – to give blood – and whatever else their vampire patron requires. But one comarré …
In this installment of The Kindle Publishing System course you will learn what 'going wide' means and what are the advantages of going niche specific.
For so many years, I thought I would be an English teacher –a teacher who would show students the wonderful universe of the written word and all the amazing adventures that it encompasses. I never dreamed the desire to teach would slowly fade and become other desires. A few years ago, as I started college, [...]
Trudi Canavan’s Traitor Spy trilogy – so far comprising the Sunday Times bestsellers THE AMBASSADOR’S MISSION [UK | US | ANZ] and THE ROGUE [UK | US | ANZ] - will finally be completed in August, with the …
You can make money building a Kindle empire by simply outsourcing your tasks. Here's a manual on how to get it done.
Many new writers often ask many other, more established writers, where they find their ideas. (Novelists get this a lot, as do columnists.)
Some people have a lot of ideas generating around in their fertile imaginations (Stephen King, for example), while others find that a few simple tips can help… Read more 
Everyone thinks there’s a magic bullet to getting a book written.
There isn’t. But if you follow a few tips, you will find yourself more productive, and, presto – like magic a book will be born.
1. Keep to a schedule. This means that you write every day, or five… Read more 
Joel Friedlander, one of THE guys and authorities on book design releases a brand new FREE report.
I have to admit, I was a little excited a few days ago when I spotted the “Your Pottermore account is ready! Step this way…” email in my inbox. I had all sorts of questions, all kinds of things I was curious about. What kind of content did J. K. Rowling include in Pottermore? What’s [...]
The erotica novel Fifty Shades of Grey has been a publishing sensation. And a satirist who came up with a parody has quickly landed a publishing deal and, for the publishing industry, a quick release date.
Andrew Shaffer, a writer, reviewer, blogger and parodist, started running his own take-down of… Read more 
So, how’s your writing going?
You’ve got a schedule, right? And you’re sticking to it. Right? If you’ve got a platform you’re building to attract an audience, you’re sticking to your timetable for creating blogs, answering emails, writing the book?
This is an area where a lot of… Read more 
My colleagues and I think that e-book sales will dominate the market by next year.
Why is this significant?
Well, sales of e-books continue to rise in general, despite climbing prices from publishers who are trying to offset the loss in traditional books (that is, those books printed on paper… Read more