Look Who Some Big Publishing Companies Are Getting in Bed with…

Recently, high-profile house Simon & Schuster, Inc. launched a “self-publishing division,” partnering with the true Dark Star mother ship of POD (print-on-demand) companies, Author Solutions (AS). Not familiar with AS? A few years back, four members of the “rogues gallery” of POD companies—AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Trafford, Xlibris— joined together to form AS. And Penguin actually bought … Read more

Traditional Publishers Serve This Very Valuable Purpose…

Came across a 6/22/10 post by successful Kindle author Joe Konrath, one of the countless online discussions percolating about this new wild, wild west-world of “self-publishing.” One commenter, Kathleen MacIver had this dead-on comment: I think the sticking point is going to be quality of writing, though. There are so many aspiring authors who think … Read more