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Day: December 16, 2015

Author Services Platform Reedsy Wins FutureBook 2015 BookTech Award

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

In an impressive win over serious contenders, Reedsy—which helps authors hire freelance editors, cover designers, and marketers—has won the 2015 FutureBook BookTech Award in London.

Categories Self-Publishing, Tools and Services Tags FutureBook

Smashwords Adds Three New Distribution Partners + Releases Annual Survey

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

Earlier this fall, ebook distributor Draft2Digital announced a partnership with Tolino to distribute ebooks to the German market. Smashwords, the biggest ebook distributor for indie authors, has now announced the same.

Categories Self-Publishing, Tools and Services Tags ebooks

Audiobooks Outselling Print? No, but They’re Increasingly Important

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

Earlier editions of The Hot Sheet have discussed the opportunity and growth in the audiobook market.

Categories Digital Publishing Tags audiobooks

If $3.99 Is Mark Coker’s Favorite Price, What Works in Germany?

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

Munich-based journalist and self-publishing author Matthias Matting has offered a response to the article at Smashwords we’ve mentioned elsewhere in this issue.

Categories Author Income, Self-Publishing Tags ebooks, Europe

On the List: Born into the Children of God

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

First released in 2014, Born into the Children of God tells the story of Natacha Tormey, who was born into a religious cult known as The Children of God.

Categories Marketing, Profile

New Signs of Life (and Death) in Multimedia and App-Based Publishing

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

Inside the industry, you hear a lot of talk about multimedia publishing, but you don’t necessarily see a lot of activity—it’s still considered a risky and unproven business.

Categories Digital Publishing Tags Apps, ebooks, mobile reading

ALLi’s New Publishing Rights Service: London, Frankfurt, but Not Chicago

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

The U.K.-based Alliance of Independent Authors is working with literary agency Toby Mundy Associates to have eligible members’ translation and other subsidiary rights sold by TMA.

Categories Rights and Licensing, Self-Publishing Tags ALLi, Europe, UK

Barnes & Noble Wants to Become a Lifestyle Brand

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

Earlier this month, Barnes & Noble reported their latest earnings; the report was fairly grim news to anyone inside the industry who follows the financials.

Categories Bookselling Tags Barnes & Noble

Ingram’s Acquisition of Aer.io Will Include IngramSpark for Authors

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

It’s just been announced that the San Francisco–based startup Aer.io (formerly known as Aerbook) has been acquired by Ingram Content Group.

Categories Self-Publishing, Tools and Services Tags Ingram

Closing Image: December 16, 2015

November 10, 2022December 16, 2015 by Jane Friedman

Goodreads recently posted a case study on the effect of winning a Goodreads Choice Award and how it can boost a book

Categories Bestsellers, Marketing Tags Closing Image
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