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Harlequin Adds Self-Publishing Line

November 17, 2009
By Michael Cader

Following the same model as Thomas Nelson’s recently-announced WestBow Press, Harlequin has started a self-publishing line. Like Nelson, they are outsourcing most of the work to Author Solutions as their partner. Unlike Nelson, they aren’t afraid to use their own name for the line, which is called Harlequin Horizons. As they say on the site: “The intent behind creating Harlequin Horizons is to give more aspiring romance writers and women’s fiction writers the opportunity to publish their books and achieve their dreams without going through the submission process with a traditional publishing house. “However, we understand you may aspire to […]

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Author Solutions Buys Canada's Trafford

April 5, 2009
By Michael Cader

Author Solutions continues to roll up its rivals, now buying Canadian self-publisher Trafford Publishing. CEO Kevin Weiss tells the WSJ his company will have close to $100 million in sales in 2009. Trafford ceo Geoffrey Reid, who will remain in that position, tells the paper, “We felt that Author Solutions was consolidating the market, and we wanted to be part of that.”WSJ

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Amazon/Penguin Contest Returns

November 13, 2008
By Michael Cader

The e-tailer’s Breakthrough Novel Award competition will return for a second year, open to new manuscript submissions as of Groundhog’s Day, 2009, and once again they will partner with the Penguin Group. Amazon calls the first contest “enormously successful,” despite the tepid response from the marketplace to the August release of winner Bill Loehfelm’s FRESH KILLS. (Loehfelm’s book has sold approximately 4,000 copies through outlets tracked by Nielsen Bookscan.) But Penguin has acquired rights to four of the other ten finalists: Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan (Amy Einhorn Books, July 2009); The Wet Nurse’s Tale by Erica Eisdorfer (Putnam, […]

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Self-Published Cookbook Goes National

November 2, 2008
By Michael Cader

Wona Miniati and Deana Gunn say their self-published COOKING WITH ALL THINGS TRADER JOE’s has sold 20,000 copies in the past year, with another 15,000 recently shipped to stores, and now Borders is carrying the book chainwide. Published without the participation of the grocery chain, the book presents recipes based on prepared ingredients carried by Trader Joe’s.WSJ

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Lace Reader on NPR

August 3, 2008
By Michael Cader

Follow the link below to hear LACE READER author Brunonia Barry on NPR’s Morning Edition. Part of the story focuses on her successful adventure in self-publishing. “Barry’s husband, Gary Ward, encouraged her to self-publish; she says if it had not been for him, the book might still be sitting in a drawer. Barry and Ward have their own software publishing business, which served as a base for the venture. “We thought, ‘We can do this, we’re already publishers,’ Barry remembers. ‘It’s kind of a laugh now, because you run into so many things you never anticipated.'” Manager of the Spirit […]

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Author Newmark's Viral Start for UNHOLY MISCHIEF

July 18, 2008
By Michael Cader

Forbes profiles how Elle Newmark tried a new approach after four less-than-successful book efforts and at least raised her profile (and advance) considerably for THE BOOK OF UNHOLY MISCHIEF. She self-published this time through iUniverse and “decided to throw a virtual book launch party and sent out 500,000 e-mail invites to agents, editors and reviewers. It worked: Her book became a best-seller on Amazon the day of the virtual book party. Newmark’s Internet marketing savvy wound up getting her a William Morris agent and a contract with Simon & Schuster within two weeks of the virtual book party.”Forbes

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