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Online Publishing: A Quick Overview

Andrew Putnam - April 16, 2014

Selling your writing online is only getting easier. Low overhead, cheap startup costs and fast setup time means it’s easy to make money. However, it can be just as easy to lose money, and that’s because of piracy. I’m not going to get into the debate of corporate, pirate and indie interests here, but the […]

So Not Worried About This

Aspen Junge - July 18, 2013

The question before me this week is about the future of publishing, and honestly, I couldn’t care less about the future of publishing [0]. People are worried about the effects of Internet-mediated business cycle disruption. The thing about disruptive technologies is that they’re disruptive— they shake things up, move them about, force them to do […]

Dancing and Feeling Good About Publishing

Jason Arnett - June 28, 2013

Recently I sent my novel to a publisher for consideration. I try not to think about it too much but I’ve got my fingers metaphorically crossed they’ll accept it. The key is to keep expectations low. However, I can’t not think about the future. It’s sort of what I do. To do that, I think […]

Ignoring Thunderdome

Larry Jenkins - May 6, 2013

I honestly spend very little time thinking about the future of the publishing industry. I find the blank page intimidating enough as it is, and I don’t need additional reasons to feel insecure about what I’m doing. I try to avoid news about who is merging with whom or what Mrs. Megapublisher’s stance is on […]

Publishing Revolution

August Baker - April 20, 2013

It will come as no surprise to anyone, but the Internet is upon us. And with the absolute freedom allowed to us with instant communication from anywhere to anywhere, it was only a matter of time before the literature began to flow. Printing and publishing is evolving in ways that will change everything, again. It […]