Still to come in our Publishing Month: guest posts from writers Brandon Sanderson, Stephen Nelson, and Gini Koch, and literary agent Laurie McLean. In the meantime, here are 10 reads worth your time:
Anne R Allen examines the different types of publishers in Who Are the Big Six? What Does “Indie” Really Mean”? Answers to Not-So-Dumb Questions You Were Afraid to Ask.
At Writers in the Storm, Susan Squires explains her own publishing options in Too Many Choices.
The Intern takes a somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at The Publishers Weekly: The Deals You Don’t See.
Teleread crunches numbers in Amazon Price Bots Result In Unusually High- and Low-Price Books.
Mhairi Simpson talks about how Self-Publishing Is Not the Easy Way.
Still on the topic of self-publishing, The Huffington Post discusses The Changing Politics of the Self-Publishing Stima.
Nathan Bransford talks about how Traditional vs Self-Publishing is a False Dichotomy.
The Guardian examines writers’ incomes in Stop the Press: Half of Self-Published Authors Earn Less Than $500.
Interested in checking out some books by small or independent presses? Take a look at Small Press Reviews.
Missed any Fictorians articles this week?
Guest post from David Dalglish – The Triumph of the Dalglish: How I Sold 2ook Novels While Not Knowing Squat
Nancy DiMauro – E-Publishing – Why I Chose It
Guest post from Jordan Ellinger – Coming Up In The Trenches