published on 2010-06-03
There is an article in the daily telegraph today which quotes Steve Haber, the president of Sony’s digital reading business division as saying: bq. “Within five years there will be more digital content sold than physical content. Three years ago, I said within ten years but I realised that was wrong – it’s within five.” He states that the book industry is experiencing the same kind of shift that the music industry has experienced in terms of digitisation. It’s interesting that he has reduced his figure by half (although by my calculations,, if he made the original prediction three years ago, then he has only shaved two years off!) – there was another article in the Telegraph published not too long ago titled The majority of Britons are still ‘wedded to CDs, DVDs and books’
published on 2010-06-02
Grammar is a subject which divides people. Debates may rage about the content or opinion of a particular piece of literature or journalism, but question a fellow writer’s grammar, and it can go nuclear! If you’re someone who is inclined to get rather geeky when it comes to grammar (which covers a fairly large proportion of people in the publishing and writing worlds) then you will have known the terrible pain of seeing a misplaced apostrophe and someone writing about ‘there dog’ eating ‘to much food’. You may also have a certain fascination with the use of the oxford comma, the correct position of adverbs and many of the other grammatical rules applied to the English language. I imagine that there will be numerous grammatical mistakes in this article of which I am not even aware and I sincerely apologise for the mental distress this may cause. However, if you want to get some advice from people that really know what they are talking about, then there are a few websites that are worth checking out.
published on 2010-06-01
This week’s dose of helpful and interesting links brought to our attention through Twitter, newsletters and general web browsing.
published on 2010-06-01
It’s a question that we hear quite a lot on CompletelyNovel: “If I make my work available for people to read online, does that mean that people are less likely to buy it?” In actual fact, there is plenty of evidence that suggests that sharing your work for free makes people more likely to buy it. It’s important to make sure that your copyright is protected and that you have control over where your book is available, but there is a school of thought that says “The more people who read your book, the more people that are likely to buy it”.
published on 2010-05-23
Some helpful links gathered this week through Twitter, newsletters and general web browsing.
published on 2010-05-20
Navigating the business of self-publishing can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you don’t have any background in publishing. If you’ve written your book and you are now looking at where to go next then we’ve got some information to help you out. From choosing fonts to chasing feedback, there’s lots to learn. Here are the pages on CompletelyNovel where you can find more information.
published on 2010-05-16
Some helpful links gathered this week through Twitter, newsletters and general web browsing.
published on 2010-05-17
Sam Starbuck was the winner of Author Blog Awards in the Unpublished Author category with his blog copperbadge.livejournal.com. Sam has been blogging since 2003 and so has plenty of experience to pass on. Sam explains how he uses his readership to help him with writing books by posting chapters online and encouraging others to critique his work. It may have started as an accident, with Sam thinking of his blog as a “very public email system” but it has turned into a tremendously useful process. So, here’s a CompletelyNovel Q & A with Sam Starbuck.
published on 2010-05-12
We are very excited to have integrated the print-on-demand (POD) printer Lightning Source into the CompletelyNovel publishing system. Lightning Source, now part of the Ingram Group is a major POD player and has printed well over seven million books. Lightning Source joins Antony Rowe, part of CPI UK, as one of the printers that you can choose when you self-publish your book through CompletelyNovel. Lightning Source has print-on-demand facilities in Milton Keynes in the UK and Tennessee in the USA and CompletelyNovel is now connected to both. You will now be able to have your books printed in the USA and shipped directly to your customers over there. We’re looking for authors to help us beta test our links with Lightning Source. We can offer low printing prices and a great opportunity to grow your market overseas. Contact anna@completelynovel.com for more information.
published on 2010-05-10
Creating a successful blog is no easy task. It takes a mixture of self-discipline and passion (in large measures) and a constant commitment to your readers. However, as Emily Benet, winner of the Author Blog Awards tells us, blogging can really pay off. Not only can writing a blog help improve your skill as a writer, it can also help to get you published. Emily tells us how she got started and offers her tips for becoming top of the blogs! Here’s a Q&A from CompletelyNovel.
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Discuss article: When will eBooks overtake print books?:
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