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POD, Self Publishing & Independent Publishing
http://mickrooney.blogspot.com
A Blogsite by Mick Rooney, a writer from Dublin, Ireland. The aim of this blogsite is to discuss, record and share the experiences and opinions of the author about POD Publishing, Self Publishing, Subsidy and Independent Publishing and all related issues.
Recent Posts
Borders US Launches Ebooks With Shortcovers Partnership
While Borders UK stores will pull the shutters down on all of its stores next week, Borders in the US has invested in Shortcovers and that has resulted in the re-branding of the successful e-retailer. Shortcovers will now be curiously known as Kobo ...
When Is a Book Not a Book?
They say seeing is believing. It’s just that our instinct is also to check once, check twice, before we truly accept what we see before us. They say a millionaire passes at least one dollar bill dropped on the street every day. A pauper never miss...
Real Deal Podcast - Self Publishing
Here is a podcast from CNET Real Deal, presented by Tom Merritt and Rafe Needleman about self-publishing. They discuss Lulu, CreateSpace, Blurb, Booksurge, marketing self-published books as well as publishing in general. Tom Merritt appears on CNE...
Want A Bestseller, Teacup or Piano? - Borders UK Sell All
The closure of Borders 45 UK stores may be as soon as Christmas for most branches. In what has been clearly a difficult time for Borders staff - the latest reported by thebookseller - suggest that it is a case of anything for sale if it is not naile...
Wall Street Journal Shine The Light On Scottish Independent Canongate
In an age when discussions on the publishing world seem to focus on a handful of behemoth publishing houses, it's nice to see this piece in the today's Wall Street Journal by Paul Sonne featuring Scottish independent publisher Canongate. There is no...
POD TV - Program 20: Author Solutions CEO Talks To ABC TV
Well, that was the week that was. There's really no author solutions service or impresario in the news these past few weeks other than Author Solutions and its CEO, Kevin Weiss. So, fittingly, for POD TV in program 20, here is Kevin Weiss giving an ...

