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The New York Times weighs in on self-publishing.

Posted on August 16, 2012 by bryanknower

The New York Times has a decent article on self-publishing that accepts the premise that self-publishing is here to stay. Most of the important players are covered, (although I didn’t see Book Baby in the featured list of print copy enablers). The list of strictly e-book platform consolidators is comprehensive. Worth a look, if only to see if your platform of choice is mentioned/praised. The Joys and Hazards of Self-Publishing on the Web

StoryBundle Debuts with Seven Indie Ebooks for One Pay-What-You-Want Price

Posted on August 9, 2012 by bryanknower

StoryBundle Debuts with Seven Indie Ebooks for One Pay-What-You-Want Price.

Here’s a great deal that supports multiple elements of the e-book world. Authors get exposure, the distributor (StoryBundle) gets more books out there, the reader gets to pay what they think the works are worth, and part of the proceeds go to help e-publishing endeavors. This first bundle is science fiction themed. Excerpts of the works in the bundle can be perused at the StoryBundle website. Nice job.