Tag Archives: indie versus traditional

Pegasus Pulp e-books now available DriveThruFiction

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Cora

Nope, I’m not going to get into the whole indie versus traditional publishing debate going on right now, complete with namecalling on both sides. It’s an ugly discussion and utterly unnecessary, because no one ever said that it had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Away

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Cora

I will be in the UK for a few days with only occasional internet access. But while I’m away, why don’t you read this USA Today interview with romance writer Nina Bruhns who indie publishes in addition to her traditional … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Links | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Indie Publishing Links for the Day of German Unity

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Cora

October 3 is the Day of German Unity, which commemorates the German reunification on October 3, 1990. Since it’s a fairly new holiday and one that never really had an emotional connection for many people (I explain why here), there … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links, Publishing | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

I’m not a content-creating brand: Two additions to yesterday’s post

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Cora

I have a couple of additions to yesterday’s post: First of all, Kristine Kathryn Rusch dissects the Mike Shatzkin post I linked to yesterday. Interestingly, I had not made the connection between Shatzkin’s “content-creating brands” and indie authors, partly because … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Publishing | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

New Discussions of Eternal Topics

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Cora

The latest doom and gloom article comes to you courtesy the New York Times. This time around, it’s not publishing itself or the print book that’s declared dead but the mass market paperback. If mass market paperbacks were actually to … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Publishing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Now computers are writing fiction – is this the death of publishing?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Cora

Expect my August sales figures as well as a new story in the next few days. But for now, here is another linkdump. And sorry about the melodramatic headline, but if it gets me views and people who buy books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links, Publishing, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Indie Publishing Link Round-up

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Cora

Here is yet another “Wah – the book is dead and western culture is dying along with it” article, this time by one Ewan Morrison. The Guardian seems to have cornered the market in doom and gloom articles about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Publishing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Indie publishing, traditional publishing or both?

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Cora

First of all, a brief housekeeping note. I have added links to the dedicated e-book pages on the bibliography page, because I noticed that a lot of visitors only click on the bibliography and not on the e-book pages. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Publishing, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment