Tag Archives: old versus new media

More on the New Pulp Fiction

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Cora

The New Pulp Fiction discussion (my previous two entries can be found here and here) is still going on. At Do Some Damage, Brian Lindenmuth divides the new pulp fictioneers into two camps, one camp which writes new stories in … Continue reading →

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The New Pulp Fiction

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Cora

About one and a half months ago, I wrote a post comparing the rise of indie publishing with the age of the pulps in the first half of the 20th century, since both eras were characterized by the writing and … Continue reading →

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The latest indie publishing sensation and German responses to Amazon’s publishing ventures

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Cora

The Telegraph reports about the newest self-publishing phenomenon, British writer Kerry Wilkinson who sold more than 250 000 books in less than a year, which made him the bestselling Kindle author in the UK. Of course, mega-bestselling indie writers are … Continue reading →

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The Book is Dying… Again – Doom and Gloom at the Guardian

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Cora

Ewan Morrison, who proclaimed the death of the book as we know it six months ago, is back at the Guardian. Since the book steadfastly refuses to die, Morrison is now declaring electronic self-publishing a bubble that will burst any … Continue reading →

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International Bookselling News

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Cora

Publishing Perspectives has two interesting articles about the book and e-book market today: First the positive: Amazon is apparently getting ready to launch a Brazilian Kindle store later this year. According to the article, e-books are only 0.5 percent of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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German TV almost discovers indie publishing

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Cora

Visiting the web presence of Kulturzeit, a daily 40 minute TV program on culture and arts topics, I spotted the following headline: “Amazon joins ranks of book publishers.” “Huh”, I thought, “has Kulturzeit discovered indie publishing? This is gonna be … Continue reading →

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