Between the high prices established by the Big Six and the horrendous literature often produced by self-publishers, readers often feel they have no allies in electronic book publishing. There is, however, a middle-ground for those who want to step away from the norm: small and independent publishers. These publishers tend to be staffed well-enough to [...]
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We focus a lot of our attention on independent eBooks on this blog, but what about the people behind them? The writers, the editors, the publishers are all an integral part of the finished product that we, as readers, enjoy. I recently spoke with Bryan Ibeas at Found Press about his role, the roles of others, [...]
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Let’s forget Publishers … and Authors … and all the companies that want to take over Publishing and Books. That leaves us readers and our books. We are migrating from books to ebooks and from a curated gatekeeper model to a mix of curation and long tail and ‘anyone can publish’. What impact does it have [...]
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First, courtesy Happy Reader Joyce, we have a book that gets a Starred Review from both Publishers Weekly and Booklist. As a bonus it’s free. Zendegi by Greg Egan. Price: $0. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Artificial Intelligences that are Almost Human. Rated 3.5 stars on 8 reviews. 278 pages. Next, a good deal – Update: [...]
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