This is what I wrote in the front flap of Release Your Writing: Book Publishing Your Way:
Attract a publisher if you can, but if not,
don’t wait your life away….Publish your book yourself.
Things have sure changes since I published that book, but the message remains as true today. We've seen the publishing world move from a few big firms, to strength in numbers with indie publishers, ebook creators, and individuals who achieve high sales through self-publishing on their own.
I continue to say there's never been a better time to be a writer, and to get published.
In fact, today mainstream Penguin Books announced they are purchasing Author Solutions - which is a conglomeration of Author House, iUniverse, Trafford in Canada, and Xlibris,
Why would Penguin buy up the top POD firms? Because self-published books increased 60 percent in 2011, over the prior year, according to Bowker's statistics. Penguin was eager to acquire the firm to "gain
skills in customer acquisition and data analytics that will be vital to
our future," said Penguin chief executive John Makinson.
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