New York Times article ‘Self-Publishers Flourish as Writers Pay the Tab’

A great article on the state of the self-publishing industry appeared in the New York Times on Wednesday that described the growth and health of the industry in comparison to the more traditional world of publishing. This article is of interest for a number of reasons – not the least of which is the open [...]

Is publishing ‘recession-proof’? How about self publishing?

“American Adults Reading More Literature” is the heading of a recent article in Book Business (a web site dedicated to the business of, well, books…) about a report produced by the National Endowment for the Arts that shows readership among American adults grew significantly since 2002. The time frame (6 years) seems to be rather [...]

Internet Marketing – is ANYTHING too far?

I’ve been absent from the blog for ages – since November 3 to be exact – and it took a SEO expert taking a swipe at my Google AdWords approach to get me writing again… Go figure… I’d also said that this blog wouldn’t be a forum just to promote Dog Ear Publishing, but a [...]