How the self-publishing industry has changed
8 August 2019
Nigel George is an educator and author of five books on technology and self-publishing. In his first piece for Australian Self Publisher, he surveys the past five years of the...
Offset printing with Ellie Marney
8 August 2019
While print on demand (POD) is the most heavily promoted model of book printing for self-publishers who need physical copies of their books, it’s not the only choice out there....
‘Snapchat in book form’: Celeste Morgan on ‘My Little Friends in the Mirror’
8 August 2019
Last month, Readings Kids manager Dani Solomon named Celeste Morgan’s My Little Friends in the Mirror as one of the store’s most popular self-published titles. The book, which began its...
Build your social media strategy with IngramSpark’s free online course
8 August 2019
Learn how to create a social media marketing plan that promotes your book and author platform—in less than an hour! Read more.
Self-publishing essentials with Ellie Marney: Promo, marketing and all that jazz (part five)
9 July 2019
Advertising Welcome back! In the last article, we started talking about promoting in concrete ways—you can catch up with that article (and the three before it) right here. Now we’re...
Angela Ball on ‘ABC the ACT’
9 July 2019
This month, author Angela Ball spoke with Australian Self-Publisher about ABC the ACT—which explores 'the wonders of the Australian Capital Territory’. Describe your book in under 50 words. ABC the...
Selling indie authors in bricks-and-mortar stores
9 July 2019
Recently, Readings Kids bookstore in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton ran a self-published children’s books promotion. The two-month-long initiative included a feature window and an in-store display. Australian Self-Publisher spoke...
Excerpt: ‘So You Want to be a Writer’
9 July 2019
In June, the Australian Writers' Centre (AWC) published So You Want to be a Writer, by AWC CEO Valerie Khoo and bestselling author Allison Tait. Sharing the name of the...
Advice from the ISBN team
9 July 2019
How is a barcode file opened? Please do not try to open a barcode file. Barcode files are inserted, not opened. Do NOT double-click on the barcode to begin working...
Diversity in publishing: The good, the bad, and how you can help make a change
9 July 2019
In recent years, there's been a big focus on increasing diversity in publishing. Learn how you can encourage more representation and inclusion in books. Read more on the IngramSpark blog...
Self-publishing essentials with Ellie Marney: promo, marketing and all that jazz (part four)
3 June 2019
Get promoting! We’ve reached the fourth instalment of this series on book promotion—and congratulations! You’ve done all the preparation for marketing your book! You’ve made a marketing plan, figured out...
Build your author platform with IngramSpark’s free online course
3 June 2019
Learn how to find your book’s audience, build your author brand, and connect with readers in less than an hour! Read more here.
Advice from the ISBN team
3 June 2019
If a spouse or family member passes away, can a relative or surviving spouse use their remaining ISBNs? ISBNs are considered property of the publisher and all of their ISBNs...
How do bookstores find out about self-published titles?
3 June 2019
For the past few months, Books+Publishing has been asking Australian book buyers—the people responsible for selecting which books are stocked on a bookstore’s shelves—how they find out about new books...
Georgia Spanos on ‘When the Tomatoes Are Ready’
22 May 2019
Georgia Spanos is a Melbourne-based writer, editor and ‘advocate for all things food and culture’. When she’s not the digital editor at Halliday magazine, she is working on her second self-published cookbook. She...
Drew Turney on ‘Falling’
30 April 2019
This month, author Drew Turney spoke with Australian Self-Publisher about Falling—a ‘sweeping adventure of the paranormal in the technology age’ that’s 25 years in the making. Describe your book in...
Learn how to self-publish with IngramSpark’s free online course
30 April 2019
How much does it cost to self-publish a book? How do I start a publishing business? How is self-publishing different to traditional publishing? Learn the answers to these questions and...
Self-publishing essentials with Ellie Marney: promo, marketing and all that jazz (part three)
30 April 2019
Welcome back! In the first article in this series on book marketing, we explained the difference between promotion and marketing, and why it’s good to have a marketing plan. In...
Advice from the ISBN team
30 April 2019
Who should apply for an ISBN? It is always the publisher of the book who should apply for the ISBN. For the purposes of the ISBN, the publisher is the...
Momento Pro: How to self-publish a photobook in the Antipodes
28 March 2019
This piece originally ran on the Momento Pro blog. Momento Pro has spent 15 years immersed in photobook printing, learning about people’s publishing experiences in Australia and New Zealand, and...
The author next door: Stocking self-published books
28 March 2019
Kelsey Oldham talks to booksellers about stocking self-published books. Most Australian bookshops acknowledge that stocking self-published books is important—in theory. In practice, however, store policies are often opaque or ad-hoc,...
Advice from the ISBN team
28 March 2019
Why does a book need an ISBN? ISBNs are linked to essential information. They allow booksellers and readers to know what book they are buying, what the book is about,...
Matt Simon on ‘Dancing with the Bull’
28 March 2019
Matt Simon spent 25 years in senior executive roles for multinational companies like J P Morgan, Standard Chartered Bank, Merrill Lynch and NAB—but one day, he realised he’d had enough....
Shatzkin on the capabilities of Ingram’s Lightning Print Australia
28 March 2019
Earlier this year, US digital publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin visited Ingram’s Lightning Print print-on-demand operation outside of Melbourne as part of a trip examining the Australian and New Zealand book...
Survey: self-published author incomes are on the rise
1 March 2019
Earlier this month, The Authors Guild shared the results from its 2018 Authors’ Income Survey, leading to much discussion of dwindling author salaries. IngramSpark’s Regan Kannamer explores the results and finds self-published...
Seven tips for self-publishing a high-quality book from Michael Hanrahan
1 March 2019
Have you written a book and you’re not sure what to do next? Do you think self-publishing is too hard? Don’t know where to start? Not moody enough to call...
Advice from the ISBN team
1 March 2019
When registering at MyIdentifiers.com.au you can choose a pen-name or pseudonym to include as the publisher name. When assigning title detail, the author's name can also be a pen-name, however,...
Rhea Dempsey on ‘Birth with Confidence’
1 March 2019
Rhea Dempsey is a counsellor, independent childbirth educator, trainer and author who works with women and families before, during and after birth. This month, she spoke with Australian Self-Publisher about self-publishing her first...
Debunking copyright myths for self-publishers
29 November 2018
This month, Jo Teng, a senior lawyer at the Australian Copyright Council, explains Australian copyright for self-publishers. As a self-publisher, you have total control over your book. You get to...
Networking tips for authors
29 November 2018
Why network? For some authors, the concept of ‘networking’ is like pulling teeth—painful and to be avoided at all costs. However, it could present useful opportunities, and there are different...
