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,...
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...
Selling books at Comic-Con: The self-publisher perspective
28 June 2018
While most marketing and promotional strategies are directed online these days, fan conventions can offer self-published authors a way to meet and sell directly to potential readers and add a...
Comic-Con author profile: Marianna Shek
28 June 2018
Describe your latest book in under 50 words. The Stolen Button is a fairytale picture book about a spoilt girl, Mei Ling, who gets lost inside a mirror maze and...
Comic-Con author profile: Felix Long
28 June 2018
Describe your latest book in under 50 words. My latest book is To Conquer Heaven. It follows Jeremy Wang, who has found a clue to the location of the lost...
Comic-Con author profile: Marissa Price
28 June 2018
Describe your latest book in under 50 words. Into the Abyss is Shakespeare meets Outlander. The latest instalment, Scourge of Scotland, is a magical realism novel where worlds collide, based...
Self-publishing essentials with Ellie Marney: the legal checklist
26 April 2018
New to self-publishing? Then it’s important to tick all the legal boxes related to releasing your work, so you don’t run into trouble. It’s particularly worth noting for hybrid authors,...
Self-publishing essentials with Ellie Marney: hybrid authorship
23 March 2018
The publishing industry has gone through big changes in the last few years—and perhaps the biggest change has been the emergence of a new model of authorship. What is a...
Self-publisher essentials with Ellie Marney: tackling distribution
22 February 2018
Author Ellie Marney has experienced two sides of the publishing process, both as a traditionally published author and a self-publisher. Her first book, Every Breath (2013, Allen & Unwin), was...
Double act: Hybrid authors on publishing both ways
18 December 2017
A new breed of hybrid authors are experimenting with self-publishing alongside traditional publishing. Jackie Tang and Andrea Hanke, editors of book industry newsletter Books+Publishing, spoke to John Birmingham, Judy Horacek...
Talkback: Authors and booksellers on stocking self-published books
9 November 2017
With a number of traditionally published authors moving into self-publishing, there’s never been a greater demand for bricks-and-mortar bookstores to stock self-published titles. Books+Publishing's editor-in-chief Andrea Hanke asked hybrid author...
