Category: Editorial

  • October’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    This month, researchers from the Community Publishing in Regional Australia project have shared a report from their recent fieldwork trip to Alice Springs. The research project has several aims, not least of which is to support the growing number of Australians in regional areas who are using digital technologies to write and publish their books.…

  • August’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    It’s always pleasing to see independent authors recognised alongside their traditionally-published peers. At the Romance Writer of Australia’s Romantic Book of the Year awards, known as the Ruby Awards, self-published authors took home four out of the six main categories. It shows the rising popularity of independent authors among readers—especially among certain genres of writing—and…

  • July’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    This month I’m excited to bring you two great features by two writers who have been successful publishing and selling their own very different types of books. The first is an interview with keynote speaker and author Lucy Bloom, who earlier this year published her first fiction book, The Manuscript. Lucy has a lot to share…

  • June’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    The final instalment in Nigel George’s series on using AI tools is here. After several month’s researching and playing around with the tech, he has some insightful, practical conclusions for you to consider. I’d also encourage you to check out Nigel’s revamped Indie Publishing Machine website, and to sign up to his own mailing list…

  • May’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    In March, when I first discussed the possibility of an article on AI and self-publishing with our columnist Nigel George, I was worried that it might just be a passing fad. It’s now late May and still every week I’m seeing more and more articles about how this technology could disrupt the writing and publishing…

  • April’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    Welcome to the April issue of Books+Publishing’s monthly Independent Publishing newsletter. This month I’m welcoming our new columnist Nigel George to the newsletter. In his first article, published below, Nige turns his eye to what is very much the issue of the day: AI. With his background as a ‘tech head’, Nige explains what AI is and isn’t,…

  • March’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    Welcome to the March issue of Books+Publishing’s monthly Independent Publishing newsletter. This month I had the pleasure of speaking with author and artist Terry Whidborne, who self-published his illustrated title Tasmanian Faeries in October last year. Tasmanian Faeries is a gorgeous book and has been selling particularly well in bookshops in Tasmania, so I wanted to pick Terry’s…

  • February’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    Welcome to the February issue of Books+Publishing’s monthly Independent Publishing newsletter—the first of 2023. As well as a round-up of some of the big publishing news from the past two months, this month’s newsletter takes a look at the booming industry of audiobooks: David Stokes, founder of author2audio, has written a piece for authors who are considering whether…

  • November’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    Welcome to the November issue of Books+Publishing’s monthly Independent Publishing newsletter. Firstly, a reminder that the Small Press Network is hosting its annual Independent Publishing Conference at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne (and streamed online) next week from 24–26 November. The workshop day on Saturday, 26 November will be of particular interest to readers of Independent Publishing, and…

  • October’s Independent Publishing newsletter

    Welcome to the October issue of Books+Publishing’s monthly Independent Publishing newsletter. The Small Press Network is hosting its annual Independent Publishing Conference at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on 24–26 November. Of particular interest to Independent Publishing readers is the workshop day on Saturday, 26 November. All events are also streamed online so you don’t need to be…