As March draws to a close, I’d like to thank the 1,000+ visitors who have visited the site during its first month. I’d like to thank the four authors who’ve been reviewed thus far: thank you for producing, writing, composing, and editing such great work that beats the POD stigma. And thanks to those who’ve asked to be reviewed. I’ll be getting to more of you come April, I promise.
Here are some other announcements from around the www concerning POD which I’d like to bring to your attention if you haven’t heard or read about them already…
iUniverse and Authorhouse are getting married on April 1st. Susan Driscoll’s most recent post promises publishing will never be the same.
iUBR is opening its review submissions to a wider range of POD publishers instead of just reviewing books from iU. More news to follow on that, although Floyd has informed me via email that he’s leaving the Lulu’s to me. Good luck to Floyd and his review staff. We look forward to the reviews to come.
None May Say, another POD review site, is back after almost a ten month hiatus. Welcome back Devon Kappa!
Veinglory over at PODPeep was recently approached by a traditional publishing company seeking reviews. This post inspired some thoughtful commentary. Some seem to be in favor of blurring the lines between POD and Traditional. Some weren’t. I’m torn myself. I’d like to think this could be the beginning of something beautiful for the POD world. The snobby writer in me says, “Let them eat my query drafts and rejection letters!”
PODdy Mouth II is entertaining us with some boring basketball-like championship game where all the POD publishers are the players. It’s all drab skits of marketing information, publication packages, and pricing but fun to read in the voice of Howard Cosell. There’s a sports bracket and everything. Commentary recently compared it to the large amount of U.S. credit card debt. No wonder I fell asleep in Economics class. My teacher was also a basketball coach. Loads of information as always though for the writer overwhelmed with the POD possibilities. Check it out!
That’s about it! I have two reviews lined up for early April, so check back soon. I’d love to see the “Pick Me!” page grow even more. Lulu authors, let’s hear from you!
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