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Who Needs a Publisher Anyway?

Who Needs a Publisher Anyway?

By Shannon Yarbrough on August 2, 2010

Check out this article by Isia Jasiewicz from The Books Issue of Newsweek (first posted only July 30th, 2010): Boyd Morrison was finishing a Ph.D. in industrial engineering when he wrote his first novel. Five agents rejected it. Nine years later he tried again, and this time he did get an agent—after nearly three years [...]

Posted in E-publishing, Getting Published, Kindle, Sales, Shannon Yarbrough, Success Stories | Tagged amazon kindle, bob young, boyd morrison, E-publishing, isia jasiewicz, j.a. konrath, john edgar wideman, kindle publishing, Lulu, philadelphia fire, the ark, whiskey sour book, who needs a publisher anyway | 6 Responses

E-Publishing for the E-Generation

E-Publishing for the E-Generation

By Shannon Yarbrough on May 13, 2009

With Amazon.com launching its Kindle DX last week, it seems E-reading isn’t going away anytime soon. It’s only going to get bigger and better.

Posted in E-publishing, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon e-publishing, DIY publishing, e-book, e-book formatting, E-publishing, ebook, ebook formatting, Kindle, lulu download, lulu ebook, lulu.com, mark coker, smashwords | 1 Response

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