March 31, 2015
By Alex Cortes
Let’s talk about sales. After all is said and done, every self-published author must face the dreaded question: “How should I price my book?” With an ebook, the answer becomes even more difficult to determine. Traditionally published ebooks cost next to nothing to produce, yet are often as expensive as print copies. […]
March 30, 2015
By Irene Sanders
Big News! Blue Ink Star-reviewed book, After the Wind, has been involved in a major movie deal. The film, Everest, is set to release on September 18, 2015 and features megastars Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, and Keira Knightley.
Everest uses both Jon Krakauer’s bestselling book Into Thin Air and author Lou Kasischke’s […]
March 13, 2015
By Rachel L’Heureux
Trade Secrets is an ongoing blog in which we ask professionals in the traditional sphere of the publishing industry to explain how they approach their job in order to help self-publishers understand the intricacies of the publishing process and glean some tips.
We recently spoke with Stacy Schuck, the Manager of Production […]
January 20, 2014
By BlueInk Staff
“Oh, the Mistakes We’ve Seen!” is part of a series of BlueInk Review blogs offering advice and insight into self-published writers’ most common errors, as seen in the more than 2,000 reviews of self-published books that we have provided since our inception in 2011. Below, we have compiled excerpts from our more […]
December 18, 2013
September 16, 2013
The Real Cost of Self Publishing is a monthly blog where we ask a self-published author to break down his or her expenses, in order to give others an idea of the costs involved in creating a successful book. Today, we talk to the gracious Suzanne Handler, author of “The Secrets […]
August 20, 2013
By BlueInk Guest Blogger, Paul Goat Allen
I recently wrote a blog about things self-published authors should be absolutely sure of before pushing the final button—and one of those items was having some semblance of a marketing plan. How are you going to promote your work? What are you going to do to increase […]
July 29, 2013
June 19, 2013
By BlueInk Review guest blogger, Paul Goat Allen
Although David Oppegaard is undeniably an extraordinary writer — his debut novel “The Suicide Collectors,” published in 2008 by St. Martin’s Press, is one of the most disturbing and singularly unique works of apocalyptic fiction I’ve ever read — his experience navigating the publishing gauntlet is […]
June 3, 2013
By BlueInk Review Guest Blogger, Paul Goat Allen
I thought it would be interesting to ask a bunch of established authors — writers who have found some semblance of commercial and/or critical success through traditional publishing — to finish this simple open-ended statement “Self publishing is…” to see if there were any prevailing responses […]
