When I was fifteen, I found a love to write. At first, what I wrote did not really matter. A few strokes of a pen on a sheet of paper started as a form of relief from the stresses of high school and teenage drama, but later, it developed into an art. I wrote a [...]
Although it’s likely that the paperback may be replaced in the near future by the e-book, for some big-name authors, a paperback is still a worthwhile object.
At least Stephen King believes so. And who’s to doubt one of the bestselling authors in the world?
King is publishing his next… Read more 
What’s on your summer reading list?
Do you even have one?
Summer reading stories remain a fixture in newspapers and magazines. It’s a quaint ideas, that of slowing down and taking the time to absorb a variety of books, in a variety of genres, while relaxing in the summer house… Read more 
As the age of technology produces even more advancements, people young and old have discovered the ways of piracy. For years Hollywood and the music industry have been bending over backwards to stop people from pirating their products. As the Internet and e-books become increasingly popular, pirated books are popping up on many P2P (peer-to-peer) [...]
Derrick visited an authors retreat and felt right at home, because in his own style a talk was presented in pure Derricknymn fashion.
Congratulations to T.C. McCarthy, winner of the 2012 Compton Crook Award for his novel Germline (US | UK | ANZ)!
The Compton Crook Award is presented by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society at Balticon, which takes …
Publishers long ago should have not only created their own multi-platform e-readers, they should have seen the digital revolution and begun to sell books themselves.
But they didn’t, and now they’re playing catch-up. Though they still don’t sell their own books. They work through Amazon and other retailers to do… Read more
, , Home About Orbit FAQ Publishing Schedules Contact Us Sign Up The Killing Moon N . K . Jemisin The mesmerising first book of the Dreamblood duology from this critically acclaimed and Locus award-winning author is out now . Read a sample 2312 Kim Stanley Robinson A remarkable new science fiction novel from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author , Kim Stanley . Robinson Read a sample An Interview of Mira Grant by Seanan McGuire Wallpapers for THE KING’S BLOOD by Daniel Abraham Kirk Benshoff May 23rd , 2012 You got to see the behind the scenes of creating this cover . Now you can beautify your computation devices with the art from the newly released THE KING’S BLOOD by Daniel Abraham US UK AUS Tell your friends . Scare your neighbors . All in the name of . DRAGONS Here’s all the wallpaper
You want to be known. You want your message to be heard and spread. If you’re building a platform to broaden an audience then you are already in the process of getting your message out. You’re writing blogs, you’re commenting on what others write.
You want to take… Read more 
, , Home About Orbit FAQ Publishing Schedules Contact Us Sign Up The Killing Moon N . K . Jemisin The mesmerising first book of the Dreamblood duology from this critically acclaimed and Locus award-winning author is out now . Read a sample 2312 Kim Stanley Robinson A remarkable new science fiction novel from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author , Kim Stanley . Robinson Read a sample Cover Reveal : A Memory of Light , by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson BLACKOUT releases tomorrow Tom Bouman May 21st , 2012 The world is preparing for Mira Grant’s BLACKOUT US UK AUS the final installment of the Newsflesh Trilogy that began with FEED US UK AUS and continues with the Hugo-shortlisted DEADLINE US UK AUS We have seen signs and : portents For those who can’t wait , io9.com has the first chapter
Little by little, the digital world is taking over. And filling in where some print options no longer exist.
Remember when many general-interest magazines used to run fiction? Back in the days before magazines devoted their pages to lists, stunt journalism, how-to features and whatever else other than things literary?… Read more
Derrick Hayes looks at these aspects: Focus, Ideas, Gifts, Help, Tasks, Influence, Network, and Goals.
Irish publisher, Portnoy Publishing, has signed a deal with Arsenal football club to deliver 125,000 copies of their title, So Paddy got up – an Arsenal anthology, later this year. The club will include the books in the membership packs they send out to their fans at the start of the Premiership 2012/2013 season. According to read more »
An e-book was recently purchased by some big Hollywood names to be adapted into a film. Whether the movie actually gets made or not, this marks a real step forward for the “legitimacy” of self-published titles as viable published works.
Of course, readers have long thought that. Why else would… Read more 
I caught the writing bug later in life. It stems from my love of reading. As a child, my interests gravitated toward music and art. I spent hours either learning new songs on guitar or drawing and sketching on my art pad. I enjoyed playing outside and having fun with my friends, but I could [...]
Understanding cultural differences when doing business around the world is becoming more important in a global society. Even within large countries like the United States, there are differences from one region to another. When you go beyond that and look at one country vs. another, the differences become even more… Read more
In Sue's column this week she discusses the different kinds of publishing and how many are still confused around how they are being published.Pecans are as Texasn as the Rangers and bluebonnets. In fact, the pecan tree is Texas’ state tree, and Texas is the leading U.S. producer of native pecans. Go Nuts! The Texas Pecan Cookbook makes its debut in September, and I just couldn’t wait. I’ve baked with pecans for years, especially when we lived in [...]<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"
In this installment of The Kindle Publishing System course you will learn what 'going wide' means and what are the advantages of going niche specific.
For so many years, I thought I would be an English teacher –a teacher who would show students the wonderful universe of the written word and all the amazing adventures that it encompasses. I never dreamed the desire to teach would slowly fade and become other desires. A few years ago, as I started college, [...]
In this article Derrick Hayes clarifies what Library LOUNGE is all about and how it is often mistaken for many other things.
You can make money building a Kindle empire by simply outsourcing your tasks. Here's a manual on how to get it done.
Want to self publish? Even if you're already in the game, Seu Collier shows you waht roles needs to be filled in a self publishing business on a day-to-day basis.
Joel Friedlander, one of THE guys and authorities on book design releases a brand new FREE report.