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Predatory Publishers Move into Books: Sites and Tools for Authors to Avoid Getting Scammed
Predatory publishing has unfortunately become a big business for con artists. In the realm of journal publishing, predatory publishers have sadly been prominent for years now. The need for scholars to publish regularly and quickly has led to numerous scam journal...
Microgenres: What They Are and How They Can Benefit Authors
Genres and subgenres have existed in the publishing world for a long time. But the microgenre is a significant new trend within novel publishing, especially as more readers and authors become reliant on the digital landscape for community and/or success. Let us...
Writing for a Global Audience: Self-Publishing Books that Resonate Internationally
When you are writing a book with the intention of self-publishing (either fully on your own or through a dedicated self-publishing platform), you might be content to publish solely in your country of residence. However, you may wish to also publish for...
Ebooks vs Print Books in 2025, Part I: Print Books Aren’t Dead
Why Print Books Still Matter A generation ago, when an author was ready to take a book to print, the meaning of doing this was, quite literally, going “to print”—that is, making the book into a print copy. In today’s world, though, things are much more complicated...
Ebooks vs Print Books in 2025, Part II: Can Ebooks Save You Space and Culture?
Is an Ebook the Right Call When publishing a book, authors must make a critical decision about whether to pursue the print route or the ebook route. In Part I of this two-part series, we discussed the advantages of sticking to the old-fashioned way and opting for...
The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America
Judith Jones’ inconspicuous touch but enduring work in publishing. Judith Jones started her career in publishing at seventeen years old and continued to work for almost seventy years. Her professional life saw sweeping changes across the world of publishing, and,...
AI is Here to Stay. Humans Need to Adapt to Thrive
If you’ve seen The Terminator as many times as I have, the explosion of AI tools into multiple industries is a little scary. While we’re hopefully still a few decades off from the machines becoming self-aware enough to start hunting humans, it’s clear that AI tools...
Why an ISBN Is Important Even for Self-Published Authors?
When you buy a book online (or maybe if you go into a bookstore – remember those places?), you may have noticed a long series of numbers associated with the book called an ISBN. Unless you decided to go to school and get your Masters in Library Science (shout out...
Epic Comic Book Reviews & Blockbuster Hits: Geek Out with Us!
Book Review With the summer of 2025 promising some particularly big superhero blockbusters on the screen, now is a great time to learn more about comics and the superhero background from the printed page. American Comics: A History by Jeremy Dauber: The book for...
Mastering the Art of Genre: Insights from John Truby’s The Anatomy of Genres for Authors
Genre as the key to fully comprehending fiction reading and publishing alike. Any writer looking to professionally publish their work requires a certain knowledge of publishing as an industry. Editors and executives look at what they can have the most luck selling...
