Every young writer’s dream probably goes a little something like this: Start writing a book, publish it online, and gain a massive fan base from all around the world. Then find ways to monetize and gradually make writing a main source of income and transition to doing it full-time. And who knows, maybe later down … Continue reading Why Online Mobile Publishing Is the Future
Americans are increasingly turning away from books. According to the Atlantic, the percentage of Americans who didn’t read a book during the past year tripled from 8% in 1978 to 23% in 2014. Literary works (fiction and nonfiction) fared the worst, with 40% of Americans admitting they did not read a single literary work in the past year. … Continue reading Let’s get Americans reading again!
Tapas attended the Digital Book World conference earlier last week. We met with the most brilliant minds pioneering the digital/mobile publishing space especially those present at the Launchpad session. Despite DBW being an a fantastic event, it wasn’t exactly what I had expected as a first time attendee. Given the name of the conference, I was imagining a cross … Continue reading What The Publishing Industry Can Learn From The Four Horsemen
