Blurb has been acquired by Reischling Press: Reischling Press, Inc. (RPI), a pioneer in the personalized print services market, has acquired Blurb, an industry-leading e-commerce platform...Continue reading
IngramSpark, the self-publishing division of the book distributor Ingram Content Group, sent out an email today informing users of a new policy intended to reduce misleading...Continue reading
Amazon’s POD service has expanded into the land of moose and snow. The retailer announced in the KDP support forums last week that KDP Print could...Continue reading
About four years back I uncovered a massive textbook piracy operation running unchecked in Createspace. Enterprising scammers were stealing dozens of digital textbooks, then pirating them...Continue reading
B&N Press continues to add features, lending credence to rumors about an impending sale of the Nook division. I just got an email from B&N, informing...Continue reading
Over the past three years I have reported no fewer than four times about Amazon’s ongoing problem with counterfeit and pirated books in its POD service,...Continue reading
From the D2D blog: Right now we are beta testing our new print on demand (POD) service, finding and eliminating any bugs and technical challenges, and...Continue reading
Whatever subcontractor is now running B&N Press on behalf of Barnes & Noble sure is doing a bang up job. They just announced a bevy of new...Continue reading
While programs like Google Books are performing a great public service by scanning rare public domain books and making them available, sometimes in-copyright books are also...Continue reading
I called it. Amazon has just taken the step that I am sure many saw coming. A new notice has been posted to Createspace user dashboards,...Continue reading
Amazon just hammered another nail into Createspace’s coffin. The retailer sent out an email this morning to select Createspace users, informing them that Createspace’s disc production...Continue reading
Amazon just eliminated one of the few differences between its two POD platforms. Yesterday they announced that authors and publishers who use KDP Print can get...Continue reading
Amazon is about to throw a wrench in authors’ carefully made plans. Reports are coming in that some time in the next month, Amazon will be...Continue reading
When book printer Edwards Brothers Malloy announced last week that it was winding down its operations and would complete all outstanding jobs. It’s with heavy hearts...Continue reading
If you have an account on Createspace then you might want to change your password – and while you’re at it, double check your payment details....Continue reading