Can self-publishing ever be meaningful?

“Can self-publishing ever be meaningful?” was the question I was asked to address in a panel session on Commercialisation: the business of authorship.

The panel was part of the always interesting Australian Society of Authors‘ National Writers’ Congress this weekend. The panel also included Sandy Grant of Hardie Grant Publishing, Joel Naoum of Momentum Books, and bestselling romance author Ally Blake.

I learned plenty from their talks but their IP is their own. That, not naked egocentricity, is why I recorded only my own contribution. I did see a camera at the back of the theatre with a flashing red light, so if you’re lucky their talks will be available somewhere soon.

The kamikaze pilots of literature
Self-publishing talk video

Without further ado, if you’re interested in finding out who I think are the kamikaze pilots of literature, and a few other things about self-publishing, too, the video is here.

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Self-publishing talk audio

And there’s an audio-only version, too.

If you can’t see the player, click here.

Where the hell have I been?

I’ve not been blogging about self-publishing much for a while. My focus has moved to my speaking and training business here in Australia, which has its own smart new website. I do blog there about things that are relevant to authors, things like social media and online marketing. If you’re interested, please check it out.

New social media marketing list

The new blog has its own mailing list. You won’t get posts from that blog unless you sign up there because I don’t want to spam you! So, if you find it interesting, don’t forget to sign up for the blog.

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