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It appears to me that Amazon is in an undeclared war with Lightning Source (henceforth, LSI).

Before there was Bard and Book, there was the publishing endeavors of Athanatos Publishing Group.  I was set up pretty early with LSI and fairly well pleased with the arrangement.  My titles could be picked up anywhere–chiefly, though, they were purchased by Amazon.

No sooner did I get involved in publishing did I observe that Amazon liked to shift things around and change them up. … Register or log in to access full content

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I am not a big New York publisher but I think I have a pretty good idea what is going on in the publishing industry.  I have been publishing books and ebooks for going on five years, and it is because of my experiences in those projects that Bard and Book was born.  Clearly, the closure of Borders bookstore says something important.  The rise of Kindle… well, I don’t need to dwell on it;  most people already know the industry is being shaken to the core.… Register or log in to access full content

As the instigator of Bard and Book Publishing, it seemed fitting to take a minute to give a little background.  People love that kind of stuff, right?

I suppose the origin of the idea has to go back to Daniel Q, who sent me a link talking about ’1,000 true fans.’  The idea in the link was that the old models of making a living could be set aside because of Internet technologies that allowed even average joe’s to find and connect with people. … Register or log in to access full content