Tag Archives: Publishing

StarWarp Concepts Joins Ebook Distributor Draft2Digital

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Steven

Last year, major publishing news was made when it was announced that e-book distributor Draft2Digital had acquired competitor Smashwords and, over time, would migrate Smashwords’ client publishers into D2D’s ever-expanding stable, while also making Smashwords available to D2D’s clients as a … Continue reading →

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Price Changes for SWC Print Titles

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Steven

As regular ’Warp visitors may remember, a while back I mentioned that a price change was coming for our line of print titles, due to the ongoing global supply problem that reached the publishing shores in the form of higher … Continue reading →

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Publishing Industry Shakeup Doesn’t Affect SWC

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Steven

A note to indie bookstore owners, or anyone who knows an indie bookstore owner: As you probably know by now, Baker & Taylor announced last week the closing of its retail wholesale business to focus solely on the educational market—a … Continue reading →

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The 2016 State of the StarWarp Concepts Union Address

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Steven

My fellow genre enthusiasts, I come before you today to tell you that the state of the StarWarp Concepts Union remains strong! With the support of you fans, 2015 was another exciting year here at ’Warp Central, with the releases … Continue reading →

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Keep Those Rags and Machines Hummin’: A State of the Union Address

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Steven

Well. 2014—now there’s a publishing year I’m glad to see the back of… “A new analysis of U.S. ISBN data by ProQuest affiliate Bowker reveals that the number of self-published titles in 2013 increased to more than 458,564, up 17 percent over 2012 … Continue reading →

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