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p class=”note”>A more recent version of this post can be found here: 52 Great Blogs for Self-Publishers.I guess the first really “social” media was blogs. And it was a pretty substantial shift in the media firmament. The idea that the broadcaster (the blogger) would interact directly with the audience (the readers) was explosive. And socialize we did.Blogs have become one the largest de facto sources of news, information and opinion in the media landscape. There are few newspapers, fewer television stations. But there are millions of blogs.
Blogs for Self-Publishers
In the area of self-publishing, the transition to digital books, and everything related, these are the blogs I read. No, they aren’t all self-publishers or even self-publishing advocates, and their appearance on this list doesn’t imply any kind of approval on the bloggers’ part.But we need a lot of perspectives to really see the field of indie publishing in the round. And every blog on this list teaches me about how to publish, what to publish, and what’s coming in indie publishing.I hope you enjoy them. Because you may want to click away from the list to visit these blogs, I suggest you bookmark this address:36 Great Blogs for Self-PublishersHave a great time!
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p class=”note”>Note: The blogs do not appear in any particular order. Except the last, of course. If I’ve missed a blog that should be here, would you be so kind as to leave me a comment with the url and I will investigate at once.
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p class=”alert”>This is a clickable list. Just click each graphic to visit that blog.
Hey, you didn’t really think I was going to leave this next one off, did you?
So go forth and read, read, read. The publishing world is changing so fast no one person can keep up with developments. It’s through the combined work of all these dedicated bloggers that we can at least know we’re keeping up with the leading edge of change.Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettlider/
Hi Joel, and thanks for all you are doing here for self-publishing authors. My blog at PublishYourOwnEbooks.com may also be worth considering as an addition to this list. I’ve been working hard at providing some useful e-publishing charts that your readers may find useful. Best Regards, Gary
Dear Joel, as a freelance editor and writer I get requests for self-publishing advice from clients all the time. Your list of bloggers is pure gold. Thanks so much.
Betty Kelly Sargent
Betty, thanks so much. Please take a few minutes to explore. There are over 500 articles here on subjects of interest to indie authors and self-publishers. Enjoy!
Hopefully you’ll consider adding our blog to this auspicious list in the future? Sue Collier recently posted one of my articles, and we’re presently building our profile for the upcoming site launch. Our blog is at: blog.iwritereadrate.com
All the best
Adam
iwritereadrate.com
Adam, you might be interested in the update to this post:
52 Great Blogs for Self-Publishers
I’ll have a look at your blog, thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Hi, I have been interviewing authors about their self-publishing experiences. thought I might link to yours…thanks…
Yowsa. Few links there. I was really drawn to the IndiePub Journal but the site appears to be down. Typical. I always wanted hot dogs when there aren’t any left on the grill, too.
Mark, you see, you’re at the wrong party, that’s the problem. We all moved over here:
52 Great Blogs for Self-Publishers
Cmon over and check it out.
Is this like moving to the grown-up table on Thanksgiving? On my way…
Great Post for self-pub authors. I have used some of these sources using Google reader but you have added some new one to me list. I know this took a lot of work to prepare.
I have a new blog called the eBook Author http://hbspublications.blogspot.com/which is written from the eBook Author’s point of view and the digital world he is writing in.
I have been a consultant in the paper to digital conversion process since the early 1990’s and have assisted many companies in the conversion process.
My internet site is: http://www.hbspub.com. I would like to trade links. My audience can benefit from your information and concepts.
Jim Moushon
Jim,
Thanks for your comment and I look forward to getting to know your site. Coincidentally, I have just today posted an update to this article, which you can find here: 52 Great Blogs for Self-Publishers so you can find even more blogs to add to your reader.
I’m 13 years old and writing a young adult “mystery” novel called “The Day the World Went Still”. I’m almost half way done and have been looking for a publisher and editor. I am happy with what I’ve found here. Thanks!!
Hannah, thanks for your comment. Your novel sounds interesting. You should also think about publishing your babysitting information as an ebook, I bet a lot of people would appreciate it.
Great resources! Wish I’d run across some of these much sooner!
Blessings,
Lynn
http://lynndove.wordpress.com/
Thanks, Lynn. I’m getting ready to update this post, so watch for even more links to come.
Hi Joel
Great list! Don’t know how I missed it first time round and glad I found it this time. Found quite a few blogs I follow and a few that I want to now. Thank you.
Special thank you for adding our BookBuzzr blog to the list : ) Hope to be there everytime.
Cheers
Freya
My pleasure, Freya, thanks for the visit!
Excellent, Thanks for the compendium and for including my blog on the list. Now, I have to devote time to reading some of the blogs on the list that I have not read before…and get busy blogging more regularly. I shall endeavor to by worthy of the mention!
Glad you’re enjoying them, there’s a lot of great reading there.
Fantastic list, Joel! Will definitely tweet and digg about this. Excellent resource for writers – Thank you.
Thanks Todd, I’m glad it was useful to you. I’ll be doing a revised and updated post during September, so watch for it.
Fantastic list, Joel! Will definitely tweet and digg about this. Excellent resource for writers – Thank you.
Awesome post!
Was sad I didn’t make it into the list but then I realized that my Blog wasn’t around at that time! Great resource!
P.S.: Just checked your Twitter list, and I was already following all except 1, lol.
Forgot to say. please do follow me on Twitter. I always follow back:
http://twitter.com/LynnSerafinn
http://twitter.com/SpiritAuthors
Hey there Joel,
Great list. Saw in mentioned on Twitter via Dana Lynn Smith (Savvy Book Marketer, aka @bookmarketer).
Would like to metion my site Spirit Authors (http://spiritauthors.com), which is a site providing courses, coaching, resources, tips and community for mind-body-spirit authors, primarily self-published. Dana Lynn Smith and Tony Eldridge (both on your list) are on our “Virtual Faculty”. It’s a membership site, BUT the blog is always full of free tips for authors at http://spiritauthors.com/news. We are sponsoring an event coming up with Stephanie Gunning on July 8th, where she is giving tips for how to turn an idea into a marketable book (haven’t posted the sign up page yet, but if people follow the blog, they’ll hear about it.
Hope you’ll consider adding us to your great list. Will follow the list on Twitter.
Stay in touch!
Lynn Serafinn
Thanks, Lynn, it’s great to “meet” you. I’m sure people will enjoy the articles on your blog, and when I update I’ll add you to the list. And thanks for stopping by.
Hi Joel,
I hope you’ll consider checking out The New Podler Review of Books. Podler recently expanded his list of contributors to include Libby Cone, S.B. Jung, Sarah Cypher and myself. We review self-pub and small press books and offer advice to other fellow writers. We hope you like it!
Thanks, David, I’ll check it out!
Jacqueline, my oversight. I will certainly add your blog to the list when I do my updates. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, and for all you do to help educate authors and self-publishers.
Hey, no problem! There are some great ones – and you found ones I’ve never seen. Thanks again for all you do for authors and publishers!
Hi Joel,
I hope when you update, you’ll include my Small Press World blog http://smallpressworld.com/blog/ which includes a lot of tips for self-publishers.
Great complilation! I’ll be recommending the stuffing out of it!
I hope that in your next list of 36 Great Blogs for Self-Publishers that you will include my blog: Marketing Christian Books (http://marketingchristianbooks.wordpress.com). It is a great resource for those self-publishers who are trying to reach the Christian market.
Sarah, thanks so much for the link to your useful blog. I will certainly add you into the list when I do my revisions. It’s well past 36 now anyway. And thanks for stopping by!
Joel,
First, thanks for the mention. Second — and much more importantly — thanks for taking the time to compile such a useful list. You have introduced me to a dozen new voices, and I would have bet you couldn’t do that. :-)
Mark, you are welcome. I’m glad to be a “matchmaker” because there’s a lot of value in each of these blogs, and getting to know the writers is, to me, what a lot of what the “social” in social media is all about.
Joel,
Thanks for the compendium and for including my blog on the list. Now, I have to devote time to reading some of the blogs on the list that I have not read before…and get busy blogging more regularly. I shall endeavor to by worthy of the mention!
Walt
Hey Walt, thanks for that. And no worries, you’re already worthy! I follow and enjoy your posts.
Dear Joel
Thanks for including me. I attended the first-ever self-publishing event at the annual Book Expo in New York last week and there were 200 participants there discussing the wealth of new opportunities and many success stories. Keep up the good work.
Alan
Alan, it sounds like self-publishing is breaking through some barriers, to be included at the BEA. Thanks for stopping by.
Hmmm… if I read 5 of these blogs each hour, I can cover them all in just one 8-hour day. I find lists like this to be helpful.
There is so much good material out there on the internet for writers these days, the mind boggles and the body buckles. But I can’t complain, as I too add to the cacophony: thanks for including my blog in your list.
By the way, I placed YOUR blog among my list of the 7 most important websites for writers.
Tom, that’s high praise, thanks. And yes, actually reading all these wonderful folks can be a bit daunting, I hadn’t done the calculation!
Thanks, Christy.
Thank you For the shout-out Joel! I’ll post and retweet!
Andrea and Jo, thanks so much. I hope you get some use out of it, and I’m actually continuing to add blogs to the list.
And if you liked this, you might also like:
52 Fantastic Twitter Follows for Self-Publishers
Thanks for visiting!
Yes, I echo Andrea. I heard about this via Anastasia Ashman via Robin Pascoe, and as I too am a self-publishing expat writer and journalist this will be very useful indeed. I specialise in mentoring new SPEWAJs to get it written, out there, published and paid for, so will be sharing this resource with my clients and followers. Big thanks. Jo Parfitt
Fantastic list, Joel! Will definitely tweet and blog about this. Excellent resource. Thank you sincerely. Andrea Martins
Those are all excellent resources and ones I watch for and read regularly. Any writer, self-published or not, would benefit from following those blogs and carefully assessing their advice. We also offer tips for both traditional and self-published authors and experts at our blog http://www.bigbadbookblog.com. I would love to get your opinion. Stop by and tell us what you think!
Shennandoah, thanks for tipping me off about your blog, which I had not seen before. It looks like you’ve got a lot of content that would be of interest to self-publishers. Although I’ve tried to limit the blog list mostly to individuals where there is some one person largely responsible, rather than corporate blogs, I’ll keep following yours and will definitely consider adding it to the list. And thanks for stopping by!
No problem! Please feel free to give me feedback on our content as I just took over the blog (and other social media). I would love to hear what you have to say!
This is the first time I’ve added a bookmark for a list of blogs to the blog bookmark on my browser toolbar. Thanks for putting all these together.
Well, I’ll just take that as quite an honor. Hope you find something worthwhile to read.
Joel,
Thank you so much for including me in your list! That’s some fine company you’ve counted me with.
Levi
Levi, you belong there. Thanks for visiting!
Joel,
They might find my personal blog has the F word a lot. I’m a bit of a potty mouth on my own turf.
That’s thoughtful of you to put the warning flag out Zoe, I appreciate it.
Joel, thanks so much for including The Savvy Book Marketer on your list. I’m honored to be in such company and your blog is one of my favorites! I was pleased to discover a few new names here that I didn’t already know.
Dana
Dana, and thanks to you for all the great teaching you do on your blog and elsewhere.
What a great list. I have some in my feed but I now have a few more to follow.
Hi Julia, check out the next to last one on the list. Glad you found something new!
Thanks Joel!
It’s a pleasure, Amy.
Joel–Great list! And I’m honored to be part of it. Thanks for putting this together. =)
Hey, Sue, thanks for all the great articles on your blog. Looking forward to your book, too, which will be another resource for aspiring self-publishers.
Thanks for including me in the list.
It’s ironic to be listed right after Alan Rinzler. Around 1972 Alan was publisher of Straight Arrow Books, the book division of Rolling Stone. I was then audio/video editor of Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow wanted me to write a hi-fi book. I was not impressed with the proposed royalty, but I was told that I was getting the best deal Straight Arrow ever offered anyone, so I agreed. They mailed me a contract, but in the envelope was a contract for another author — who was getting a better deal. I did not sign the contract, and now I make more money by self-publishing.
Hey Michael, that’s amazing. Everyone contemplating using an author-services company ought to read through your archives. It could save them a ton of trouble later.
Thanks for the shout out for the Indie Reader blog.
Sure, Zoe. And I’m sure readers will find your author blog fascinating as well:
The Weblog of Zoe Winters
So go over there right now and check it out!
What a great list, Joel! It’s certainly a privilege to be counted among the 36 *grin* — thanks for including us. And here I thought my Google Reader was filled to the brim! Glad to have some new reading material. Thanks again and big kudos to all of the publishing/marketing/branding/amazing bloggers out there!
Hey Toni, thanks for all you do too. You guys are putting out some great content.
A great resource Joel. Thanks! And it’s comforting to see that 3/4 of the blogs in your list are feeds that I subscribe to also. But I guess the cream rises to the top.
Rich
Nice, Rich, thanks for that.