Publishing Perspectives

Crowdscribed.com: An 18th-Century Publishing Model for the 21st Crowdscribed's evolution of crowdfunded publishing asks people to subscribe rather than donate to a book, a model popular in the 18th century. Read more »
SURVEY: Have You Ever Supported a Crowdfunded Book? Crowdfunding for books is increasingly pervasive, but with its popularity is a growing wariness. Have you donated to support a book? If so, were you satisfied? Read more »
Wordweaver: Namibia’s First Fiction Publisher Launches Until now Namibian publishers have focused on educational and religious books, but Windhoek's Wordweaver is focusing on fiction. Read more »	E-Books on Aisle Three: UK Retail Giant Tesco Buys Mobcast UK supermarket chain Tesco's makes a big move into e-books with its acquisition of e-book platform Mobcast. Read more »
From the Archives:
Unglue.it Crowdfunds Unlimited Licenses for E-books Eric Hellman’s Unglue.it, now in alpha, asks an author or publisher to accept a fixed sum of money from the public for the unlimited use of an e-book. Read more »