Month: January 2016

What Are Your New Year’s Resolutions?

you know you want more bob hammondThat dreaded time is upon us. Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? Are they about writing? Education? Weight loss? Donating to Indies Unlimited? Ha ha. We’re such kidders, aren’t we?

Go ahead and let us know what your resolution is by writing it below.  Please keep it short so everyone has room. Bob Hammond stopped by and agreed to give us his as an example for you:

I’m going to share more this year by generating a whole new line of Bob Hammond items for indies. You’re welcome.

We wish you every success in 2016.

Random Penguin Kicks Author Solutions to the Curb

ASI no longer Random PenguinWell, that didn’t take long. Just three years and change after buying Author Solutions (ASI) from venture capital firm Bertram Capital, Penguin Random House has sold the company to an affiliate of Najafi Companies, another venture capital firm. In 2012, Penguin’s then-owner, Pearson, paid $116 million for Author Solutions, not long before Penguin merged with Random House. Terms of the most recent deal were not disclosed. The sale was finalized December 31st and was announced earlier this week.

I hope we’re all familiar by now with Author Solutions’ schtick: the reassuring websites of its many, many imprints; the claims that you, too, can be a successful author by publishing your book with them; the high initial costs, the constant upselling, the disastrous “editing,” and the boxes and boxes of books in the garage that the hapless author will never be able to unload. Continue reading “Random Penguin Kicks Author Solutions to the Curb”

Thrifty Thursday: eBook Bargain Bonanza

Shopping for Free eBooks
No cart, no driving, no crowds! Just great eBook deals!

We hope you’ve got a big shopping cart, because here comes a bunch of eBook bargains just for you! That’s right, here at Indies Unlimited each Thursday, we make it super easy for you to find hot free and 99 cent eBook deals. Make sure to tell your friends to come on over to Thrifty Thursday and check ’em out!

Readers: look in the comment section below. If you see one you like, click over and buy it. How easy is that? (If you don’t see the book covers, adjust your browser’s adblock settings.)

Authors: if you have a book priced at 99¢ or less (that’s right, post your free eBooks here, too!), follow the instructions below and post it right in the comment section. Got more than one bargain book? Go ahead and post them all if you like, but only one book and ONE link per comment please! Continue reading “Thrifty Thursday: eBook Bargain Bonanza”

Which “Plan B” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

Vote5It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! It’s all up to you now – only one can win Flash Fiction Readers’ Choice Champion honors. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below.

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Which "Plan B" Flash Fiction Story Should Win the Readers' Choice Award This Week?

  • Rachel Bennett Steury (56%, 19 Votes)
  • Christopher "Irish Goat" Knodel (12%, 4 Votes)
  • Doreen Strom (9%, 3 Votes)
  • A. L. Kaplan (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Joe Wocoski (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Steven Stucko (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Jeff Stone (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Luigi Silvestri (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 34

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions are not relevant to the prompts and/or exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.