Tag Archives: self-publishing

Getting A US Tax Number As A UK Self-Publisher

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

Before I go any further with this post, I’d just like to say that I am not a financial advisor, an accountant, a lawyer, or anyone else qualified to be handing out any kind of advice. I wouldn’t even trust … Continue reading →

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Why You Will Not Find My Books In Kindle Unlimited

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

(OK, so I lied about there being no post. I have to do something to take my mind off rubbishness.) Amazon have announced a new feature, Kindle Unlimited. This feature allows Kindle owners (so far only in the US) to … Continue reading →

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Selling Themselves Down The River

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

I am getting more and more annoyed at self-publishers. Before anyone gets confused, I self-publish myself. While the next book of mine to come out is likely to be through a traditional publisher (depending on Obverse Books’ publication schedules), I’ve … Continue reading →

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Thanks, “The Kernel”

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

Because a tech news site has decided to whip up a moral panic over porn, all self-published ebooks have been removed from the Kobo site, all ebooks whatsoever have been removed from W.H. Smith’s site… Many thousands of “innocent” people … Continue reading →

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On the Rowling/Galbraith Thing, And Why Publishers Are Still Necessary

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

People seem to be reacting with astonishment to the fact that the book that J. K. Rowling published pseudonymously, through a major publisher, which got decent reviews in some newspapers, had only sold 449 copies in hardback in the last … Continue reading →

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