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Dutch Publisher De Bezige Bij Returns to Its Independent Roots
While concerns around consolidation persist in the publishing world, this Dutch publisher has bucked the trend.
The post Dutch Publisher De Bezige Bij Returns to Its Independent Roots appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/dutch-publisher-de-bezige-bij-returns-to-its-independent-roots/
#Consolidation #DeBezigeBij #IndependentPublishing #TheNetherlands
How to Create an Author Brand Style Guide in 5 Easy Steps
A brand style guide is the one-page reference that keeps you consistent everywhere a reader might find you: covers, website, social, email. Skip it, and every platform you touch ends up looking like it belongs to a slightly different author. Build one, and readers start recognizing you before they even register your name.
https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/how-to-create-an-author-brand-style-guide-in-5-steps
#BookMarketingandPromotions #HowToOverviewGuides #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing #BuildAuthorBrand
Fall Creator Roundup: Books, Music, Merch, Blogs, Podcasts & More From Jaime David
Fall is here. The weather is getting cooler, the holidays are getting closer, and eventually we're all going to look up and realize that somehow the year is almost over. So I figured this would be a good time to do something a little different. Instead of telling you about somebody else's products, affiliate programs, or holiday deals, let's talk about my own shit. Because if you've been following me for a while, you probably already know that I do a lot. I write books. I make music. I […]
In Its Second Edition, READ Barcelona Continues to Spread Its Wings
Hundreds of progressive publishers traveled from all corners of the world to attend the upstart READ Barcelona’s second…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #Barcelona #BookFairs #IndependentPublishing #READBarcelona
https://www.europesays.com/spain/89880/
In Its Second Edition, READ Barcelona Continues to Spread Its Wings
Hundreds of progressive publishers traveled from all corners of the world to attend the upstart READ Barcelona’s second edition, which ran from September 16-18.
The post In Its Second Edition, READ Barcelona Continues to Spread Its Wings appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/09/in-its-second-edition-read-barcelona-continues-to-spread-its-wings/
Astronomica Ltd Expands Publishing, Design and Media Services as Sheffield Company Broadens Its Public Offering
Independent media and publishing company brings together book publishing, design, web services, communications and a growing media operation under an expanded public-facing offer SHEFFIELD, England, 11 September 2026 — Astronomica Ltd, an independent publishing and media company based in Sheffield, is expanding its public-facing work across publishing, design, digital communications and media services, bringing together a collection of projects developed by the company over the past two […]
The Review-to-Discovery Pipeline
P ublishing is a long game, one where any semblance of success is built on a series of small but very meaningful victories. It’s difficult enough summoning the courage to share your work with the world. It’s another thing entirely to seek out a published opinion.
https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/the-review-to-discovery-pipeline
#BookMarketingandPromotions #ReachingMoreReaders #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing #BookReviews
I will be a featured guest author at the upcoming Fairfield Public Library Local Author Expo!📅 When: Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM📍 Where: Main Library (2nd Floor, Rotary Room), 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT. Come chat about the business of independent publishing, browse the inventory, or just say hello! Sign up here: https://fplct.librarymarket.com/event/independent-authors-event-159547 See you there! #IndependentPublishing #LocalAuthors #FairfieldCT #TTRPG #HorrorFiction #MalAndTalEnterprises
Inspirational Indie Author Interview: David Barbur Turns Wilderness Skills into Mystery Fiction
My ALLi author guest this episode is David Barbur, a former law enforcement officer who now writes wilderness mysteries inspired by his interests in hiking, tracking, survival skills, and the natural world. Since 2017, he has published a novel every year while balancing writing with a full-time job and family.
The post Inspirational Indie Author Interview: David Barbur Turns Wilderness Skills into Mystery Fiction appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspirational-indie-author-interview-david-barbur/
#Podcast #DavidBarbur #independentpublishing #indieauthor #mysteryfiction
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#AntsAndBees #FinancialHistory #MoneyHistory #Economics #IndependentPublishing #DiscountCode #Emagazine
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#zine #artbook #artistsbook #independentpublishing #printmatters #zurich
Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Linda L. Garnett Brings Indie Music Experience to Gothic Fiction
My ALLi author guest this episode is Linda L. Garnett, a gothic supernatural thriller author who came to fiction after seven years in independent music journalism. We talk about how that experience shaped her approach to publishing, marketing, and building an audience, as well as the writing process that helped her turn years of unfinished manuscripts into a professional author career
The post Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Linda L. Garnett Brings Indie Music Experience to Gothic Fiction appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspirational-indie-author-interview-linda-l-garnett/
#Podcast #authorplatform #gothicfiction #independentpublishing #indieauthors
You Want Human Art? Then Tell Me Who Is Paying for It
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — August 7, 2026
“A good read, but it’d be way better if you could walk the talk by bypassing the inherently facistic and power-centralizing use of of ‘AI’ and work with actual artists to illustrate your works.”
That comment was recently left in response to something I wrote about fascism.
It deserves an answer—not because criticism of artificial intelligence is illegitimate, but because there is an enormous economic reality missing from the criticism.
I would love to hire human artists.
I cannot afford them.
It really is that simple.
Artists Deserve to Be Paid
Before going any further, let me make something absolutely clear: I have no problem with artists charging money for their work.
None.
Artists are workers. Their time has value. Their talent has value. Their experience has value. Their equipment costs money. Their education costs money. Their lives cost money.
I would never suggest that an illustrator should spend hours creating original artwork for WPS News simply because I happen to run an independent publication without a large budget.
In fact, asking artists to create thousands of illustrations for me without compensation would strike me as considerably less ethical than using technology that I already have access to.
And professional visual work is not cheap because professional labor is not cheap. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, fine artists, including illustrators, had mean wages of $35.17 per hour in May 2025, while graphic designers averaged $33.92 per hour (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026).
So this isn’t an argument against artists.
It’s an argument about arithmetic.
Let’s Do the Arithmetic
WPS News contains well over 5,000 essays, and virtually every one of those essays has required some form of artwork, illustration, photograph, graphic, or other visual presentation.
Let’s be ridiculously conservative.
Suppose I could find an artist willing to produce an original illustration for $50.
Five thousand essays multiplied by $50 equals:
$250,000.
A quarter of a million dollars.
And that is the minimum hypothetical figure.
It assumes every artist charges only $50. It assumes there are no revisions. It assumes there are no complicated illustrations. It assumes there are no rush jobs. It assumes every future article suddenly stops needing artwork once we reach number 5,000.
None of those assumptions is realistic.
Professional artists absolutely have the right to charge considerably more than $50 for work requiring their time and skill. Again, they should.
But WPS News does not have $250,000.
Nobody Is Paying for This
This is the part of the conversation that frequently disappears when people discuss what independent publishers ought to do.
WPS News does not have thousands of paying subscribers underwriting an art department.
Nobody has appeared with a quarter-million-dollar check and told me to go commission thousands of human artists.
Nobody is paying me enough to finance an illustration department.
Yet the expectation apparently remains that an independent publisher should somehow spend money that does not exist in order to satisfy somebody else’s ethical objections to a technology.
How?
That isn’t a rhetorical trick. It is the central question.
Where does the money come from?
If readers aren’t paying for the publication, advertisers aren’t financing the artwork, patrons aren’t underwriting an art department, and donors aren’t supplying hundreds of thousands of dollars, then telling an independent publisher to hire artists does not constitute a financial plan.
It constitutes a wish.
The Technology Is Already Here
There is another reality worth acknowledging: these tools aren’t hypothetical anymore.
WordPress.com itself now provides AI image generation and editing within its Media Library. WordPress says the feature allows publishers to create and edit visuals directly within the platform and specifically describes it as providing additional value without requiring another subscription (WordPress.com, 2026).
That matters to a tiny independent operation.
When a capability is already available through services I can afford, while the alternative would require expenditures potentially reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars, I am going to use the available capability.
That isn’t fascism.
That’s running an unfunded publication within its means.
AI Criticism Is Still Legitimate
None of this means the debate surrounding generative AI should disappear.
There are serious questions involving copyright, employment, market concentration, compensation, training data, authorship and the increasing power of large technology corporations.
Those questions deserve serious discussion.
The U.S. Copyright Office itself has spent years examining precisely these issues. Its ongoing AI initiative has addressed digital replicas, copyrightability and generative-AI training, while economists assembled by the Office have separately examined AI’s implications for copyright economics (U.S. Copyright Office, 2025a, 2025b).
The Copyright Office has also concluded that using AI as an assistive tool does not automatically prevent copyright protection for the human-authored portions of a larger work, although purely AI-generated expression raises different copyrightability questions (U.S. Copyright Office, 2025a).
So, yes, let’s debate AI.
Let’s debate corporate power.
Let’s debate what happens to working artists.
Let’s debate whether creators whose works contribute to AI development should receive compensation and what rules should govern this technology.
Those are worthwhile arguments.
But simply labeling the technology “fascistic” does not make the economics of independent publishing disappear.
Give Me a Workable Alternative
There is an important distinction between criticizing a system and demanding that an individual somehow personally absorb the cost of fixing that system.
If somebody believes WPS News should commission human artwork for every article, I’m willing to hear the proposal.
But the proposal needs numbers attached to it.
At the deliberately conservative figure of $50 per illustration, replacing the artwork associated with more than 5,000 essays means finding at least $250,000.
If someone wants to finance that, then we can have a very different conversation.
Until then, I am going to continue doing what independent publishers have always done: use the tools available to produce the best publication possible with the resources available.
Technology changes.
Publishing changes.
The tools change.
You can dislike those changes. You can criticize them. You can campaign for different laws and different economic arrangements. You can demand better treatment for artists, and in many cases I will probably agree with you.
But you cannot make a quarter-million-dollar expense magically affordable by declaring that the cheaper alternative is morally unacceptable.
I cannot spend money I do not have.
That isn’t ideology.
That’s arithmetic.
References
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Table 1. National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey by occupation, May 2025. U.S. Department of Labor.
U.S. Copyright Office. (2025a). Copyright and artificial intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability. Library of Congress.
U.S. Copyright Office. (2025b). Identifying the economic implications of artificial intelligence for copyright policy. Library of Congress.
WordPress.com. (2026, February 17). Introducing the WordPress AI Assistant—Now built into WordPress.com. Automattic.
#AIArt #ArtificialIntelligence #creatorEconomy #independentPublishing #mediaEconomics #workingArtists #WPSNews
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When Literary Titan Put My Book on Their Podcast
There are certain moments in an author's journey that stand out forever. Publishing a book is already a surreal experience. For years, a story exists only in your imagination. It lives inside your head. Then, eventually, you take that idea and turn it into something physical. You write the words, edit the manuscript, format the pages, create the cover, and finally release it into the world. But once a book is released, something else happens. You have to let go. The story that was once […]
What Should Authors Do with a Negative Review?
At IndieReader, reviews are the work. We read them all day, write plenty of them, and spend our time helping authors make sense of the ones that land hard. So we'll put this plainly: a negative review can feel like a door quietly, or loudly, closing. It can read like a rejection, a private no from a gatekeeper who decided your book was not what they were looking for.
https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/what-should-authors-do-with-a-negative-review
#BookMarketingandPromotions #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing #BuildAuthorBrand #AuthorBrand
IngramSpark's AI Strategy: What It Means for Authors and Publishers
The publishing landscape is evolving quickly, and we believe the authors we serve deserve a partner who evolves thoughtfully alongside it. That’s why we’ve started using AI in a few select areas of our workflow. Not to cut corners or replace the expertise and care you rely on, but to help us make promoting your book faster, easier, and more effective.
https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/ingramsparks-ai-strategy-what-it-means-for-authors-and-publishers
#BookMarketingandPromotions #PlanYourBook #IngramSpark #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing
Pop-Up Books: The Production Reality Behind Books That Move, Fold, and Function, with Anna Featherstone and Kelli Anderson
Most indie authors know print-on-demand. Pop-up and movable books inhabit a very different world — one of hand-assembly, specialist printers, and minimum print runs that make the economics unlike anything in standard publishing. In this episode, Anna Featherstone talks with Kelli Anderson, paper engineer and author of Alphabet in Motion, about what it actually takes to bring a movable book to life. They cover the manufacturing process, working with printers, using Kickstarter to fund a 25,000-copy print run, and where a curious author might begin if this form is calling to them.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-pop-up-books/
#Podcast #independentpublishing #Kickstarterpublishing #movablebooks #paperengineering
Book PR & Marketing: Articles to Help You Manage Expectations
Many of my new business calls focus on:
The differences between marketing and PR
What does media/PR for an author look like
Why reviews are hard to come by
What leads to sales
Fact vs. fiction in terms of book tours
Why advertising doesn’t directly sell books but why you should still do it
Why social media isn’t for everyone and building a platform takes a long time
Why the word viral should be used minimally
Why I can’t promise one’s book will be a BookTok sensation
Here are a few articles in recent months that every writer should carefully read.
On Book Reviews…
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/06/08/book-pr-marketing-articles-to-help-you-manage-expectations/
#BookDiscussion #business #BuzzBallsAndHype #Digital #IndependentPublishing
How to Build a Book Marketing Timeline for Indie Authors | IngramSpark
Originally published January 20, 2021. Updated May 6, 2026.
These book marketing timeline guidelines are tailored for self-published authors who are just about to start a new manuscript. However, as each of these strategies plays a vital role in your overall success, you can start implementing them at any point in your publishing journey.
https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/how-to-build-a-book-marketing-timeline-for-indie-authors-9-key-phases
#BookMarketingandPromotions #ReachingMoreReaders #PlanYourBook #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing
How My Debut Book “Wonderment Within Weirdness” Won a 4-Star Literary Titan Award
There are moments in life that do not fully register at first. Moments where you stare at a screen, reread the same sentence multiple times, and wonder if what you are seeing is actually real. For me, one of those moments came when I found out that my debut book, Wonderment Within Weirdness, had received a 4-star silver award from the Literary Titan. Now, before anyone misunderstands what I am saying, no, the Literary Titan award is not the Pulitzer Prize. It is not one of those century-old […]
Why Sci-Fi & Fantasy are Booming (and What Indie Authors Need to Know to Make the Most of It)
Recent publishing analyses estimate that science fiction and fantasy account for roughly 10–15% of fiction revenue, with speculative fiction overall continuing to gain market share.
https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/why-sci-fi-fantasy-are-booming-and-what-indie-authors-need-to-know-to-make-the-most-of-it
#BookMarketingandPromotions #ReachingMoreReaders #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing #Booksales
To Every Writer, Author, and Reader Out There — I Want to Tell You About My Book
I want to talk about my debut novel, "Wonderment Within Weirdness." Not in a sales pitch kind of way, not with a rehearsed elevator pitch or a list of reasons you absolutely must buy it right now. I just want to talk about it honestly, the way I would if we were sitting somewhere having a real conversation. I have been thinking a lot lately about how to share this book with more people, particularly with the writing and reading communities that I genuinely respect and engage with, and I […]
THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE OF AMERICAN PUBLISHING https://scheerpost.com/2026/04/23/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-american-publishing/ #AmazonMonopoly, #BookIndustryCrisis, #CensorshipInPublishing, #CorporateMedia, #CulturalCriticism, #DeclineOfBookstores, #FreeSpeechBooks, #IdentityPoliticsLiterature, #IndependentPublishing, #IntellectualLife, #LiteraryCulture, #MediaConsolidation, #PublishingConglomerates, #SteveWasserman
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Move Over Marvel: Why the March 2nd Top 10 is Dominated Entirely by Indie Comics https://comicbookaddicts.com/2026/03/indie-comics-dominate-march-2-top-10/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IndieComics #ComicBookCommunity #ComicBooks #MarvelVsIndie #IndependentPublishing
Tomorrow (Saturday) at West St. Pete Community Library 11am-3pm. Full list of participating zinesters: https://www.printstpete.org/spzf. There’s one other Sarasota zine maker on the list who I’ve never met or even heard of. His zine is called “Fast Food Legend” and he seems hilarious.
#Florida #zines #ZineFest #IndependentPublishing #punk #LGBTQ
Dropped some #zines off at Mindset Boardshop in Sarasota. The owner, Ryan, just moved here a year ago, is into #PunkRock and sometimes uses the parking lot behind his shop as a place for bands to play. I’m so excited to share this stuff with folks in town who have no idea about Sarasota’s #PunkPast.
#ParadiseLostZine #skateboarding #Florida #LocalHistory #OralHistory #PrintMedia #IndependentPublishing
She's done! Looks way better in print, but I've got the digital flipbook version linked in my blog. If you read it, I'd love it if you left a comment afterward.
"Paradise Lost: Sarasota, Florida Hardcore & Punk Scene 1980s-1990s" is an interview zine about memory and subculture in the face of urban renewal. 68 pages, color cover, b&w interior.
https://shotgunseamstress.blogspot.com/
#zines #printedmatter #printmatters #independentpublishing #fuckice #florida #punk #hardcore #paradiselostzine
One Year as a Published Author: Reflecting on an Unexpected Journey
February 15, 2026 marks a milestone I never quite imagined I would reach, at least not in the way it has unfolded. One year ago today, I officially became a published author when my debut novel "Wonderment Within Weirdness" was released into the world. As I sit here reflecting on the past twelve months, I find myself almost disbelieving that not only did I publish that first book, but I somehow managed to release two additional books during the summer of 2025, my poetry compilation "My […]
Book Marketing and PR Part XX: 2026 Interview Series
This year, for The Buzz series, I will interview marketing-minded authors and other book-loving creators who are doing great things in our industry. For the last few years, the vast majority of authors – particularly those in the non-fiction world – have asked me about podcasts: how to get booked, what to speak about, and what the expectation is.
According to Podcastatistics , 55% of the US population listens to podcasts each month. Currently, there are over 4.58 million podcasts worldwide. The global podcast industry is also on the rise, expected to reach $39.63 billion this year, up from $30.72 billion in 2024.
So you want to be a guest on a podcast? Here are a few things you should do first:…
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/02/09/book-marketing-and-pr-part-xx-2026-interview-series/
#business #BuzzBallsAndHype #Community #Digital #IndependentPublishing
Fontaine O Livres Announces Publishers for 2026 Le Tour d’Europe de l’édition indépendante
Following the success of the 2025 edition, Le Tour d’Europe de l’édition indépendante will return in 2026 to support a new group of independent…
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/fontaine-o-livres-announces-publishers-for-2026-le-tour-deurope-de-ledition-independante/
#FontaineOLivres #France #Frenchpublishers #IndependentPublishing #LeTourdEuropedelditionindpendante
Is Your Book Award-Ready? A Practical Submission Checklist for Authors
#BookMarketingandPromotions #ReachingMoreReaders #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing #BuildAuthorBrand
I’ve published an open letter on the term “self-published”—where it came from, how it’s used to diminish indie authors, and why it’s time to retire language rooted in gatekeeping.
This isn’t just about a label. It’s about power, access, and who gets to decide what counts as a “real” book.
🔗 https://open.substack.com/pub/lawrencenault/p/an-open-letter-on-the-language-of
#IndieAuthors #Publishing #WritingCommunity #BookCulture #IndependentPublishing
A Letter from the Director
Dear Authors and Publishing Partners,…
https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/a-letter-from-the-director-1
#ReachingMoreReaders #IngramSpark #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing
📣 Our friends at the #ScholCommLab have published a preprint, "The Drain of #ScientificPublishing", and are calling for #research communities, funders, governments, and #universities to "re-communalise publishing to serve #science not the market"
PKP supports this call, and works to develop and maintain free open software for independent scholarly publishing.
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2511.04820
#ScholComm #AcademicChatter #FOSS #BetterPublishing #ScholarlyPublishing #IndependentPublishing #OpenAccess
Blurb: Helping Authors and Creators Share Their Stories for 20 Years
In its 20th year and with over 2 million books published, Blurb continues to provide the tools for authors, illustrators, photographers, and storytellers to share their work with readers around the world.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/blurb-helping-authors-and-creators-share-their-stories-for-20-years/
#Blurb #BookWright #IllustratedBooks #IndependentPublishing #SelfPublishing
9 Strategic Reasons Indie Authors Revise Published Books
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https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/9-strategic-reasons-indie-authors-revise-published-books
#BookMarketingandPromotions #ReachingMoreReaders #PlanYourBook #SelfPublishing #IndependentPublishing
Final few hours of the @kickstarter.com for my photobook Redd. Thanks to everyone who supported and shared! #redd #photobook #analogphotography #documentaryphotography #filmcommunity #ireland #bookdesign #independentpublishing #projectswelove #Kickstarter #photobook #analogphotography #filmphotography #TriX #duotone #flextight #printedmatter #ReddBook #documentaryphotography #irishphotography #waterways #artphotobook #communitysupportedart Preorder here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaelicfields/redd-by-paul-carroll
Final few hours of the @kickstarter.com for my photobook Redd. Thanks to everyone who supported and shared! #redd #photobook #analogphotography #documentaryphotography #filmcommunity #ireland #bookdesign #independentpublishing #projectswelove #Kickstarter #photobook #analogphotography #filmphotography #TriX #duotone #flextight #printedmatter #ReddBook #documentaryphotography #irishphotography #waterways #artphotobook #communitysupportedart Preorder here www.kickstarter.com/projects/gae...
My edition ’Bolzano’ is now available from Silly Gooze Editions.
3 colour Risograph print
Alga Carta Ivory 300gsm paper
320mm x 432mm
Edition of 50, plus 5 Artist Proofs
Published by Silly Gooze Editions
£40 unframed. Framing options available.
Silly Gooze proudly offers a non-hierarchical artist editions store, where all commissioned editions are priced at £40, regardless of the artist’s career stage, making high-quality art accessible to everyone.
In addition
We don’t just include queer and neurodivergent makers, we centre them.
When Silly Gooze makes a surplus, 10% goes straight to local LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse charities. Through our editions store, we prioritise publishing works by artists whose voices are too often pushed aside. The press isn’t neutral here, it’s noisy, messy, and proudly kin-powered.
https://sillygooze.square.site/product/bolzano-luke-harby-2025/ZXM2VS6LTZ4ZLN5VZI5FVKFI
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MULTIPLES
My artists book is now available to purchase online.
Edition of 10 (2 AP)
250 x 195mm
pp 38
Japanese stab binding
Cover finished in insect green foil
Design: Joe Gilmore
Essay: Serge Vessel
£50
https://sillygooze.square.site/product/multiples-luke-harby/UAEDO2774MMNPEW7XG2DFNVL
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It's been 6 months of The Bryant Blog. That's bananas to me. But what's even crazier is how much success we've found in that short amount of time! Check out my post about it where we break down the numbers:
#ghostblog #blog #indieweb #independentpublishing
https://gardinerbryant.com/its-been-six-months-of-the-bryant-blog/
Wow. We've already passed our second goal thanks to you guys! I very much appreciate your support! #love #crowdfunding #independentpublishing
Hey Mastodon! I've built a new feature into my #blog and my #peertube instance!
Check out my write-up. I'm pretty stoked about it.
#ghostblog #independentpublishing #webdesign #programming #coding #mongodb #php #javascript
https://gardinerbryant.com/i-built-a-new-feature-for-the-blog-and-my-peertube-heres-how-it-works/
Casa a medias, de Olalla Castro-Klich y editado por Siesta Verlag. Siempre es una felicidad tener los libros en las manos después de tanto trabajo, y no puedo dejar de estar enamorada de cada uno de ellos. Excelente labor, excelente equipo.
2 presentaciones:
POTSDAM: 16.9 / 17.30 hs / Stadbibliothek
BERLIN: 05.10 / 15:00 / Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
#poesia #berlin #BookDesign #editorialdesign #editorialindipendente #independentpublishing #typesetting #pagetitel #bookcover #carogiovagnoli
"The cap Google, Facebook, X, Flipboard, Newsbreak, SmartNews, Yahoo, MSN, Reddit, and every other platform puts on independent publishers has crept lower and lower until there’s no space left for us to operate in."
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/independent-ends.html
I was nodding in sympathetic agreement as I read this post, until I reaches the paragraph where it says ...
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#ChokePointCapitalism #IndependentPublishing #WebSearch #SocialMedia
The dissonance of relaxing on vacation while genocide, ecocide, and inflation rage on? It’s unbearable—unless you choose not to see it.
I just returned from the beach. Here’s what that felt like in 2025. :earth:
Dispatch from Dystopia: 2 – Back from a Beach Vacation
Twenty-seven. That’s the number of Palestinians murdered by Israeli “Defense” Forces while trying desperately to get food aid so their families wouldn’t starve. (The Guardian) It’s the last headline I see before sitting down to dinner.
For the third time, I asked my four-year-old daughter to sit down and eat her food. I didn’t have to wait in line or brave sniper fire from scared young people forced into a situation that will haunt their dreams for as long as they live. A simple trip to pick up takeout from a local restaurant, ordered online, of course, takes on a new, bitter resonance in the global web of food injustice.
We’ve just returned from our vacation, a beach trip. The dissonance required to go on vacation and relax in the world is almost unbearable. I felt I had to write. To do something to ease the burden of knowingly participating in a system that has so effectively institutionalized suffering.
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