Show Notes
In this extra episode, concluding our first 10-part series, we catch up with Jane who has just got back from the Frankfurt Book Fair and we explore the collapse of Shawline, a vanity publisher.
01.09 Frankfurt. Ventura part of the Australian Publishers Association stand in Hall 6. It's the most enormous gathering of intellectual property purveyors. It's a wholesale market, publishers doing business with publishers. 02.58 Lots of young rights agents work hard, whilst MDs look important. It's a microcosm of the whole industry. 05.00 Which of Ventura's book got interest. Who else was there. What usually happens is that English-speaking publishers buy foreign rights and translate the books. That is changing, more books being translated into English. The Australian rights agents. 08.16 How translation rights work. What sort of royalties publishers and authors receive. Why the German market is important. Which Australian publishing companies have UK cousins. Why translations come out later than English language editions. 13.09 The collapse of Shawline, leaving 600 authors in the lurch. The difficulties of managing fringe publishers and worse, predatory publishers. Why to use the ASA's Authors Legal. There's a lot of malpractice out there 16.20 Proper publishers have distribution into bookshops. Others may say they distribute but it's all digital. Companies not being honest about how few books writers are likely to sell. On the other hand, a publishing services company can be good e.g. Publish Central. 18.37 Is it likely the Shawline authors will get their files back so they upload them by themselves? Never pay full cost upfront for anything! 20.05 Listeners questions: What is NaNoWriMo? Does a non published author need an author website and social media presence? 23:59 What are we reading? Jane had 74 manuscripts submitted when she was away so she is reading them. Good and bad examples. Seana has read Charlotte Wood's Stone Yard Devotional and Elizabeth Strout's latest book Tell Me Everything. 25.53 Where to find us and farewell.
Links Frankfurt Book Fair Shawline Group enters liquidation - ASA article Publish Central NaNoWriMo Charlotte Wood's Stone Yard Devotional Elizabeth Strout's Tell Me Everything
Jane Curry Links Jane Curry Advisory: www.janecurryadvisory.com Ventura Press: www.venturapress.com.au
Seana Smith Links Seana Smith website: www.seanasmith.com Sober Journeys website: wwwsoberjourneys.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More from The Publisher And The Writer
Meet a debut author juggling kids, writing, Instagram and success. Leesa Ronald's debut romcom Special Delivery was published in December 2024 and has already been reprinted. Success! Leesa has also signed a further two-book deal with Allen & Unwin, her second romcom will hit bookshelves towards the end of 2025.00:00 Introduction
In this week’s episode of The Publisher & The Writer, we answer questions on a variety of writing and publishing topics.
In this episode of the Publisher and the Writer podcast, Seana Smith interviews Lynne Johnson, former lawyer and current author of the indie published crime novel 'The Bait Trap.' They cover Lynne's initial interest in crime writing, her experiences with online creative writing courses, the challenges and strategies of self-publishing, her marketing efforts, and the supportive community she found in the process. The episode also touches on her upcoming second novel and the valuable insights she's gained from her writing and publishing experiences.
We are back for 2025. In this episode we cover a lot of ground, with insights into the writing and publishing journey of successful authors, plus Aussie publishing news and a catchup on how 2025 has started for Seana's writing and for Ventura Press.