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Monday, December 29
IS&T launches chapbook publishing venture
by
Charles Christian
on Mon 29 Dec 2008 12:41 PM GMT
Ink Sweat & Tears has launched a chapbook publishing venture. We were going to call it El Cheapo Chapbooks however somebody has already nabbed that name – but the sentiment remains the same: to publish low cost chapbooks with a minimalist production process that should appeal to the pockets of audiences AND still generate a royalty for the authors.
Yes, we did say royalties. This is not a vanity publishing operation nor one of those hocus-pocus pamphlet competitions, where the entry fees of canon fodder competitors subsidise the producing of the winning pamphlet. Instead, we are operating on a commercial basis, evaluating the content of submissions, publishing chapbooks, selling them online – and paying their authors a royalty. Typically, a 40-page chapbook will sell for £3.50 – which equates to a royalty of 20% (or 70p) for every copy sold. Authors will automatically receive 4 free copies of their chapbook however (because the reality of poetry publishing is most copies are shifted at readings and performances) authors will also be able to buy bulk copies of their chapbooks at a cost price of £2.00 + p&p. This, incidentally, is not a pre-requisite – and in fact there are no fees, hidden costs or charges that we will suddenly spring upon an author. (We will also automatically produce a digital version of the chapbook, which authors can publish on their own websites.) Currently we have an e-commerce facility linked to this site (see the Chap Book Shop graphic & link in the right-hand column) which lets you buy online via PayPal (and credit card) however from New Year we will also have titles listed on Amazon. And, as with all Ink Sweat & Tears ventures, we are doing this without any public funding or subsidies. Tuesday, December 23
IS&T publisher's person blog goes online
by
Charles Christian
on Tue 23 Dec 2008 06:55 PM GMT
It has been a very long time coming – and been through a number of false starts – but Ink Sweat & Tears publisher Charles Christian has finally got his own personal blog up and running. The blog
– which you can access via either www.wordsandvision.com or
www.charles-christian.com – is designed to highlight his
writing (the 'words' bit), his photography and digital haiga (the
'vision' bit) and his live literature/spoken word performance
activities.
If you click on the main category headings, you will see a set of sub categories (verse poetry, prose poetry etc) encompassing the different genre he's worked/working in. The 'stuff you need to know' section is for all the stuff that doesn't fit into one of those neat categories – and includes general info about the blog, news, events, plus biography. And, 'the Digital Slow Lane' – which is also this blog's subtitle – is designed to hold an ongoing series of semi-autobiographical, mini-monologues and annecdotes about Christian – and life – as he finally comes out of the closet to recognise his inner geek. Sunday, December 21
Big in Germany
by
Charles Christian
on Sun 21 Dec 2008 09:47 AM GMT
Congratulation to regular IS&T contributor Mandy Pannett, who has just had one of her poems – Picture in Grey (first published on IS&T) – translated into German. Another of her poems – Judgment Day from her collection Frost Hollow – is shortly going to be translated into Romanian. Follow the link to see the German version... http://poetrytrend.blogspot.com/search/label/093%20-%20Mandy%20Pannett%20-%20Picture%20in%20Grey
Saturday, December 13
New novel by IS&T contributor
by
Charles Christian
on Sat 13 Dec 2008 09:22 PM GMT
American novelist and poet – and sometime IS&T contributor – Ron Koertge has a new book out. It's called Deadville – Candlewick Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7636-3580-0, hardback, 212 pages, price US$16.99 – also available via Amazon UK for £15.29.
Although Amazon's review pitches this as a read for young teens, don't you believe it, it's a fully fledged novel that just happens to be about teenagers – and their parents – and the unpredictable workings of grief – and the healing power of reinvention. I thoroughly enjoyed it – and in fact read it through, from cover to cover, at one sitting – which is unusual for me these days, as all too often I loose interest in a novel a couple of chapters in, then sling it into the pile for the charity bookshop with a 'who the **** cares!' Koertge has been described as 'a poet and novelist... the wisest, most entertaining wiseguy in American poetry' – and whoever said that is right. It's always a pleasure to publish his haibun on Ink Sweat – his most recent contribution we published last month (Monday 10 November 2008). It was a pleasure to read this novel. And, it's our great pleasure to announce that Ink Sweat & Tears will be publishing a collection of Ron's haibun in the New Year – more about Ink Sweat's new publishing venture later. Sunday, December 7
What a difference a year makes
by
Charles Christian
on Sun 07 Dec 2008 09:59 AM GMT
Or, time to blow our own trumpet...
We'd like to thank all our readers for their support over the past 12 months – and the amazing impact that has had on our webzine visitor traffic figures. The number of visitors (measured as distinct URLs) has increased by 70% from 3,800 in November 2007 to 6,600 in November 2008. And the total site traffic (measured as page views) has increased by a massive 145% from 9,200 in November 2007 to 22,600 in November this year. As for the coming year, along with our new podcast series we've got lots more plans to help make Ink Sweat & Tears the online location for modern poetry and prose. |
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