Kobo Offers Higher Royalties on Self-Published Titles Released This Fall - GalleyCat

Kobo Offers Higher Royalties on Self-Published Titles Released This Fall - GalleyCat: Kobo is offering a bonus for self-published authors that use its Kobo Writing Life platform, giving them an additional 10 percent in royalties on applicable titles published during a designated period this fall.

Revolution Turned Down Publisher to Crowd Fund New Broken Sword Game | GamePolitics

Revolution Turned Down Publisher to Crowd Fund New Broken Sword Game | GamePolitics:
 According to Edge, Revolution Software turned down a publishing deal with the industry's "biggest third-party publisher" for its latest game, Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse, in favor of trying to crowd fund it via Kickstarter.

Can self-publishing buy respect? - Salon.com

Can self-publishing buy respect? - Salon.com: There was much pearl clutching after the Internet aired abecedarian mystery novelist Sue (“A Is for Alibi”) Grafton’s thoughts on self-publishing. Short version: She thinks it’s for lazies. Who you calling lazy? The digital swarm opined and I agreed, to some extent, with the outraged chorus. Who wouldn’t want to be on the side of the self-publishers, those scrappy DIY-ers who, like their punk forefathers and -mothers, step outside of a system that can’t or won’t serve them? Get in the van!

PC News: Broken Sword - The Serpent's Curse hits Kickstarter - ComputerAndVideoGames.com

PC News: Broken Sword - The Serpent's Curse hits Kickstarter - ComputerAndVideoGames.com: Broken Sword - The Serpent's Curse is the title and will be the latest in the long-running, much loved point-and-click adventure series.

THQ and Virgin have handled publishing for previous installments, but its Kickstarter push to raise $400,000 will allow Revolution to publish independently - and with $130,100 after just a day, it appears well on its way.