Our Story
This online magazine, launched in late 2007 provides essential information, resources and reviews of author solutions services. In the beginning our exclusive focus was self-publishing and POD (Print-on-demand) technology. However, over the past two years, with the increasing and rapid changes in the publishing industry, The Independent Publishing Magazine has focused more often on self-publishing and author solutions services within the book and publishing industry.
Slowly but surely the stigmas and limitations of self-publishing are becoming less of a challenge to the savvy independent author and this path to publishing has grown far more viable if the author is equipped with a basic but sound knowledge of book formatting, cover design, author and book-branding, and marketing and promotion know-how.
While the core focus of The Independent Publishing Magazine will always demonstrate an objective view on global publishing from the perspective of authors looking at publishing their books outside of mainstream channels. TIPM review all paid-publishing services offered by author solutions services, printers, and more recently, paid-publishing services from large publishing houses like Thomas Nelson and Harlequin.
TIPM provides articles on the changing word of publishing, with a particular focus on digital publishing and the latest innovations and models of business operating in the industry. The magazine is intended for authors and publishers alike.
