Filament do not provide Self-Publishing.  We are publishers, in the traditional sense, and members of the Independent Publisher’s Guild.  We have been publishing for 25 years and provide Commercial Publishing Services to organisations, and a range of different ‘author-centric’ business models for individual authors to meet their specific needs.  Everything we do is bespoke and individually crafted. One size does not fit all.

Chris Day

10 Things To Look Out For When Line Editing

by Adriana Bielkova ┬®. You know the drill: revise the structure; look at plot flow; do more work on this or that character; check grammar and spelling; proofread. Hang on a secondÔǪ you forgot to line edit! Line editing makes your sentences the best they can be....

Amazon to Publishers: Set Your Own E-Book Prices!

Amazon to Customers: Not Our Fault! The New York Times reported on Monday night that Amazon and HarperCollins had signed a new multiyear contract to sell e-books. The agreement, which came just a few weeks after news leaked to Business Insider that HarperCollinsÔÇÖ...

A new aid to Discoverability for authors

WhatÔÇÖs the value of the New Streaming Platforms? By: Murray Izenwasser Two similar apps recently took the social media universe by storm: Meerkat and Periscope. Both allow you to live-stream video directly from your mobile phone to the web. The real difference...

Debunking the Discovery Problem

By Joe Wikert Ever since ebooks gained traction the publishing industry has obsessed with what’s typically referred to as “the discovery problem.” The common wisdom is that discovery of the content will lead to fame and fortune. I believe digital...

How can authors partner with a bookstore? Ask a Bookseller!

by David Enyeart Recently at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Minneapolis, Melville House publisher Dennis Johnson organized and moderated a panel about the many partnership opportunities for authors and independent bookstores....