Publishing your book in a new language is an exciting opportunity to reach a broader audience. For English-speaking authors, the German market is particularly attractive due to its large and avid readership. However, finding a skilled translator who can faithfully convey your story while resonating with German readers is crucial. Here’s a guide to help […]
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If you are a USA Today or New York Times bestselling author, you probably state that on the cover of your book, or at least in the blurb. Publishing houses in Germany do the same when they acquire books from bestselling authors in English. The fact that a book has been a bestseller in its […]
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Amazon Publishing Germany, the German publishing branch of Amazon, has been established in 2012. Offering only translated titles by AmazonCrossing at first, there are now 4 imprints that publish original German works as well (about 800 titles available): Edition M (Mystery & Thriller) Tinte & Feder (contemporary and historical fiction) Montlake Romance 47North (Science Fiction […]
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The Tolino Alliance, Germany’s biggest Amazon competitor (with about 50% of the book market share) has just announced the release of their new ebook subscription service: Tolino Select. Most indie authors know about KDP Select: When you enroll your ebook there, you enter it into Amazon’s ebook subscription model Kindle Unlimited. In exchange, you pledge […]
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On June 10, I spent a day in Hamburg with around 200 German authors and publishing professionals to connect and learn about the newest developments in German selfpublishing, so I thought I’d share my takeaways with you. The variety of topics during that day reflected the maturation of the German selfpublishing scene. There was a […]
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How do German readers choose their books and find their reading material? Which devices do they use to read ebooks? Matthias Matting of Selfpublisherbibel.de wanted to find answers to these questions, so he created a survey that participating indie authors forwarded to their own readers. 2,342 people responded to the survey and provide some interesting […]
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Tanya Anne Crosby is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of mainstream fiction, contemporary suspense and historical romances, such as the Scottish Highland Brides series. Tanya has published many of her books in German, some by working with individual translators directly and others through the translation platform Babelcube. In this interview, she […]
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If you choose to work with an individual translator for your books (instead of using a platform like Babelcube, for instance), you will need to set up a basic contract to make sure all parties are clear about their rights and responsibilities. I’m not a lawyer, and the following is not legal advice, only suggestions […]
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I’ve already listed many of the major German ebook promotional websites in a previous post, as well as prepared a PDF download to help you get an overview. But maybe you’re still confused or overwhelmed with all the choices. So with this post I want to give a quick summary that you can refer to […]
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In June 2016, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association presented new numbers for the growth of the book and ebook market in Germany in 2015 and the previous years. I wanted to share some of them with you. It’s all taken from their presentation, which is freely available on their website (in German). The Physical […]
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