Authors’ co-operatives offer hope
Nerine Dorman shares what makes author co-operatives a viable solution for authors faced with the volatility of the publishing industry Books have always been magical for me. From my earliest memories longingly gazing at my parents’ bookshelves, and being mystified by the tales locked within the covers, and my teenage years where I spent more time reading than studying for my exams… To my adult years where I have more ebooks loaded on my iPad than I can read in a year, not to forget the hours I spend crafting my own stories or those of the authors who come to me for editing. Stories are everything to me, and I’m sure some of you reading this post right now feel exactly the same way. It used to be that publishing a book was an arcane process, watched over by mysterious industry guardians in the forms of agents, editors and publishers. However, all that has changed during the past two decades with the rise of digital media and print-on-demand services. It’s now possible for you to write,