Superheroes Wear Masks children’s picture book out now
Award-winning author Chris Stead releases Superheroes Wear Masks, a children’s picture book that helps kids deal with their COVID anxiety. There are very few people in the world that haven’t been impacted by COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic. For adults it has been hard going, but at least mature humans have a better chance of […]
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Gentle George children’s chapter book out now
Old Mate Media has published Gentle George, a chapter book for early readers that explores the importance of friendship and bravery. Working in a mine has never been a safe career, but it was even worse in the past. Before robots and vehicles and modern safety equipment. Back then, it was all done by hand. […]
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Apple reveals key Christmas dates for authors
If you’re an indie author hoping to get your book put on Apple Books before Christmas, there are some key dates to keep in mind. Update: Christmas is done and dusted for another year. We'll update this page ahead of Christmas 2021 with the ne dates as soon as they are announced. It makes sense […]
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The Ultimate Nintendo Switch Gaming Guide is out now on Amazon
Veteran games journalist Chris Stead has released a Nintendo Switch Gaming Guide that has everything you need to know about the console; from Mario to Zelda, Pokémon to Inklings. Nintendo needed a huge success story in March 2017. After its failure with the Wii U, a console that fizzled out of interest without barely making […]
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Adam Exiled launches with a special
Here at Old Mate Media we are beyond excited to be announcing the launch of Adam Exiled. Book Two in the Adam X Series, this long awaited sequel continues the story of Adam and his journeys through space and time. From One Prison to Another The story of Adam Exiled, continues the saga that started […]
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Kobo reveals 60% growth in eBook sales
One of the biggest online retailers of books, Kobo, has revealed huge growth in eBook consumption during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Digital books haven’t had the smoothest of journeys over the past decade. Some years have seen growth, others have seen declines, but generally eBooks has been slowly climbing in popularity. It’s a shame given […]
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Indie author industry news - May 2019
There's been some interesting stuff happening in the publishing world and we wanted to share it with you in an easy bite size read. IngramSpark is running a fabulous competition. IngramSpark is giving authors the chance to display their books at various book fairs for free! Get in fast as the comp ends on the […]
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IngramSpark price increase for self-published authors explained
An IngramSpark price increase has just been announced for the production of all books and this is how it will impact self-published authors. It always sends a sudden down the spine when you see the words “price increase” in the subject of an email. So it was when IngramSpark sent out an email today. […]
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The best new Christmas book for kids stars Willy Nilly
Old Mate Media’s new release children’s book Christmas Chimney Challenge is available now in print and as an eBook via Amazon Paperback, Amazon Kindle and Apple Books. Willy Nilly has a problem. There is only two days left till Christmas and he has just realised his house does not have a chimney. If he has […]
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What is Cryptocurrency? Book arrives on Amazon
Award-winning writer Chris Stead and the team at Crypto Finder announce the release of the book What is Cryptocurrency: Your complete guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Beyond. Cash has been traded out for cards, but soon cards will be traded out for cryptocurrency. This emerging new business technology has taken the world by storm, becoming […]
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