Aussie bushfires: buy a book support an author
So many people have been affected by the bushfires and as individuals it's hard to know the best way to help. I love the super supportive nature of the indie author community, we all help each other. So how better to help than by buying some books from those affected by the fires. What a […]
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Celebrating the launch of Motivation Without The Hype
Today we are celebrating the launch of a fantastic new personal development book, Motivation Without The Hype by Gez Perez. Old Mate Media worked with Gez to format his book for print and digital. We also optimised his book and helped him map out his best sales strategy Who is in Your Corner? I am […]
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My Birthday Cake Gets a New Home in print
We’re very excited to share that we are launching new paperback edition and updated digital editions of one of our cutest books, My Birthday Cake Needs A New Home. You can get the paperback now for the bargain price of $8.99 and the Apple Books version for FREE! The Biggest Birthday Cake EVER! My Birthday […]
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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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2018 by numbers for Old Mate Media
2018 was a big year for us here at Old Mate Media. We discovered pretty early on that it was going to be some juggle. Other than our (Chris and Kate) vital role bringing up three young children - there's a year's work right there - we were also doing a full rebuild of the […]
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How does Createspace merging with KDP Paperback affect you?
In news that no one is surprised to hear, this week Amazon announced that Createspace and KDP are going to be merged into one operation. Effectively with KDP taking over Createspace. Whilst predicted since the roll out of KDP Paperback, now that it's here, what does it mean for you?How is Createspace merging with KDP […]
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Announcing Eat Well, Feel Great – a healthy eating cookbook
Health coach Abigail Booth from Vitality Health Coaching has joined forces with Old Mate Media to publish her first cookbook. I’m a mum to three children (2, 5 and 7) and it's hard work. The fact that I have to flip through a cookbook and prepare food for not only them, but also us (mum and […]
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Where Do I Come From - a new children's picture book coming soon
Award-winning children’s book author Chris Stead reveals the first image from his upcoming release, Where Do I Come From? For quite a while, I have wanted to make a book that was set within Australia’s aboriginal culture. In particular, I find the Dreamtime, or The Dreaming, as a setting fascinating . This “time out of time” […]
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Cybils Book Awards are open for nominations
The very popular Cybils Book Awards for children's and young adult literature are now open for public and blogger nominations. However, you'll have to be quick! Now is the time to get your favourites included before nominations close on October 15 2017. What are the Cybils Book Awards? The Cybils have been running for 11 […]
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