The Case For Self-Published Books, Or Why I Love Indie @dominishbooks

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I love a good self-published fantasy book, but why do I genuinely think they are better than traditionally published books? Here I go through a couple of the reasons why I think some people don't read indie, and then some reasons why I think self-publishing stands out.

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$The Case For Self-Published Books, Or Why I Love Indie I love a good self-published fantasy book, but why do I genuinely think they are better than traditionally published books? Here I go through a couple of the reasons why I think some people dont read indie, and then some reasons why I think self-publishing stands out. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $January 2023 Wrap-Up My first monthly wrap up for 2023 is full of chunky new releases. There are some great indie titles coming out in January and February this year, so dont miss out! Intro 0:00 Stats: 0:38 The Books 1:47 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Upcoming Fantasy Covers Tier List - October 2022 Today I take a fresh batch of 42 upcoming fantasy book covers and rank them into a tier list based on how much I like or dislike each one. Im not technically judging books by their covers, just looking at the covers in isolation, so theres definitely no shade thrown at any author or book if I dont like the cover! All these books are slated for release in October 2022 or later. Which are your favourites? Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Fantasy Book Haul - Self-Published Goodness It was my birthday at the end of June and I received a few books as presents. If you add in a bunch of review copies, giveaway prizes, and other gifts, it adds up to a haul of nearly twenty books. Most of these are self-published titles, so Ill leave some links below for you to check out the books. Channels Mentioned: @CoverswithCassidy @megansreadingrevelations @PatrickRyanBookReviews @nikosbookreviews Affiliate Links: Burn Red Skies: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/shop/genre/fantasy/burn-red-skies-hb/?store=5 Of Blood and Fire: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/shop/genre/fantasy/of-blood-and-fire-the-bound-and-the-broken-book-1-hb/?store=5 Of Darkness and Light: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/shop/genre/fantasy/of-darkness-and-light-the-bound-and-the-broken-book-2-hb/?store=5 The Mortal Blade: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/shop/genre/fantasy/the-mortal-blade-magelands-eternal-siege-book-1/?store=5 The Forever King: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/shop/genre/fantasy/the-forever-king-the-scalussen-chronicles-book-1/?store=5 The Warrior: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/shop/genre/fantasy/the-warrior-quest-for-heroes-book-2/?store=5 The Last Blade Priest: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/shop/genre/fantasy/the-last-blade-priest/?store=5 Non-Affiliate Links: Shadows of Ivory: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54264599 Rise of the Ranger: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49170959 Black Stone Heart: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50336223 Bryan Asher Books: https://www.intercontpress.com/ The Blood of Outcasts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61133525 The Path and the Way (Ringlander): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57824773 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Along the Razors Edge - Spoiler-Free Review My spoiler-free review of Along the Razors Edge, book one of The War Eternal by Rob J. Hayes. This is a self-published series and at the time of publishing this video, Along the Razors Edge is available for free as part of the Audible Plus catalogue. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books (signup recommended toward the start of the month to avoid being charged again soon after joining!) My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO9 Review: Strangers in the High City, by J.E. Cabrera Check out my spoiler-free review of Strangers in the High City, book one of Children of the Lunar Gods, by J.E. Cabrera. I read this for phase one of #SPFBO9 as part of Team Bookborns allocation. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $2023 Reading Goals: Mid-Year Check-In Were half-way through the year, so I thought it would be a good time to check-in on my 2023 reading goals and see what I have left to aim for in the back-half of the year. Did you set any reading goals this year? How are you getting on? What is your plan for the rest of the year like? Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - December 2023 Come and check out the worlds of Decembers batch of indie SFF authors. Listen to them introduce you to their books, and then check them out in more detail below! 0:00 Intro 0:24 R.E. Sanders https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/184200291 https://resanderswrites.wixsite.com/r-e sanderswrites 2:17 Laura Huie https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201053231 https://laurahuie.substack.com/ 4:05 Karl Forshaw https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64664751 https://www.karlforshaw.co.uk/ 6:38 William I. Zard https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193766284 https://zmancy.com/metamancer/ 7:54 J. Patricia Anderson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123228396 https://www.jpatriciaanderson.com/ 10:47 F. Ted Atchley https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/175969135 https://tedatchley.com/ 11:46 Thanks and Outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - June 2024 Come and check out these self-published fantasy and science fiction titles as pitched by their authors. 0:00 Intro 0:16 A.R. Witham https://twitter.com/ARWitham 2:08 J.L. Odom https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208819132 https://jlodomauthor.com/ 3:33 Lisa Muñoz https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/177111718 https://www.lisamunozwrites.com/ 6:17 Joel Glover https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213159011 https://twitter.com/booksafterbed 8:19 Thanks and Outro If youre a self-published fantasy or sci-fi author and youd like to appear in a future showcase to talk about your book/s, please see the details here: https://www.dominishbooks.com/authorshowcase Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SPFBO First Sentences - My Favourites I read the opening sentence of chapter one (plus any prologues) of all 300 SPFBO8 entries. Here, I go through my favourites. Please note, there is a reason (in fact there are many) that Im not an audiobook narrator! Mark Lawrences Blog, the home of SPFBO: https://mark lawrence.blogspot.com/ Zack Argyles SPFBO8 Page: https://www.zackargyle.com/spfbo-8 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Q&A: Your Reading, Reviewing, Proofreading Questions Answered A little while ago, I gave you the opportunity to ask me anything, and now its time for the answers. There are questions on reading, reviewing, booktube, proofreading, and some general ones as well. 0:00 Intro 1:07 General 2:44 Reading 13:55 Reviewing & Booktube 22:17 Proofreading Mentioned: @thebrothersgwynne @lukewinch7928 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 * This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link * Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $SFF Book Haul! Thanks to some awesome friends, including a bunch of fab authors and the lovely team at Angry Robot, I have a selection of new fantasy (and one sci-fi) books today for your viewing pleasure! Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$