Not so little after all 1st September 2010.

About an hour after I posted my blog entry yesterday, talking about real life since the intrusion of real life had prevented me working and as a result I was a little slow to find a topic, I checked my e-mail inbox and there it was.

Seriously momentous good news – finally after looking at them with envious eyes as we weren’t big enough for them, and then when we did attain that required minimum size and apply, and then wait and wait and wait Content Reserve finally accepted our application as a publisher for them to carry our work.

They are the largest e-book aggregator on the planet – they supply literally hundreds of e-book retail web sites all over the globe. Some of the big names are exclusively theirs (like WHSmith and Waterstones in the UK). This single deal literally means we will now be selling our books in far more e-book stores than previously.

Not only that but they are the leading supplier via their parent company in the provision of e-book lending systems to libraries worldwide. As the e-book revolution sweeps through those hallowed halls, that could be even bigger news.

Although it will take some months before everything is loaded, distributed and sales information and actual revenues start coming back to us (see earlier rants on that subject!) this is a really big step for us – it rounded off August in a huge way.

Not only does it provide potentially a huge revenue stream for us and our authors it also says one other thing about us.

When it comes to the size ladder for publishers – we have climbed another rung – we are no longer among the “smallest of the small” small press publishers.

It’s not exactly industry recognition or anything resembling it – but it is an important step.

As you can tell I’m pumped!

Sorry about that.....