Alastair Mayer’s T-Space Blog

I recently discovered Anthology Builder (www.anthologybuilder.com), a website and business which started with a brilliant idea, one which remains so even in these uncertain times for traditional publishing (perhaps especially now).

It comprises a vast and growing repository of short stories in various genres by many authors (both classic and contemporary). You build your own custom anthology by selecting the stories, selecting a cover, and then customizing (if you want) with an intro. Through the magic of Print-On-Demand (POD), you’ll have a printed and bound copy of that anthology delivered to you for no more than the cost of a traditional trade (large size) paperback. The authors whose stories are in the anthology then each get a cut of the sale price.

Quality of the stories is high: all have been previously published in professionally edited, paying venues, and are reviewed before being accepted into the Anthology Builder repository. (Disclosure: I have stories available for sale via Anthology Builder, but only because I think it’s a cool idea and it’s a good outfit to work with.)

Check them out.