Reedsy, Blurb Collaborate for Author Services With the rise of the print-on-demand, digital publishing, and self-publishing age, authors…Mercy Pilkington7 June 2017One comment2 minute read
IndieReader Announces Discovery Award Winners For years, IndieReader has been hard at work, helping self-published and independently…Mercy Pilkington5 June 2017No comments1 minute read
Who Cares about the Indie Authors? A new article about the current blockbuster novels has spurred some intriguing…Mercy Pilkington30 May 2017One comment2 minute read
The Handmaid’s Tale: Book to Movie and Back to Book? Margaret Atwood’s frighteningly realistic dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale is generating a…Mercy Pilkington30 May 20172 comments2 minute read
Legendary Sportswriter and Novelist Frank Deford Dies, Age 78 Perhaps a lot of the more “literary” readers wouldn’t spend much time…Mercy Pilkington30 May 2017One comment2 minute read
Digital Public Library of America to Pilot eBook Lending in Fall It’s taken nearly four years, but the time has finally come for…Mercy Pilkington30 May 2017One comment2 minute read
The Power of a Book Tweet Self-published authors have resorted to “buy my book” tweets for so long…Mercy Pilkington26 May 2017One comment2 minute read
Amazon’s New Bestseller Lists Amazon Charts Aids Discoverability One of the biggest problems plaguing both readers and publishers–from the major…Mercy Pilkington18 May 2017No comments2 minute read
Book Sales Remain a Closely Guarded Secret One of the most frustrating aspects of being an author, publisher, or…Mercy Pilkington16 May 2017One comment2 minute read
JK Rowling Pleads with Public Not to Buy Stolen Story In further proof that you just can’t do anything nice anymore, a…Mercy Pilkington13 May 2017One comment2 minute read
Winning the Buy Box: What Does Amazon Owe to Authors? Amazon is once again ruffling the feathers of publishers and authors alike,…Mercy Pilkington13 May 20173 comments2 minute read
KFC Dishes Up an eBook and Romance Fans Are Not Amused In the world of fast food advertising gimmicks, you could do worse…Mercy Pilkington9 May 20173 comments2 minute read
Amazon Abandons MFNs in eBook Contracts Amazon’s woes across the pond may be coming to an end with…Mercy Pilkington4 May 2017One comment1 minute read
Looking for Love? Read a Book A new finding from dating site eHarmony has only confirmed what all…Mercy Pilkington4 May 2017One comment2 minute read
New Feedback App for Writers Taking Beta Testers By now, most serious indie authors understand what it takes to produce…Mercy Pilkington2 May 20178 comments2 minute read
IndieReader’s “Buff” Book Checkup For years, authors and readers alike have bemoaned the “glut” of content…Mercy Pilkington1 May 2017No comments2 minute read
