B&N Press Just Sweetened Its Deal for Indie Authors One of the most important things about self-publishing has always been that…Mercy Pilkington1 February 2021One comment2 minute read
Authors to Dept of Justice: Stop the Penguin Random House Buy of Simon & Schuster Once upon a time, the publishing world involved a vast, gatekeeping entity…Mercy Pilkington30 January 20213 comments2 minute read
Founder of Waterstones Not Sorry About Loss of Indie Bookstores A rather biting article appeared in The Guardian in which brick-and-mortar bookstore…Mercy Pilkington5 August 20192 comments2 minute read
Amazon Publishing Nabs Several Top Authors Amazon Publishing certainly isn’t new to the industry anymore, but somehow,…Mercy Pilkington2 August 20193 comments2 minute read
The Myths about Blue Light, Screen Time, and Eye Damage Experts and advocates have warned for some time–pretty much since the advent…Mercy Pilkington26 July 20194 comments2 minute read
A New Indie-Like Day Is Dawning for Barnes and Noble If you’re lucky enough to live in a town with a thriving…Mercy Pilkington23 July 20192 comments2 minute read
Wattpad’s 10th Anniversary Watty Awards Now Open Whatever your summer plans were, put them on hold. If you’re an…Mercy Pilkington5 June 20192 comments1 minute read
IndieReader Announces Winners of 9th Annual IR Discovery Awards Ever since the self-publishing revolution began, companies have come and gone that…Mercy Pilkington5 June 20192 comments2 minute read
JK Rowling Blesses Readers with Four New Harry Potter Books If you’re still pining for the excitement of Harry’s childhood journey through…Mercy Pilkington31 May 20196 comments1 minute read
Anti-Vaxxers Target Children Through Amazon Orders The most recent report of a malicious actor using Amazon orders to…Mercy Pilkington1 May 2019One comment2 minute read
Mueller Report Already a Bestseller The long-awaited “fake news! witch hunt! no collusion!” Mueller report has finally…Mercy Pilkington21 April 20192 comments2 minute read
EL James Has a New Book Out and We Only Have Ourselves to Blame It was bad enough when billionaire Christian Grey had his violent way…Mercy Pilkington18 April 20193 comments2 minute read
Move Over New Adult, There Are New Stories to Tell “Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children’s books.” –Slate, June…Mercy Pilkington9 April 20196 comments3 minute read
Big Changes at BookBaby In the world of self-publishing companies, there are more than a few…Mercy Pilkington2 April 2019One comment2 minute read
Textbook Prices Continue to Rise Despite Digital Access When people (re: students) complain about the outrageous cost of higher education,…Mercy Pilkington1 April 2019One comment2 minute read
Children Prefer Print Books…Are We Still Surprised? In unsurprising news, yet another study has concluded that children prefer, interact…Mercy Pilkington31 March 20193 comments2 minute read
