SciFi Genre: Does Hugh Howey Control the Future? It’s a long-held and possibly undocumented belief that the man who invented… Mercy Pilkington30 April 2014One comment2 minute read
YUDU’s BookSnacking Revamps Bookstore Browsing for eBooks One of the things that reading consumers lost with the transition to… Mercy Pilkington30 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Small Legal Victory for Apple’s Antitrust Battle Apple’s attorneys have managed to pull off a minor legal victory in… Mercy Pilkington29 April 2014One comment1 minute read
Scholastic’s Goosebumps Series to Be Adapted for Film Sony announced today that it is in production of a film adaptation… Mercy Pilkington28 April 2014One comment1 minute read
eBook RevIew: You Show Me Yours by Larry Grobel Verdict: 5 Stars There’s a fine line between being a well-respected biographer… Mercy Pilkington28 April 2014One comment2 minute read
The Impact of eBooks on the Fight Against Censorship Following yet another living, breathing attempt at book banning–this time in Boise,… Mercy Pilkington27 April 2014One comment2 minute read
PW Interprets Print Sales Data One of the most common misconceptions surrounding writing and publishing relates to… Mercy Pilkington25 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Self-Publishing: How Good Is Good Enough? With both camps still divided on the self-publishing front, the same tired… Mercy Pilkington25 April 20145 comments2 minute read
ABNA Awards Reach Quarter Finals The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards have reached the next stage in the… Mercy Pilkington24 April 20142 comments2 minute read
Mark Coker’s Indie Author Manifesto To say that self-publishing has unleashed something profound around the world is… Mercy Pilkington23 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Can Yuzu Save Barnes and Noble? Despite the reports and rumors that swirl around bookseller Barnes and Noble,… Mercy Pilkington23 April 20142 comments2 minute read
Blurb Unveils New Streamlined Tools for Authors For many self-published authors, the various ebook distribution platforms that have made… Mercy Pilkington22 April 20143 comments2 minute read
Amazon Tax Causes Decline in Sales Across the US One of Amazon’s more hotly contested and expensive legal battles has been… Mercy Pilkington22 April 2014One comment2 minute read
World Book Night Unveils eBook Giveaway for 2014 The World Book Night organization is best known for its mission to… Mercy Pilkington21 April 2014One comment2 minute read
eBook Review: Haunted Empire by Yukari Iwatani Kane Verdict: 3 Stars I expected a lot from Haunted Empire, and I… Mercy Pilkington21 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Marketing through Book Clubs and Paid Reviewers Now that the world of self-publishing has become more commonplace and tools… Mercy Pilkington20 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Overcoming the Scarcity of Attention for Books One of the more crowded panels at the recent PubSmartCon was the… Mercy Pilkington20 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Pubslush Announces Contest for Children’s Book Week With its focus on helping authors meet the financial needs of publishing… Mercy Pilkington18 April 2014No comments1 minute read
Hugh Howey and the Road Map to Publishing Despite the successes Hugh Howey has enjoyed as an author, he began… Mercy Pilkington17 April 2014One comment3 minute read
Authorpreneurship and the Business of Being an Author At today’s PubSmartCon panels, industry professionals presented a panel on the business… Mercy Pilkington17 April 2014One comment3 minute read
PubSmartCon: Jane Friedman on What It Means to Publish At this morning’s keynote event from the 2014 PubSmartCon in Charleston, South… Mercy Pilkington17 April 2014One comment2 minute read
JK Rowling Commentates Quidditch World Cup The world of Harry Potter is very real to some people, so… Mercy Pilkington16 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Findaway World, AudioEngine Providing Audiobooks for Students, Military One of the often overlooked formats in the focus on digital versus… Mercy Pilkington16 April 2014No comments2 minute read
