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Racy Cover Lands Author in Court over Theft of Image

It’s always a good thing when Gronkerotica makes national headlines since it…

Want to Win an Election? Write an eBook

When President Obama defeated Mitt Romney to win the 2012 election, ebook…

Self-Publish Your e-Books in Germany via Tolino

There once was a dream in Germany that local businesses could band…

The Author Bullying Saga Just Got Real

Authors have existed pretty much since the dawn of the written word…

Kobo to Exclusively Publish Jian Ghomeshi e-book

Kobo has picked up the exclusive digital publishing rights to the upcoming…

Custom Dictionaries for e-books is Starting to Catch on

Fantasy and science-fiction e-books are typically filled with verbiage that normal dictionary…

BookShout Partners with Cheerios for Free e-books

Bookshout has a novel business model, partner up with established companies to…

New Kindle Direct Publishing Dashboard to Help Indie Authors

Amazon is famous for surprising its authors with new features, new offers,…

Reese Witherspoon to Narrate Go Set a Watchman Audiobook

Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon has committed herself to narrating the upcoming…

When Will Publishers Learn? Direct to Consumer Doesn’t Work

We’re going to go out on a limb here and make a…

GoodReads Testing Sponsored Books

GoodReads started testing sponsored books in different areas on the site—you might have…

Wattpad and SoundCloud Bring Audio to Stories

Wattpatt and Soundcloud have partnered up  to allow authors the ability to…

UK Authors Earn £11,000 per Year

The vast majority of authors in the United Kingdom are not raking…

Is the Traditional Publishing Industry Finally Catching Up?

Only a handful of years ago, self-published authors fought for legitimacy and…

Gillian Anderson to Pen New Title, WE

Fans of the old X-Files television show got a much-needed surprise when…

Libraries Opening to Self-Published Authors

There is no question that public libraries are in a difficult position.…

Off the Page: Age-Appropriate eBooks for Readers with Obstacles

Having been a teacher of at-risk high school students, I’m going to…

The Crackdown on Fake Amazon Book Reviews Has Begun

In a move that can easily be categorized under “omg it’s about…

Trajectory’s New Publishing Agreements Bring eBooks to Chinese Smartphones

A new agreement announced ahead of this year’s London Book Fair just…

HarperCollins, Amazon Reach Agreement

In an announcement that is certain to bring a sigh of relief…

Research – Where do you Buy your eBooks?

There are hundreds of digital bookstores all over the world and the…

What Rook Can Teach the Industry about Bookselling

There’s a new app coming, and on the surface, it looks a…

State of Alabama Declares Harper Lee Competent to Publish

When a state government is asked to step in and evaluate the…