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The latest news on self-publishing and digital publishing with an emphasis on indie authors. Learn all about submitting your ebooks for distribution all over the world and the companies that do it.

Tate Publishing Execs Arrested for Fraud, Extortion

In the vanity press business, there are a few honorable exceptions to…
Amazon Scammers Authors

Amazon Takes Legal Action Against Scammers Exploiting Authors

Amazon has approached the California Federal Court on Tuesday, 31st October 2023,…

Building an Engaged Reader Base: Essential Strategies for Indie Authors in The Digital Age

Attention self-published authors: Successful business magnates such as Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg,…
Amazon KDP categories

Important Update on Kindle Direct Publishing Categories

Image credit: veronicalanebooks If you’re a self-published author using Amazon’s Kindle Direct…

Interview with Patrick Mork, Author of ‘Step Back and LEAP’

Patrick Mork is many things; savvy tech entrepreneur, writer, coach, public speaker,…

3 Reasons to Advertise Your eBook on TikTok

Writing and publishing an eBook is a monumental achievement, but it’s even…

Kindle Vella Awards More than $10 million to Authors

Kindle Vella, serial stories in the Kindle app where authors publish one…

B&N Press Just Sweetened Its Deal for Indie Authors

One of the most important things about self-publishing has always been that…

Self-Published authors are poor and can’t sell their books

Anyone with a word processor can write a book and submit it…

Amazon and Kobo expand their print on demand programs

Amazon has launched their Kindle Direct Publishing program for print titles in…

Self-Publishing increased by 40% in 2018

Self-publishing grew by a rate of 40% in 2018 and it will…

Wattpad’s 10th Anniversary Watty Awards Now Open

Whatever your summer plans were, put them on hold. If you’re an…

IndieReader Announces Winners of 9th Annual IR Discovery Awards

Ever since the self-publishing revolution began, companies have come and gone that…

Move Over New Adult, There Are New Stories to Tell

“Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children’s books.” –Slate, June…

Big Changes at BookBaby

In the world of self-publishing companies, there are more than a few…

Predators Ripping Off Authors Are Worse than Ever

Imagine building a company slowly, one that is intended to give authors…