Amazon has just unveiled a new writing contest for self-publishers in India. Authors can participate by publishing their book through KDP on Amazon.in between 25th July and 10th November 2017, enrolling the book in KDP Select, and adding the search keyword pentopublish2017. The winner will be awarded a cash prize of ₹ 10 lakh (INR 1 Million), a print publishing deal with … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Pen to Publish Contest in India
Indie Author News
Draft2Digital is the Best Ebook Distribution Platform for Indie Authors
Draft2Digital is one of the rising superstars that indie authors should know about. They distribute ebooks to more sources than Smashwords and StreetLib. They can even get your titles into the public library via Overdrive and have a print on demand system. I spoke with Kevin Tumlinson Director of Marketing to give you the lowdown on what makes Draft2Digital unique and how they … [Read more...] about Draft2Digital is the Best Ebook Distribution Platform for Indie Authors
Amazon has Changed Kindle Edition Normalized Pages to Calculate Royalties
Amazon has just unveiled KENPC v3.0 today and it will dramatically change the way authors are paid when their books are enrolled in Kindle Select or Kindle Unlimited. Authors are able to earn a maximum of 3,000 Kindle Edition Normalized Pages (KENPs) read per title per customer. This means that each time your book is borrowed and read, you will receive credit for up to 3,000 … [Read more...] about Amazon has Changed Kindle Edition Normalized Pages to Calculate Royalties
Amazon Announces Kindle Storyteller Award Winner
The Kindle Storyteller Award is the first writing contest that Amazon has orchestrated in the United Kingdom. David Leadbeater has been crowned the winner of the inaugural Award, with his Crime Thriller The Relic Hunters securing him the £20,000 cash prize. Alongside the money, David will receive a marketing campaign to support the book on Amazon.co.uk, access to a mentor and … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces Kindle Storyteller Award Winner
StreetLib is a viable self-publishing solution for Independent Authors
Streetlib is an online self-publishing solution that is geared towards independent authors. When you register for an account you can upload your e-book use a free ISBN that they give you. There are a ton of distribution options, but Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Google Play and Tolino generate the most sales. There are over 200,000 titles from 15,000 authors and 1,500 publishers. The … [Read more...] about StreetLib is a viable self-publishing solution for Independent Authors
Draft2Digital Will Distribute e-books to Overdrive in August
Draft2digital is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the world and they will soon be offering another compelling reason to sign up for a free account, distributing your e-book into the Overdrive catalog. Rakuten Overdrive is the premier digital library system and they have a strong presence in North America and Europe. Draft2digital will not be the first company … [Read more...] about Draft2Digital Will Distribute e-books to Overdrive in August
Amazon Encourages Indie Authors to be Shady
Amazon introduced a radical new change for their Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Lending Library program in 2015. They would pay royalties based on the number of pages read, instead of qualified borrows. Immediately shady authors would give you a free Amazon gift card if you clicked on a link on the first page and were than immediately brought to the very last page. Another system … [Read more...] about Amazon Encourages Indie Authors to be Shady
Publishing startup raises more than $1 million in funds for authors
Publishizer is a crowdfunding platform that queries publishers for authors, their overall aim is to match authors to suitable publishers. Authors submit a proposal and launch a 30-day crowdfunding campaign. At the end of the campaign, Publishizer queries a targeted list of potential publishers, who can contact authors and offer contracts. The author then selects the best deal … [Read more...] about Publishing startup raises more than $1 million in funds for authors
Kobo Writing Life is a Boon for Indie Authors
Kobo Writing Life is the self-publishing arm of Kobo and it launched in 2012. The e-books that authors submit are stacked side by side with titles from major publishers. Mark Lefebvre the Director of Self-Publishing & Author Relations sat down with Good e-Reader to give a status update and to let authors know some of the exciting things that are happening. Many new … [Read more...] about Kobo Writing Life is a Boon for Indie Authors
Kobo Announces Emerging Writer Prize Winners
Over the course of the last three years, Kobo has been orchestrating a writing contest. It is exclusively available to Canadians, which is great because normally these types of things are only for writers based in the US. This year Kobo has selected three different genres; Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction, and Non-Fiction categories and the authors will receive a $10,000 … [Read more...] about Kobo Announces Emerging Writer Prize Winners