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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.

P.K. Tyler and the Power of the Indie Author

Amazon has announced a fall-themed event sure to get any book lover…

625,327 Self-Published e-books were released in 2015

Bowker has reported that 625,327 books were published in the United States…

Amazon Launches Powered by Indie Author Promo

Amazon has announced that during the month of October they are putting…

Kobo Writing Life is Revising Their Sales Reporting System

Kobo has announced that Kobo Writing Life will be launching a consolidated…

Nook Press Offers Authors Free Pricing Option

Attention Authors! Now you can charge even less for your hard work.…

eBook Catfishing Scam Netted Over One Million Dollars

Amazon has come under fire in public perception for the little tricks…

Why Is Self-Publishing Still a “Last Resort?”

The digital publishing revolution, such as it was, had many facets. There…

Amazon Guidelines Work to Curb Review Fraud

Amazon reviews are both a blessing to authors and the bane of…

Indie Authors Should Form a Co-Op

Worker Cooperatives have been around since the dawn of the industrial era…

BookFundr Relaunches Crowdfunding Books

What’s the impact of crowdfunding? IndieGogo, arguably one of the most popular…

BiblioBoard, Self-e Stage First Annual Indie Author Day

There is little doubt that libraries are a vital part of the…

Bowker Issues a Report on the State of Self-Publishing

Bowker has just published a massive new report  and self-publishing is on the…

What Can an Online Course Teach Indie Authors?

With years of self-publishing success stories already behind us, it still seems…

Closing the Gap: Indies Are Outselling “Real” Authors

Yes, the headline is intentionally inflammatory, and not in a click-bait sort…

Amazon Announces Top Books for Fall

The publishing world goes through cycles in its yearly calendar. Many literary…

Wattpad Futures Lets Authors Earn Income through Ads

It’s tough being an indie author. The industry still offers little respect…