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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.

Smashwords authors can now distribute e-books to Odilo, Tolino and Yuzu

Smashwords has just closed a new distribution deal that will allow their…

Wattpad should offer Patreon Donations to Authors

Wattpad has popularized the notion of serialized digital books on their website.…

Reedsy wins Futurebook Tech Startup of the Year

Reedsy is a startup company looking to disrupt the self-publishing industry. They…

The Best BookTubers of 2015

Somewhere between fashion and beauty tips is an awesome YouTube community of…

Smashwords generated $25 Million in e-book sales in one year

Independent self-publishing service Smashwords has disclosed that they have generated $25 million…

New Visual storytelling app will help e-book authors

There is a new visual storytelling app that just became available on…

CS Lewis gives great writing tips to new authors

CS Lewis is best known for the The Chronicles of Narnia, which…

How do you stay in touch with your favorite author?

The Internet era has been keeping tabs on your favorite author a…

Authors can now sell their books with Apple Pay

Authors face a myriad of problems when they try to sell print…

American Library Association debuts new contest for indie authors

The American Library Association is launching a new literary award that is…

HarperCollins is courting indie authors

HarperCollins has just started a new imprint that seeks to publish debut…

Self-Publishing Audiobooks has never been easier

Indie authors who want to self-publish an e-book have a myriad of…

Amazon removes bestselling e-book by Paul Bernardo

Amazon has removed the self-published e-book purportedly written by notorious killer Paul Bernardo.…

Indie Author Violently Attacks Reviewer with a Bottle

Richard Brittain wrote a book called the World Rose and admitted that…

Amazon removes thousands of self-published e-books

Amazon has just removed thousands of self-published e-books from the Kindle Store…

What is it like being an editor at a major publishing company?

Breaking into the publishing industry as an editor is very difficult. Seldom…