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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.

Book Review: 1001 Tips for Writers by William A Gordon

Verdict: 5 Stars Any fans of either quotations or writing will want…

eBook Review: Choosing a Self-Publishing Service by ALLi

The Alliance of Independent Authors has released its recent guide to all…

New Startup Blookist Streamlines the Blog-to-Book Concept

Blogging is an interesting concept, one that draws millions of writers around…

HM Ward on the Aftermath of Her Book Deal Decision

With so much debate currently raging about both book pricing and book…

iOS8 Means eBook Discovery for Indie Authors

Apple’s fall release of iOS 8 was unveiled in a press conference…

Book Review: Sharky Marky and the Big Race

Verdict: 4 Stars I first came across the creatives behind Sharky Marky…

Author Tools from This Year’s BEA

BookExpo America is the largest North American publishing event and it has…

BookExpo 2014 In Pictures

Author Rick Riordan and Hachette’s Vanessa Vazquez met up with the team…

Crowdfunding Opportunities for Authors Evolve with Pentian

Crowdfunding has grown into a popular method of securing much-needed financial backing…

Indie Excellence Awards Presented at BookExpo America

Even as self-publishing experiences a greater degree than ever before of respect…

IndieReader Announces IRDA Winners at BookExpo

IndieReader, the essential consumer guide to self-published books and the people who…

RWA’s Novel Engagement App Solves Book Discovery Issue

One of the top issues plaguing authors and publishers alike is book…

The IDPF Digital Book 2014 – In Pictures

The BookExpo America event is the largest North American publishing industry conference,…

BiblioBoard, Self-e and the Curation of Self-Published Titles

At yesterday’s IDPF event, BiblioBoard’s Mitchell Davis sat down with Good eReader…

Wattpad Continues to Build Reader-Writer Engagement

Wattpad‘s founder Allen Lau spoke on a panel at yesterday’s IDPF event…

Goodreads’ Otis Chandler on Book Discovery

Goodreads has had an interesting journey, but according to Otis Chandler, that…

IDPF: Publishing Outside the Big Five

In a panel moderated by Porter Anderson of Publishing Perspectives, the IDPF…

Blurb Adds Graphicly Team to Accelerate Growth

Blurb,  a company that begin by producing limited print runs of graphics-heavy…

Coker: Publishers Are Disposable to Amazon

Smashwords‘ CEO and founder Mark Coker has written an in-depth look at…

New Author Earnings Report Examines Revenue of Startup Authors

Self-published author and indie author advocate Hugh Howey turned the publishing industry…

Smashwords Wins Inaugural Self-Publishing Service Award from ALLi

The Alliance of Independent Authors is an advocacy organization that works to…

Will the Hachette/Amazon Battle Encourage Authors to Self-Publish?

  Amazon and Hachette are currently doing battle in establishing a new…

Self-e Plans to Curate Self-Published Titles for Library Inclusion

With exciting new announcements like the one this week from Smashwords, who’s…