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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.

Hugh Howey and the Road Map to Publishing

Despite the successes Hugh Howey has enjoyed as an author, he began…

Authorpreneurship and the Business of Being an Author

At today’s PubSmartCon panels, industry professionals presented a panel on the business…

PubSmartCon: Jane Friedman on What It Means to Publish

At this morning’s keynote event from the 2014 PubSmartCon in Charleston, South…

Findaway World, AudioEngine Providing Audiobooks for Students, Military

One of the often overlooked formats in the focus on digital versus…

Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced: The Goldfinch Wins for Fiction

It is shockingly easy to enter a book into the Pulitzer Prizes…

Hugh Howey Explains the Need for Authors to Give Away Their Books

On last week’s IndieChat event, hosted every Tuesday night on Twitter by…

Smashwords Reveals Number of Bestselling Authors Overwhelmingly Female

Over on the Smashwords blog, CEO and founder Mark Coker posted some…

New SelfPub Writing Award Backed By The Guardian

With indie authors often barred from prestigious writing and book awards, smaller…

The Bullies Win: Authors Abandoning Publishing Over Online Behaviors

Good e-Reader has given extensive coverage to a situation plaguing the publishing…

Screwpulp’s Launch May Be the Salvation of Book Reviews

Readers and authors alike have been crying foul over book reviews from…

Author’s Guild Elects SelfPublished Author CJ Lyons to Executive Council

In the ongoing world of us-against-them where traditional and self-publishing are concerned,…

Camp NaNoWriMo Kicks Off Today

Most authors and even a good number of readers have at least…

IPR License Launches Trade Rights to Foster International Rights Sales

One of the world’s well-known sources for global books rights is the…

Paper Lantern Lit and the Rise of the Hybrid Agent

In all of the recent debate surrounding traditional publishing versus self-publishing, both…

Now that Anyone Can Publish, Anyone Can Be a Publisher, Too

The publishing industry–and certain commentary articles–have spent the last few years bashing…

How Does a Bookstore Thrive in this Economic Climate? Beer.

Industry watchers and experts have been wrestling with the plight of the…

Wattpad Announces Two Writing Contests for Its Authors

Reading and writing platform Wattpad has become a haven for authors and…

eBook Sales Continue to Thrive

It’s been years since the onset of the most recent digital publishing…

Barnes and Noble Explains Nook Press Expansion

Barnes and Noble launched the Nook Press self-publishing system back in April…

Ellen Hopkins, eBooks, and the Fight Against Censorship

Young adult author Ellen Hopkins is no stranger to controversy. Her teen…

PubSmartcon: Reenvisioning the Writer’s Conference

Writers’ conferences have long been a source of networking and support for…

What Happens When Amazon Is the Last One Standing?

We’ve heard speculation and criticism for years about how Amazon is ruining…

Amtrak Writers’ Residencies Closer to Being a Reality

What began life as a wishful what-if exchange on Twitter has now…