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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.

Vook Launches Amazing New Book Tracking Tool, Author Control

A lot of focus in the publishing industry lately has centered around…

Smashwords Announces Author Promo for Read an eBook Week

Pioneering self-publishing and ebook distribution site Smashwords made an announcement for all…

Indie Authors are being Preyed Upon

Self-publishing is a polarizing topic in the publishing world. There is no…

Author Russell Blake on the Publishing Climate

It’s been quite a month for the publishing industry. We could actually…

Writing the Rails: Amtrak’s Writers’ Residencies

Authors might find inspiration in some really unique places. Many writers have…

New AuthorEarnings Report Highlights B&N Sales

Massive change is being sparked in the publishing industry, thanks to the…

Pubsoft, Vidalhia Sign to Deal to Foster Prison Publishing

Digital publishing has arguably opened more doors to publication than any other…

Towerbabel and the Launch of Social Writing

For the past several years, social reading has been an undercurrent of…

More News on Authors Behaving Badly, Using Well-Known Authors’ Names as Pseudonyms

In an interesting chain of events, ebook retailers’ crackdown on erotica titles…

Vook Acquires BookIR, Means Realistic Book Sales Data

The publishing industry has spent the past few weeks reeling from the…

Libboo Introduces New Tools for Authors, Publishers

Authors and publishers alike–regardless of the route to book release–are constantly looking…

Anne Rice Defends Authors from Online Bullying

Once you reach a certain point in your career, regardless of what…

Anti-Transparency: Why Are Book Sales a Secret?

The book industry has certainly been overwhelmed since the beginning of 2014…

Self Publishing: C’mon, Everybody’s Doing It

A new report by internationally available self-publishing platform Blurb Books led to…

New Update to Wattpad’s iOS, Android Apps Makes Stories Portable

Wattpad, the global story sharing site that has a user following of…

The Beauty in Digital Publishing

What is a story? More importantly, what is publishing? Is it only…