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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.

Without a Blockbuster Title for the Holidays, Indie Authors Can Step Up to the Plate

The past few holiday shopping seasons have seen a good-sized upswing in…

Resurgence of Indie Bookstores Means They Have a New Role to Fill

A number of articles have been written lately, like this prominent one…

Book Riot Readers Select Their Favorite Books of 2013

Book Riot, a site for all things book love, polled its users…

FanFiction Gets a Boost from New Publisher’s Kickstarter Campaign

One of the more polarizing arguments in the publishing industry is the…

eBook Prices Still a Sensitive Issue for Authors, Publishers

As more and more holiday shoppers scramble to finish up their holiday…

Wattpad Contest Winners Receive Publishing Contracts with Harlequin

Story posting social media site Wattpad has garnered a tremendous following in…

Publishers, Take Note: YA Genre Growing at Faster Rate

Some surprising information from Nielsen Book Scan has showed that, not only…

New Journaling App Can Prove Handy for Authors

A new app, Heyday, that joins a growing list of mobile apps…

Amazon Australia a Source of Concern to Booksellers, Publishers

Every time Amazon branches out into a new territory, concerned booksellers, publishers,…

More Exciting Book Opportunities for Reading Shoppers

With the holiday shopping weekend still in full swing in the US,…

Self-Published Bestsellers Available for Holiday Reading

Just in time for the holidays, GalleyCat has released its weekly bestseller…

Amazon Cracks Down on Bogus Keywords

A growing number of self-published authors are receiving ominous emails from ebook…

Smashwords Adds Dropbox Delivery for eBook Reading

Along with the incredibly wide variety of devices that ebook distribution platform…

Pubslush Takes Crowdfunding to Books, Launches New Blog

Crowdfunding has become a widely popular method for startups to secure the…

Small Business Saturday Sees Authors Pitching In at Indie Bookstores

Consumer reaction in the US to the complete gluttony of shopping following…

Bowker: Smashwords Is Top Producer of eBooks

Self-publishing and distribution platform Smashwords released the news that Bowker has declared…