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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.

Two New Features for CreateSpace Authors

CreateSpace, the print-on-demand self-publishing platform owned by Amazon, announced two exciting new…

Wattpad Helps Veteran Give Voice to Combat Story

As many veterans have discovered, the brutality of serving in wartime is…

eBook Review: After Action by Dan Sheehan

Verdict: 5 Stars There is no shortage of reads–good, bad, and ugly–that…

Happy Birthday, Wattpad: Celebrating with the Launch of Wattpad Stories

The world’s largest online community for connecting authors and readers in genuine…

Patti Davis, Self-Pub Authors More Likely to Continue on their Own

Information on specific sales data is about e-readers and ebooks is often…

Kindle Countdown Deals Offer Consumers Timed Price Cuts on eBooks

Amazon just announced a new feature for consumers which will alert them…

Taking NaNoWriMo Direct to Distribution

As 500,000 authors in over 100 countries gear up to kick off…

Wattpad Asks, Are You Ready for NaNoWriMo?

National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, as its affectionately called, is almost…

Kobo: Writers Free to Write What they Want, We’re Not Compelled to Sell It

Amid the uproar and media firestorm surrounding the recent discovery of inappropriate…

Crowdfunding the Next Big Thing in Publishing?

While crowdfunding sites likes Kickstarter have helped launched a large number of…

Can The Book Genome Project Solve the Riddle of Categorizing eBooks?

The anger over the decision by several retailers to stop carrying self-published…

Petition Circulates Demanding Fair Treatment for Indie Authors’ Works

Yesterday, Good e-Reader radio posted an hour-long discussion of the current controversy…

Write or Read Opens Subscription Reading Service with Real Data for Authors

Write or Read, an organization for both authors and readers alike, is…

Frankfurt Book Fair Opens to the Public

The Frankfurt Book Fair has a decades-long history and is known around…

Lack of Editing Is Only for Self-Published Authors? Think Again.

To err is human, but to sweep it under the rug is…

Nook Talks Devices, Self-Publishing, and Moving Forward at Frankfurt

Good e-Reader sat down at the Frankfurt Book Fair today with Theresa…