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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.

Narr8 Animated Book Motion App Lets Users Create, Share Content

One of the most exciting demonstrations at today’s first day event of…

Self-Publishing Lab at Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC Event

In a standing room only panel presentation at CONTEC, a fact that…

Bowker Data Offers Surprising Insight into Traditional and Self-Publishing

Concrete data compiled by the book industry experts at Bowker will be…

eBook Review: These Colors Don’t Run by Andrew Galasetti

Verdict: 5 stars I love an incredible, unputdownable surprise of a book,…

ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards Open for Submission

The past few months has seen an explosive firestorm of opinion taking…

BISG Annual Meeting Addresses Digital Challenges

The Book Industry Study Group held its annual meeting last Friday in…

Author Bashing: Is It Good for Business?

Good e-Reader has been closely following the recent events surrounding author bullying…

PubSoft’s New Platform Stands to Revolutionize the Publishing Industry

While so much about publishing has changed in just the last few…

Goodreads Modifies User Terms to Prevent Author Bullying, Reviewers Outraged

After the recent pivotal blowup of author bullying and harassment on book…

Self-Published Title from Jim Carrey Very Telling about the State of Publishing

Among the many slapstick and antic-filled films Jim Carrey has starred in,…

Viral Angry Book Reviews?

There’s good news for any author who’s ever received a horrible review…

Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG

As book discovery continues to plague authors of every ilk in a…

Kobo Users Can Now Find Book Baby eBooks in Bookstores

Even as indie authors and the entire self-publishing concept gain more and…

Smashwords Announces New Publishing Milestone and New Subscription-Based Distribution Agreement

Digital self-publishing platform Smashwords made two impressive announcements today, and in some…

Amazon Kindle Matchbook Offers Readers Print and Digital

Amazon announced a brand-new value-added feature for its consumers in its new…

Smashwords to Distribute to India’s Largest eBook Retailer Flipkart

eBook retailer and distributor Smashwords announced a deal today that will distribute…