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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.

What’s Wrong with a Little Healthy Book Discussion?

All we keep hearing from the world of successful, bestselling indie authors…

Authors, Readers Band Together to Stop Goodreads “Bullying”

Who knew the book industry was filled with such venom, such mayhem,…

KDP Select Launches Lending in Japan, What That Means for Authors

Amazon announced this week that it has now extended its Kindle ebook…

Indie Authors Still Ignored by the Industry

With every self-publishing success story, the door opens a tiny bit wider…

BookRix Offers Higher Royalties, Cover Art for Authors

Good eReader first met ebook developer and retailer at BookExpo America several…

Smashwords Beta Tests Pre-Order Status of Titles in Retail Outlets

One of the original advantages of the self-publishing digital book industry was…

As Publishing Evolves, So Are the Readers

By now, news of George R.R. Martin’s onstage rant at ComiCon has…

Taking Book Discovery to New Lows, New Highs

Authors go to some pretty dire lengths to get their books “out…

How Book Covers Have to Evolve in the Digital Age

As publishing adapts to changes in the technology of books, one area…

Change.org Petition Seeks to Offer Bookstore Access to Self-Published Authors

When Frank Bennett, self-published author of Quit School! The Only Lessons You’ll…

JK Rowling: The Importance of Brand and What’s Wrong with the Industry

First, I want to say that I have absolutely no gripe with…

Autography, HarperCollins Partner on Digital Book Signing

As the technology behind publishing continues to expand, so does the technology…

“The Crisis of Publishing Persists Mostly at a Pedestrian Level”: Anis Shavani on What’s Wrong with Publishing

The Daily Beast posted an article today that would have been tired…

Adobe Launches DPS Release 27 with New Features

Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite is one of the most widely used tool…

Kindle Worlds Now Open for Reading and Submissions

The publishing industry once seemed fairly divided on the issue of fan…

Apparently, Yes…Anyone Can Self-Publish

Screenshot posted by @ShhMomsReading GoodEReader staffers and readers alike are still recovering…