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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.

Bronx Book Festival Highlights Bigger Problems For Readers

  LitHub recently profiled the amazing story of Saraciea Fennell, a publicist…

Faleena Hopkins: Village Idiot or Smarter Than Us All?

It seems the literary internet can’t get enough of Faleena Hopkins, aka…

#CockyGate Continues With Cringeworthy Victim-Blaming

Authors and readers alike have been following the saga of #cockygate, the…

SelfPubbed Romance Author Ignites Rage With Cocky Trademark

In the world of self-publishing, authors have to do whatever it takes…

Authors Can Take Advantage of eBook Piracy via YouTube Videos

There are millions of authors who find that some of their ebooks…

Is Amazon Destroying Indie Authors Careers?

Ask any self-published author about their thoughts on Amazon, and you’re likely…

Publishing Suicide: Indie Authors Turn into the Bullies

Over the years, this news site has covered far more news of…

Traditionally Published Authors Want What Indies Have

When self-published authors like Amanda Hocking became book industry names, it was…

Is Audible Romance Ripping Off Authors?

When Amazon launched ACX, its KDP or CreateSpace-style self-publishing platform for audiobooks,…

Amazon Review Fraud Hits New Categories

Authors have been accused of buying reviews of their books for years.…

New Amazon Scam Hits Authors and Consumers

It’s tax filing season for US consumers, so all across America, paperwork…

Ingram Spark vs CreateSpace vs KDP Paperback

With the signs and portents in self-publishing pointing to the eventual closure…

Author Earnings: “The Pool Is Open”

The number-fanatics behind the Author Earnings report have released another installment in…

B&N Rebrands Its Self-publishing Platform – Nook Press

Self-published authors who’ve relied on multiple sales channels to put their books…

Amazon Layoffs in SelfPub Division

According to a report from a local newspaper, Amazon is the latest…

Amazon Accidentally Drops a 50% Royalty Bombshell

Indie authors who took a browse through their KDP dashboards this week…