In a standing room only panel presentation at CONTEC, a fact that is very telling about how the traditional publishing industry is beginning to view self-publishing, nine industry professionals participated in an interactive panel on how self-publishing is affecting authors and traditional publishing.Some of the panelists included authors, literary agents, publishing … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Lab at Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC Event
Indie Author News
Bowker Data Offers Surprising Insight into Traditional and Self-Publishing
Concrete data compiled by the book industry experts at Bowker will be released later this week, but are expected to demonstrate that not only is self-publishing continuing to grow in popularity, but also the the recent wave of self-publishing successes are actually fueling the traditional publishing industry as well. An article in Forbes highlighted some of the possible reasons … [Read more...] about Bowker Data Offers Surprising Insight into Traditional and Self-Publishing
eBook Review: These Colors Don’t Run by Andrew Galasetti
Verdict: 5 starsI love an incredible, unputdownable surprise of a book, and These Colors Don't Run is it. In this title, indie author Andrew Galasetti combines impeccable writing with his talent for building a story that will later continue in his work, To Breathe Free, which will continue the story of runaway slaves in the pre-Civil War southern United States.What sets … [Read more...] about eBook Review: These Colors Don’t Run by Andrew Galasetti
ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards Open for Submission
The past few months has seen an explosive firestorm of opinion taking place in forums and blogs around less-than-reputable reviews and book awards. With accusations hurled from both sides of the table--reviewers and authors alike--it can often feel like readers are caught in the middle, unsure of whom to believe where book reviews and book awards are concerned.More and more … [Read more...] about ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards Open for Submission
BISG Annual Meeting Addresses Digital Challenges
The Book Industry Study Group held its annual meeting last Friday in New York, and the focus of this year's event was to address some of the many challenges still facing the publishing and bookselling industries now that digital publishing has taken hold. The BISG also introduced its new mission statement, which shifts more attention on digital publishing.“Book Industry … [Read more...] about BISG Annual Meeting Addresses Digital Challenges
Author Bashing: Is It Good for Business?
Good e-Reader has been closely following the recent events surrounding author bullying and reviewer bashing. While dozens of articles on the subject have been posted over the course of the last few weeks, there has yet to be any clear rationalization for the animosity between some authors and some book reviewers. Even as sites like Amazon and Goodreads take steps to try to … [Read more...] about Author Bashing: Is It Good for Business?
PubSoft’s New Platform Stands to Revolutionize the Publishing Industry
While so much about publishing has changed in just the last few years, one of the unfortunate truths about publishing is that so much has not changed. The traditional publishing model, as most authors, readers, and booksellers know it, has not changed much in the last few hundred years, in fact. With the advent of digital publishing, self-publishing, and ebook-0nly and … [Read more...] about PubSoft’s New Platform Stands to Revolutionize the Publishing Industry
Goodreads Modifies User Terms to Prevent Author Bullying, Reviewers Outraged
After the recent pivotal blowup of author bullying and harassment on book discovery website Goodreads, an issue that has apparently been ongoing but only within the last month received the global attention it now faces, leadership at the site made a startling announcement last night by finally stepping in and publishing guidelines that have been put into effect to prevent … [Read more...] about Goodreads Modifies User Terms to Prevent Author Bullying, Reviewers Outraged
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, he's recently appeared in more children's-oriented films like A Series of Unfortunate Events and Mr. Popper's Penguins, both film adaptations of beloved children's books. So it's not really a surprise that Carrey has now penned a children's book of his own, How Roland Rolls.What is surprising is … [Read more...] about Self-Published Title from Jim Carrey Very Telling about the State of Publishing
Viral Angry Book Reviews?
There's good news for any author who's ever received a horrible review of his book: bad news travels fast, and a new study Beihang University in China proves it. According to the report, angry or rage-filled posts on Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, spread far more quickly and were shared more often than good news or uplifting posts. While the study did indicate that the … [Read more...] about Viral Angry Book Reviews?
Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG
As book discovery continues to plague authors of every ilk in a market that is saturated with content, platforms like Smashwords continue to look for new ways to help authors bring readers to their books easily. Today, the ebook distribution platform announced a new feature, Series Manager, aimed at helping authors lump their series titles together for easier search … [Read more...] about Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG
Kobo Users Can Now Find Book Baby eBooks in Bookstores
Even as indie authors and the entire self-publishing concept gain more and more acceptance among readers and the industry, one of the last great hurdles for these authors is placing their content in physical bookstores. Short of developing a relationship with individual proprietors, authors often have to rely on online retailers to sell their content.But BookBaby recently … [Read more...] about Kobo Users Can Now Find Book Baby eBooks in Bookstores
Smashwords Announces New Publishing Milestone and New Subscription-Based Distribution Agreement
Digital self-publishing platform Smashwords made two impressive announcements today, and in some ways, they go hand-in-hand. The first announcement focuses on celebrating the 250,000th title being uploaded by an indie author, and the second, seemingly larger announcement is that Smashwords' catalog is now available for subscription-based borrowing through Oyster."I’ve been … [Read more...] about Smashwords Announces New Publishing Milestone and New Subscription-Based Distribution Agreement
Amazon Kindle Matchbook Offers Readers Print and Digital
Amazon announced a brand-new value-added feature for its consumers in its new Kindle Matchbook program. Under this new structure, readers can have a low-cost shook edition of any book they have already purchased in print, dating back to 1995. There are already over 10,000 titles approved by their publishers for inclusion in Matchbook, some going back as far as eighteen years … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Matchbook Offers Readers Print and Digital