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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.

The End of IndieReader

The publishing revolution has been a long and winding road, but through…

Bowker Releases Findings from Digital Publishing Survey

Bowker and Data Conversion Laboratory have just released their findings from their…

Indie Authors Are Ruining The e-Book Discovery Process on Amazon

There is a flood of self-published e-books on Amazon, that tell you…

Amazon Deletes “Incentive”-Based Reviews

For years, Amazon has fought back against paid review services. Sites that…

Amazon Launches A New Writing Contest in the UK

Amazon wants authors in the United Kingdom to rewrite a classic and…

Amazon Marketing Services Open to All Authors…Sort Of

Amazon has rolled out a new offer for authors whose titles are…

IDPF Approves Measure to Join W3C

A highly contentious move in the world of digital publishing has resulted…

NaNoWriMo: But Did I Win?

With the excitement of NaNoWriMo firmly grasping authors everywhere, it’s easy to…

Clock Is Ticking on Goodreads Choice Awards

There are a number of prestigious book awards–and that number is exponentially…

NaNoWriMo: One Week In…

Okay, don’t panic… it hasn’t been quite a full week since NaNoWriMo…

The Indie-Library Relationship

As the worlds of publishing, digital publishing, and self-publishing continue to evolve,…

The Paradox of the Publishing Industry

We can’t have it both ways, yet that’s how some industry experts…

Top 10 Best eBook Cover Resources for Indie Authors

There are hundreds of thousands of e-books available on Amazon and Barnes…

Reedsy Learning is a series of online courses for indie authors

Reedsy launched two years ago and the company runs a marketplace where…

Indie Author eBook Sales Are in a State of Decline

Over the course of the past two years major publishers revenue has…

Authors Guild Membership Now Available to Indie Authors

The Authors Guild is the oldest organization of its kind and they…

Penguin Random House Finally Seeks Unheard Voices

When self-publishing first began to take off in a big way a…

What Is KDP Print?

A number of authors have been delighted and/or perplexed to find a…

P.K. Tyler and the Power of the Indie Author

Amazon has announced a fall-themed event sure to get any book lover…

625,327 Self-Published e-books were released in 2015

Bowker has reported that 625,327 books were published in the United States…

Amazon Launches Powered by Indie Author Promo

Amazon has announced that during the month of October they are putting…

Kobo Writing Life is Revising Their Sales Reporting System

Kobo has announced that Kobo Writing Life will be launching a consolidated…

Nook Press Offers Authors Free Pricing Option

Attention Authors! Now you can charge even less for your hard work.…