While the company website is a little stark right now, make no mistake that the people behind Publisher's Weekly are going to unveil something big. Set to launch during this year's BookExpo event, BookLife will not only help authors with the usual suspects like vetted professionals for cover design, editing, and formatting, but will also work to offer promotional tools that … [Read more...] about PW Launches BookLife Self-Publishing Platform
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Self-Publishing Platforms Hit Hard by DIY Authors
In all of the industry talk aimed at the futile and (some say) abusive treatment of authors by traditional publishers, one often overlooked casualty of the availability of self-publishing options is the vanity press. While many would bid good riddance to the companies that charge authors thousands of dollars and hand them hundreds of copies of their print books to then sell … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Platforms Hit Hard by DIY Authors
BookBaby Talks Indie Publishing at the SelfPub BookExpo
One of the main arguments in favor of indie publishing is the fact that today’s writers have an unheard amount of control and choice when it comes to publishing their works. GoodEReader.com was on location in New York this past weekend to attend the SelfPub BookExpo, and one of the highlights of the expo floor was the wide variety of self-publishing platforms that today’s … [Read more...] about BookBaby Talks Indie Publishing at the SelfPub BookExpo
Digital Publishing Platforms Fight Back Against Unsavory Content
GoodEReader.com has published several updates on the state of spam and pirated ebooks that have been flooding the online retail bookseller sites, many of which are nothing more than PLR or outright stolen content, pasted into a converter, sometimes without even bothering to change the title or cover design. It’s a problem that some in the digital publish industry fear may lead … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Platforms Fight Back Against Unsavory Content
BookBaby Launches a New Feature for Indie Publishing
BookBaby, the self-publishing platform that has been successfully meeting the needs of indie authors after getting its feet wet with musicians through CDBaby, is now launching a division for website hosting called HostBaby. HostBaby will work in the same way as the other widely popular models of its company, which is to say it simply provides artists and authors the tools they … [Read more...] about BookBaby Launches a New Feature for Indie Publishing
Indie Authors Don’t Have To Go It Alone With BookBaby
Ask any self-published author what the worst part of taking his manuscript to the next level would be--solo, that is--and he’ll likely tell you tales of late nights spent trying to format and sell his e-book on the big online retailers’ sites, tracking orders, following the money. Basically, all the things he … [Read more...] about Indie Authors Don’t Have To Go It Alone With BookBaby