According to a blog post from Indie Reader, great news has struck the self-publishing community: the New York Times has reviewed a self-published title in its prestigious book review section. While the Times has been reviewing and ranking ebooks for a short time, this marks the first time an author--albeit an author with a strong platform due to his well-known body of work as … [Read more...] about New York Times Book Reviews Include a Self-Published Title
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Foreword, Barnes and Noble Aid in Book Discoverability
Libraries, booksellers, and publishers have long relied on advanced book reviews in professional publications to help make decisions about what to stock on their shelves or how to launch a book’s publicity campaign. While these reviews were somewhat longer and not aimed at the general reading audience, Victoria Sutherland, publisher of the widely respected review magazine … [Read more...] about Foreword, Barnes and Noble Aid in Book Discoverability
eBook Review: Albert of Adelaide by Howard Anderson
Verdict: 4 StarsIn the spirit of other great talking animal books like The Jungle Book or Dr. Doolittle, Anderson’s work makes you simply forget that these are animals. But this dramatic and violent tale is no Wind in the Willows. These animals just aren’t all that…cute. Certainly, they’re from Australia and we’ve come to associate the platypus or the wallaby with cuteness, … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Albert of Adelaide by Howard Anderson
eBook Review: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
Verdict: Laugh-out-loud funny and alarmingly bizarre, it sets about to make you feel really good about your own life while making you secretly wish you had a taxidermist in the family. 5-StarsReading fans of Lawson’s humor blog, thebloggess.com, will know her sharp humor and gleefully profane vocabulary are all masking something deeper: an even funnier, potty-mouthed mind. … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
IndieReader Helps Connect Authors with Their Readers
One of the major components of successfully publishing a book, whether it is through the traditional publishing route or through self-publishing channels, is getting the book into the hands of consumers. If people don’t know the book exists, the obvious fate of obscurity is sealed.One tool that authors of any ilk have in the toolbox to promote their works is book reviews. … [Read more...] about IndieReader Helps Connect Authors with Their Readers
ForeWord, Kirkus Review Platforms Bring Exposure to SelfPub BookExpo
One key aspect of the publishing industry that still causes authors to reconsider the decision between traditional and indie publishing is the work of promoting their books to a reading public. While even traditionally published titles do not all receive the “red carpet” treatment with twelve-city book tours and appearances at national events, for the indie author the work of … [Read more...] about ForeWord, Kirkus Review Platforms Bring Exposure to SelfPub BookExpo
eBook Fiction Release Schedule June 2010
June is ushering in the summer reading months with new offerings by many popular best selling authors such as Laurell K Hamilton, Douglas Preston and Stephanie Meyer.At Good E-Reader we make it our mandate to give you the most anticipated Fiction E-books to be release during June. If you would like more information on any of the ebooks we mention, click on their title to … [Read more...] about eBook Fiction Release Schedule June 2010