For years, IndieReader has been hard at work, helping self-published and independently published authors take their books to readers. As such, IR has hosted its own IndieReader Discovery Awards, which highlights the top three books in a wide variety of genres and eighteen different categories. Sponsored by the Association of Independent Authors, CreateSpace/KDP, Ingram … [Read more...] about IndieReader Announces Discovery Award Winners
CJ Lyons
IndieReader Announces IRDA Winners at BookExpo
IndieReader, the essential consumer guide to self-published books and the people who write them, created the IRDAs to give indie authors access to people who can make a difference in their book’s success. With the rush by traditional publishers to sign them and their noteworthy bestselling status, there’s no longer much doubt that indie authors can be both commercially and … [Read more...] about IndieReader Announces IRDA Winners at BookExpo
Author’s Guild Elects SelfPublished Author CJ Lyons to Executive Council
In the ongoing world of us-against-them where traditional and self-publishing are concerned, there is possibly no greater source that fosters this antagonism than among authors themselves. Phrases like "real author" get thrown around among writers, and organizations, contests, and review opportunities specifically alienate self-published authors and their works. But one group … [Read more...] about Author’s Guild Elects SelfPublished Author CJ Lyons to Executive Council
Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along
Ask any traditionally published author what frustrates him most about the industry, and the list of complaints might be rather varied. A survey of 9,000 authors conducted by Digital Book World and Writer's Digest cited lack of creative control, royalties, and editorial decision making on the list, but one other factor that still plagues authors is the seemingly random and … [Read more...] about Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along