In a bold move that makes self-publishing even more lucrative and rewarding for authors, print-on-demand platform CreateSpace announced today that it was removing the minimum threshold for royalty payouts to authors who take advantage of its direct deposit payment option. In addition, the payout date will now be thirty days following the prior month instead of sixty days. In … [Read more...] about CreateSpace Removes Minimum Royalty Threshold
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Amazon Publishing, CreateSpace Launch 7th Annual ABNA Awards
Submissions open next month for authors to enter their titles in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards, a long-running program sponsored by Amazon Publishing and CreateSpace. The awards, open to both published and unpublished indie titles, will close at 10,000 entries, which will then be pared down to a winner in each genre category, from which one grand prize book will be … [Read more...] about Amazon Publishing, CreateSpace Launch 7th Annual ABNA Awards
December Kindle First Titles Released
Last month, Amazon's traditional publishing arm and its host of imprints at Amazon Publishing announced a new incentive to get people reading on their Kindles: Kindle First. Each month, the editors at Amazon Publishing will select several titles from a variety of genres to be released a month early to Kindle users and Prime members. While these titles will be pre-released for … [Read more...] about December Kindle First Titles Released
Two New Features for CreateSpace Authors
CreateSpace, the print-on-demand self-publishing platform owned by Amazon, announced two exciting new features for authors today, both of which stand to give indie authors a more professional experience. The first announcement is the introduction of matte laminate covers as an option to choose from for their books. While not typically a deal breaker for most authors, until … [Read more...] about Two New Features for CreateSpace Authors
Wattpad Helps Veteran Give Voice to Combat Story
As many veterans have discovered, the brutality of serving in wartime is only half of the ordeal of service; coming home and readjusting to life as a stateside service member or civilian requires a whole other level of focus and commitment, but it is a stage of military service that far too many veterans are unprepared for. For Bob Tanner (www.wattpad.com/user/BobTanner), a … [Read more...] about Wattpad Helps Veteran Give Voice to Combat Story
eBook Review: After Action by Dan Sheehan
Verdict: 5 Stars There is no shortage of reads--good, bad, and ugly--that offer readers either fictional stories in the military genre or completely honest, raw, non-fiction accounts of actual war. But Dan Sheehan's self-published title After Action offers readers something that not many well-known books present, which is an amazingly well-written open look at what happens … [Read more...] about eBook Review: After Action by Dan Sheehan
Patti Davis, Self-Pub Authors More Likely to Continue on their Own
Information on specific sales data is about e-readers and ebooks is often hard to come by, especially from self-published authors who may not have their books listed with some of the major book tracking companies. New surveys about the process for self-published authors, however, have provided a closer look at how the experience and the sales have made an impact on authors and … [Read more...] about Patti Davis, Self-Pub Authors More Likely to Continue on their Own
Too Famous to Write: Patti Davis on her Self-Publishing Journey
As the digital publishing revolution continues to turn the publishing world on its collective head, new changes to the existing models come every day. Ebooks made headlines around the world when they finally began accounting for sizeable chunks of publishers' profits, and entire publishing houses were launched that focused on ebook-only or digital-first releases. More recently, … [Read more...] about Too Famous to Write: Patti Davis on her Self-Publishing Journey
Audible ACX Allows Authors to Self-Publish Audiobooks
Amazon's audiobook publishing and retailing branch Audible announced today that its Audiobook Creation Exchange distributed ten times as many audiobooks in 2012 than it did in its first year. “We are thrilled that our vision for ACX has been embraced and that the system is working,” said Jason Ojalvo, Audible VP Content Creation, in a press release. “It is wonderful to see … [Read more...] about Audible ACX Allows Authors to Self-Publish Audiobooks
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Entry Opens Today
For the 10,000 author whose works has the potential to become the next breakthrough novel, today marks an important milestone. The ABNA contest opened for submissions today, allowing a record number of writers to vie for the grand prize, or for first prizes in several new categories. “Over the past five years, the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award has helped thousands of … [Read more...] about Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Entry Opens Today