Does the Publishing Industry Discriminate? A quick search of the Amazon Kindle store reveals over two million… Mercy Pilkington15 February 20142 comments2 minute read
Us vs Them Rears Its Head in Publishing Once More First, there was JA Konrath’s post with Hugh Howey on how to… Mercy Pilkington13 February 2014One comment3 minute read
Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along Ask any traditionally published author what frustrates him most about the industry,… Mercy Pilkington11 February 20143 comments3 minute read
Poorly Translated Public Domain Titles Removed from Amazon Now that anyone can self-publish an ebook, critics have argued that the… Mercy Pilkington8 February 2014One comment2 minute read
ALLi, Kobo Team Up on Indie Author Campaign The London-based Alliance of Independent Authors announced today that it has partnered… Mercy Pilkington5 February 2014One comment1 minute read
German eBook Distributor XinXii Rolls Out New Author Tools One of Europe’s leading ebook distribution sites, XinXii, has quietly been making… Mercy Pilkington3 February 2014One comment2 minute read
University Degree in Self-Publishing Is New Sign of Lessened Stigma For several years, the industry has been watching the growth and acceptance… Mercy Pilkington3 February 20142 comments2 minute read
The “New” Self-Publishing When self-publishing first began to take off as a viable option for… Mercy Pilkington26 January 20145 comments3 minute read
Smashwords Once Again Named to Forbes’ List The quiet underdog in the ebook publishing and distribution arena has long… Mercy Pilkington24 January 2014One comment2 minute read
CreateSpace Removes Minimum Royalty Threshold In a bold move that makes self-publishing even more lucrative and rewarding… Mercy Pilkington20 January 20142 comments2 minute read
How Vampires Sparked the eBook Revolution A quick Amazon search for vampire titles shows 21,103 Kindle ebook results;… Mercy Pilkington19 January 2014One comment2 minute read
Amazon Publishing, CreateSpace Launch 7th Annual ABNA Awards Submissions open next month for authors to enter their titles in the… Mercy Pilkington17 January 2014One comment2 minute read
DBW, Writers Digest Survey on Author Satisfaction with the Industry Digital Book World and Writer’s Digest magazine announced some of the results… Mercy Pilkington15 January 20142 comments3 minute read
Smashwords, Wattpad See Increase in Use In the past year, open reading platform and forum Wattpad saw an… Mercy Pilkington6 January 2014One comment2 minute read
Smashwords’ Predictions for Publishing in 2014 This time of year brings with it a host of predictions from… Mercy Pilkington31 December 2013One comment2 minute read
What’s Up with Amazon Royalties Coming Down? The debate over the most recent accusations about how Amazon is destroying… Mercy Pilkington27 December 2013One comment2 minute read
Too Much Choice Can Impede eBook Sales A post by Shannon of the DuoLit team from earlier this year… Mercy Pilkington22 December 2013One comment2 minute read
New Book Discovery Engine Novelry Aids Searchability One of the key issues plaguing an admittedly glutted ebook market is… Mercy Pilkington19 December 2013One comment2 minute read
Smashwords Unveils New Website, New Features It’s a testament to the company model that self-publishing platform and ebook… Mercy Pilkington18 December 2013One comment2 minute read
Kindle Worlds Releases Work by Howey Based on Slaughterhouse Five When Amazon Publishing announced the creation of its fan fiction publishing site… Mercy Pilkington17 December 2013One comment2 minute read
Book Riot Readers Select Their Favorite Books of 2013 Book Riot, a site for all things book love, polled its users… Mercy Pilkington13 December 2013No comments2 minute read
FanFiction Gets a Boost from New Publisher’s Kickstarter Campaign One of the more polarizing arguments in the publishing industry is the… Mercy Pilkington13 December 2013One comment2 minute read
Wattpad Contest Winners Receive Publishing Contracts with Harlequin Story posting social media site Wattpad has garnered a tremendous following in… Mercy Pilkington11 December 2013One comment2 minute read