Self-publishing and ebook distribution platform Smashwords announced this week the results of its annual survey which tracks sales for the previous year and compiles an intense look at trends in ebook retailing from the data. Each year, this data has provided an in-depth understanding of how reading consumers are behaving in regards to their ebook purchases. Some of the key … [Read more...] about Smashwords’ Survey Indicates Shifting Trends in eBook Pricing, Sales
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MyPublishingAssistant Lets Authors Streamline Blog-to-Book, eBooks
There are a wide variety of tools available on the market that put more power in authors' hands, letting them do everything from market their work to create new formats for their content. Unfortunately, there are an even wider variety of products that don't do much at all. One of the tools that does stand to support indie authors' by making their ebook development process … [Read more...] about MyPublishingAssistant Lets Authors Streamline Blog-to-Book, eBooks
Nook Press Blog Offers Support to Indie Authors
There's a lot of talk about Amazon and what it has done to revolutionize both bookselling and publishing, namely in the doors that it opened for self-published authors to put their books in front of readers. There's so much talk, in fact, that it's easy to forget that there are other platforms out there that also do great work for authors and readers. Nook Press, the … [Read more...] about Nook Press Blog Offers Support to Indie Authors
HM Ward on Literary Agents and the Indie Author Industry
Even though the "indie author revolution" and self-publishing as a valid form of content distribution are currently enjoying a never-before-seen rate of success and acceptance, the landscape itself is still evolving as players from every aspect of the industry still work through the system. Of course, as the publishing industry itself evolves and new forms of expression and … [Read more...] about HM Ward on Literary Agents and the Indie Author Industry
Light Up Your Fourth with Amazon’s Best Books of July
As the Independence Day festivities carry over for many people due to the long weekend, it's time to load up the e-reader with Amazon's list of best books for July. The titles are selected by the editorial team at Amazon Books, and just as with every other list the group produces for months or holidays, they're not based on book sales or ranking, but rather on the human input … [Read more...] about Light Up Your Fourth with Amazon’s Best Books of July
Indie Author Tools to Self-Publish Audiobooks
Good e-Reader published an interview with ACX, Amazon's self-publishing platform for audiobooks, over a year ago, and the site has seen tremendous growth in the number of titles produced. Authors have the ability to self-publish audio editions of their content under a couple of different payment models, including one that requires very little upfront investment on the part of … [Read more...] about Indie Author Tools to Self-Publish Audiobooks
Authors Rally Behind Amazon in Publisher Dispute
Despite the letter circulated by some well-known authors that urged Amazon to behave itself in its ongoing dispute with Hachette, a new open letter and petition has surfaced. This time, nearly thirty indie authors signed the letter thanking Amazon for its service to the reading public and to authors in particular. The authors include the usual suspects, such as Joe Konrath, … [Read more...] about Authors Rally Behind Amazon in Publisher Dispute
Fan Fiction Romance Comes to Kindle Worlds
Amazon launched its Kindle Worlds fan fiction platform just over a year ago, and the concept has been a great success for both the rights holders who license content to the site and the fans who adore the concepts and story lines of their favorite authors. These reader fans have often taken to writing their own continuation of the stories once the book ends, largely due to the … [Read more...] about Fan Fiction Romance Comes to Kindle Worlds
BookBaby Shares Free Publishing Guide from Guy Kawasaki
Despite the prevalence of self-publishing opportunities and the greater acceptance of the publishing route among authors, readers, and the industry as a whole, the process of going it alone can be confusing and daunting. Self-publishing platform BookBaby has made the process all that much easier, first by creating a business model that works for authors instead of ripping them … [Read more...] about BookBaby Shares Free Publishing Guide from Guy Kawasaki
Wattpad to Continue Monetizing through Native Apps
Arguably one of the most innovative platforms for dugital reading and writing is Wattpad, whose 30 million users post content and read each others' writing on a daily basis. The platform has always operated in a free-to-use model, a fact that CEO Allen Lau has stated will always be the case. At this year's BookExpo, Good e-Reader interviewed Ashleigh Gardner about how … [Read more...] about Wattpad to Continue Monetizing through Native Apps