Are Amazon’s Review Policies Helpful or Reactionary? Like it or not, Amazon is the world’s largest bookstore. As such,… Mercy Pilkington20 June 2018One comment2 minute read
What’s All This Stuff about Book Stuffing? There’s been no shortage of controversy in publishing lately, much of it… Mercy Pilkington19 June 2018One comment2 minute read
AuthorEarnings Debunks Industry Lies Surrounding SciFi, Fantasy In another stunning display of both truth in publishing and meticulous attention… Mercy Pilkington19 June 2018One comment2 minute read
New “Gift” Option for Authors to Share Books on Amazon When it comes to getting the word out about their books, indie… Mercy Pilkington17 June 2018One comment2 minute read
2018 IndieReader Discovery Award Winners Have Been Announced As indie author continue to make headway in an industry that only… Mercy Pilkington10 June 2018One comment3 minute read
What #Cockygate Court Ruling Should Mean to Authors…and One Author in Particular Cocktales is available for a limited time. Just when you thought it… Mercy Pilkington4 June 20182 comments2 minute read
Bronx Book Festival Highlights Bigger Problems For Readers LitHub recently profiled the amazing story of Saraciea Fennell, a publicist… Mercy Pilkington21 May 20183 comments2 minute read
Faleena Hopkins: Village Idiot or Smarter Than Us All? It seems the literary internet can’t get enough of Faleena Hopkins, aka… Mercy Pilkington10 May 2018One comment2 minute read
#CockyGate Continues With Cringeworthy Victim-Blaming Authors and readers alike have been following the saga of #cockygate, the… Mercy Pilkington8 May 20186 comments2 minute read
SelfPubbed Romance Author Ignites Rage With Cocky Trademark In the world of self-publishing, authors have to do whatever it takes… Mercy Pilkington5 May 20186 comments3 minute read
Is Amazon Destroying Indie Authors Careers? Ask any self-published author about their thoughts on Amazon, and you’re likely… Mercy Pilkington1 April 20187 comments2 minute read
Publishing Suicide: Indie Authors Turn into the Bullies Over the years, this news site has covered far more news of… Mercy Pilkington19 March 201813 comments3 minute read
Switzerland Takes Steps Against eBook Piracy Internet piracy is big business for criminals and the absolute bane… Mercy Pilkington13 March 2018One comment2 minute read
Traditionally Published Authors Want What Indies Have When self-published authors like Amanda Hocking became book industry names, it was… Mercy Pilkington8 March 2018One comment2 minute read
Is Audible Romance Ripping Off Authors? When Amazon launched ACX, its KDP or CreateSpace-style self-publishing platform for audiobooks,… Mercy Pilkington1 March 2018One comment2 minute read
Amazon Review Fraud Hits New Categories Authors have been accused of buying reviews of their books for years.… Mercy Pilkington28 February 20185 comments2 minute read
New Amazon Scam Hits Authors and Consumers It’s tax filing season for US consumers, so all across America, paperwork… Mercy Pilkington26 February 20183 comments2 minute read
Fifty Shades of Bad for You? Whether you’re a fan of the books and movie franchise or not,… Mercy Pilkington19 February 2018One comment2 minute read
Ingram Spark vs CreateSpace vs KDP Paperback With the signs and portents in self-publishing pointing to the eventual closure… Mercy Pilkington31 January 2018One comment3 minute read
Author Earnings: “The Pool Is Open” The number-fanatics behind the Author Earnings report have released another installment in… Mercy Pilkington24 January 20183 comments2 minute read
B&N Rebrands Its Self-publishing Platform – Nook Press Self-published authors who’ve relied on multiple sales channels to put their books… Mercy Pilkington23 January 2018One comment2 minute read
Amazon Accidentally Drops a 50% Royalty Bombshell Indie authors who took a browse through their KDP dashboards this week… Mercy Pilkington17 January 2018One comment2 minute read
Wattpad Secures $51M in New Funding Whether you’re a reader or a writer, if you’re not on Wattpad,… Mercy Pilkington17 January 20182 comments2 minute read
