Why Are There Still Issues Facing Self-Published Authors? It’s literally been years since self-publishing took off in a major way… Mercy Pilkington9 June 20152 comments3 minute read
Is Digital Publishing Broken? It’s been eight long years since Amazon rocked the reading world with… Mercy Pilkington22 May 20152 comments2 minute read
Get Ready to Celebrate Indie Bookstores this Weekend In all of the attention given to Amazon and its fights with… Mercy Pilkington1 May 20154 comments2 minute read
Is the Traditional Publishing Industry Finally Catching Up? Only a handful of years ago, self-published authors fought for legitimacy and… Mercy Pilkington20 April 20152 comments2 minute read
Libraries Opening to Self-Published Authors There is no question that public libraries are in a difficult position.… Mercy Pilkington18 April 2015One comment2 minute read
What Rook Can Teach the Industry about Bookselling There’s a new app coming, and on the surface, it looks a… Mercy Pilkington13 April 2015One comment2 minute read
The Newest Indie Author Tool: Video Interviews With so many positive aspects to self-publishing–complete creative and business control, lack… Mercy Pilkington13 April 20152 comments2 minute read
How Do Amazon-Publisher Disputes Affect Authors and Readers? It was only a year ago that the publishing industry sat riveted… Mercy Pilkington6 April 20156 comments2 minute read
Writers’ Events Can Strengthen Your Craft, Build Your Career Authors who are interested in establishing themselves as both better writers and… Mercy Pilkington5 April 2015One comment2 minute read
What Nielsen Can Tell Indie Authors The kind people at Nielsen BookScan do a fairly decent job at… Mercy Pilkington3 April 2015One comment2 minute read
Clean Reader Controversy: Censorship, or Right to Read? “Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will… Mercy Pilkington30 March 2015One comment3 minute read
Amazon Makes it Easier than Ever to Leave a Review Book reviews are the bane of many authors’ existence, not for their… Mercy Pilkington23 March 20152 comments2 minute read
Self Publishing Erotica: If You Write It, There’s an Audience for It First it was Big Foot. Then the Loch Ness Monster. Dinosaur CEOs… Mercy Pilkington15 March 20153 comments2 minute read
Censoring Indie Authors With so much attention focused on the US when it comes to… Mercy Pilkington12 March 2015One comment3 minute read
First Round of Reader-Selected Kindle Scout Titles Ready for Pre-Order Amazon is always on the lookout for ways to improve both the… Mercy Pilkington25 February 20152 comments2 minute read
Wattpad Adds Tools for Greater Engagement One of the sleeping giants in the world of self-publishing is the… Mercy Pilkington20 February 20152 comments2 minute read
Some Authors are a Victim of Malware on their Websites Authors often have to contend with deadlines, book promotions and social media… Michael Kozlowski19 February 2015One comment2 minute read
Move Over, 50 Shades: Skrawl Has a Whole New Fan Fic Community Readers and movie goers have had a lot to say about 50… Mercy Pilkington18 February 2015One comment2 minute read
Hosting an Author Giveaway – Part II In yesterday’s post on Amazon’s new giveaway tool, there were some initial… Mercy Pilkington13 February 2015One comment2 minute read
Tips for Authors Hosting an Amazon Giveaway – Part I Amazon’s new giveaway tool was only launched this week but it has… Mercy Pilkington12 February 2015No comments2 minute read