As indie authors have struggled for discovery in a sea of openly published titles, more and more tools have cropped up to help authors put their content in front of relevant readers. At the same time, various platforms are offering something for readers as well, helping them uncover content with which to engage. Wattpad has made a name for itself through its mobile reading … [Read more...] about “Wattpad Is for Writers and Readers”
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It Pays to Be Small: Zola Buys Book Discovery Site Bookish
It's a tough time to be selling ebooks if you're not Amazon. That's why two fairly recent startups, ebook seller and social media platform Zola Books and Big Three book discovery brainchild Bookish.com, have joined forces in the fight against success with Zola's acquisition of the book search engine. Zola, formed by literary agents and funded partly through investments by … [Read more...] about It Pays to Be Small: Zola Buys Book Discovery Site Bookish
New Book Discovery Engine Novelry Aids Searchability
One of the key issues plaguing an admittedly glutted ebook market is the need for better searchability, especially for self-published and small press books that don't come with the publicity teams reserved for bestsellers from the Big Five. Even as readers reach out to support the efforts of indie authors, book discovery still remains murky. But a new book search engine is … [Read more...] about New Book Discovery Engine Novelry Aids Searchability