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
First Time Authors Normally Get a $10,000 Advance from a Major Publishing Company Getting inked to a major publishing company is something all authors dream… Michael Kozlowski16 January 201414 comments3 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
Howey’s “Peace in Amber” Fan Fiction Remembers 9/11 Only someone who really knows his craft and listens to his inner… Mercy Pilkington15 January 2014One comment3 minute read
IndieReader, Edelweiss Break Down Last Obstacle for Self-Published Authors Even as the respect, the recognition, and the royalties are in place… Mercy Pilkington10 January 2014One comment2 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
More Publishers Begin to Accept Unagented Submissions Prior to the current digital publishing and self-publishing revolutions, the process for… 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
Sex Sells: Big Foot, Gargoyles, and Erotica, Oh My! It’s no secret that romance and erotica top the list of bestselling… Mercy Pilkington24 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
Ebook Bundles Add Value, Discovery to Authors’ Works As authors and publishers clamor to help their titles be found in… Mercy Pilkington20 December 2013One comment2 minute read
Scribd, Smashwords Partner to Put Indie Authors’ Work in Subscription Service This might be a biased statement given the amount of news that… Mercy Pilkington19 December 20133 comments2 minute read
Vellum Self-Publishing App for Mac Aims to Do It All… A new self-publishing app for Mac by software veterans Brad Andalman and… 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
Amazon’s List of Bestselling Titles of 2013 While retailers around the world–both in the book industry and out of… 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
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
New Journaling App Can Prove Handy for Authors A new app, Heyday, that joins a growing list of mobile apps… Mercy Pilkington9 December 20132 comments2 minute read
Amazon Australia a Source of Concern to Booksellers, Publishers Every time Amazon branches out into a new territory, concerned booksellers, publishers,… Mercy Pilkington3 December 2013No comments2 minute read
