BitTorrent Bundle Sends Content Directly to Fans, But Can It Work for Books? An exciting new launch, BitTorrentBundle, has paved the way for filmmakers, artists,… Mercy Pilkington25 September 2013One comment2 minute read
Frankfurt Book Fair Opens to Authors As the countdown to one of the largest and oldest publishing industry… Mercy Pilkington18 September 2013One comment3 minute read
Self-Published Title from Jim Carrey Very Telling about the State of Publishing Among the many slapstick and antic-filled films Jim Carrey has starred in,… Mercy Pilkington17 September 20132 comments2 minute read
Kobo Users Can Now Find Book Baby eBooks in Bookstores Even as indie authors and the entire self-publishing concept gain more and… Mercy Pilkington11 September 20132 comments1 minute read
Smashwords Announces New Publishing Milestone and New Subscription-Based Distribution Agreement Digital self-publishing platform Smashwords made two impressive announcements today, and in some… Mercy Pilkington5 September 2013One comment2 minute read
Authors, Readers Band Together to Stop Goodreads “Bullying” Who knew the book industry was filled with such venom, such mayhem,… Mercy Pilkington23 August 2013100 comments3 minute read
eBook Review: The Wanted Bride by Sylvia McDaniel Verdict: 4 Stars One of the original adopters of early onset digital… Mercy Pilkington18 August 20133 comments2 minute read
Indie Authors Still Ignored by the Industry With every self-publishing success story, the door opens a tiny bit wider… Mercy Pilkington18 August 20134 comments2 minute read
BookRix Offers Higher Royalties, Cover Art for Authors Good eReader first met ebook developer and retailer at BookExpo America several… Mercy Pilkington14 August 20133 comments2 minute read
eBook Review: Finding the Next Steve Jobs by Nolan Bushnell Verdict: 5 Stars As an entire subset of reading, business books have… Mercy Pilkington13 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Smashwords Releases Data from eBook Sales Study The ebook distribution site Smashwords, spearheaded by founder Mark Coker, is often… Mercy Pilkington8 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Penguin’s Vanity Press Still Under Fire Ask an indie author about self-publishing platform Author Solutions, and you’d better… Mercy Pilkington6 May 20133 comments2 minute read
Partnerships Help Self-Published Authors One of the great paradoxes in the recent growth in digital and… Mercy Pilkington3 May 2013One comment1 minute read
Too Famous to Write: Patti Davis on her Self-Publishing Journey As the digital publishing revolution continues to turn the publishing world on… Mercy Pilkington3 May 2013One comment3 minute read
Authors Suing Penguin’s Self-Publishing Platform As if Penguin’s legal battles in the Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit… Mercy Pilkington1 May 2013One comment1 minute read
A Little Competition for Smashwords? When the free ebook distribution platform Smashwords was created, critics claimed that… Mercy Pilkington25 April 201310 comments3 minute read
BiblioCrunch, Wattpad Connect Authors with Readers There is so much that goes into creating a book, regardless of… Mercy Pilkington3 April 2013One comment2 minute read
EL James to Publish Journal for Aspiring Writers While critics may rightfully scoff at the writing quality of the 50… Mercy Pilkington12 March 2013One comment2 minute read