Profanity in Books: Is It a Good Thing? “Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very,’” Mark Twain famously… Mercy Pilkington13 August 2017One comment2 minute read
Bookselling 2017: What’s Amazon Up To? Digital publishing and ebook retailing are still quite the numbers game, as… Mercy Pilkington8 August 20172 comments2 minute read
StreetLib is a viable self-publishing solution for Independent Authors Streetlib is an online self-publishing solution that is geared towards independent authors.… Michael Kozlowski23 July 20172 comments2 minute read
Kobo Writing Life is a Boon for Indie Authors Kobo Writing Life is the self-publishing arm of Kobo and it launched… Michael Kozlowski5 July 2017No comments3 minute read
KDP Offers Authors a New Sales Dashboard There’s little doubt that Amazon has been the driving force behind the… Mercy Pilkington15 June 2017One comment2 minute read
Publisher Charged with Stealing Royalties from Authors The world of publishing is a tricky one, and as recent years… Mercy Pilkington14 June 2017One comment2 minute read
When Authors Have to “Resort” to Self-Publishing Yes, that’s a mildly click-baitish headline, but that’s absolutely the ironic sentiment… Mercy Pilkington7 June 2017One comment1 minute read
Reedsy, Blurb Collaborate for Author Services With the rise of the print-on-demand, digital publishing, and self-publishing age, authors… Mercy Pilkington7 June 2017One comment2 minute read
IndieReader Announces Discovery Award Winners For years, IndieReader has been hard at work, helping self-published and independently… Mercy Pilkington5 June 2017No comments1 minute read
Who Cares about the Indie Authors? A new article about the current blockbuster novels has spurred some intriguing… Mercy Pilkington30 May 2017One comment2 minute read
Winning the Buy Box: What Does Amazon Owe to Authors? Amazon is once again ruffling the feathers of publishers and authors alike,… Mercy Pilkington13 May 20173 comments2 minute read
New Feedback App for Writers Taking Beta Testers By now, most serious indie authors understand what it takes to produce… Mercy Pilkington2 May 20178 comments2 minute read
IndieReader’s “Buff” Book Checkup For years, authors and readers alike have bemoaned the “glut” of content… Mercy Pilkington1 May 2017No comments2 minute read
The Ongoing Curse of Author Bullying Over the years, a number of authors–both high profile and never-heard-ofs–have suffered… Mercy Pilkington23 April 20172 comments2 minute read
Is Kindle Unlimited a Good Idea? Amazon has developed a lot of programs over the years, some aimed… Mercy Pilkington17 April 20174 comments2 minute read
Amazon KDP Unveils Kindle Create Word Doc Conversion Tool If you’re a self-published author, writing your book is only half the… Mercy Pilkington7 April 20172 comments2 minute read
New Prime Reading Offer Asks Authors to Give Up Royalties. Here’s Why They Should. As if Amazon didn’t already have enough critics, the company has unleashed… Mercy Pilkington30 March 20175 comments2 minute read
Should Authors Go Exclusive with Amazon? The Author Earnings report has come out once again, and if there’s… Mercy Pilkington23 March 20173 comments2 minute read
Adult Coloring Books Are No Longer Relevant A recent fad has meant a huge boom for the book industry,… Mercy Pilkington7 March 2017One comment2 minute read
Does KDP Paperback Publishing Really Solve Anything? Never one to be a naysayer, we at GoodEReader ordinarily go fan-girl… Mercy Pilkington19 February 20173 comments2 minute read
Are Your Favorite Characters Taking Over Your Life? To rephrase a line from the really fun comedy The Truth about… Mercy Pilkington18 February 2017One comment2 minute read
New Author Services Startups Focus on Speed A day in the life of a traditional publishing deal… According to… Mercy Pilkington15 February 2017One comment2 minute read
One Wattpad Story Has 282 YEARS’ Worth of Reads Indie authors have long had a phenomenal tool that helped them reach… Mercy Pilkington15 February 20172 comments2 minute read
