It’s NaNo Time Again… Ordinary folks may be stringing a few more fake cobwebs around the…Mercy Pilkington30 October 2017One comment2 minute read
CreateSpace Is Closing Its Online Bookstore Amazon owns CreateSpace, the print-on-demand solution that allows indie authors to produce…Mercy Pilkington12 October 20177 comments2 minute read
New Bowker Study Finds Increasing Growth in SelfPub ISBNs If there was still doubt in anyone’s mind that self-publishing is not…Mercy Pilkington12 October 2017One comment1 minute read
Thinking of Scamming Amazon? Think Again. For years, the members of both the reading and writing public have…Mercy Pilkington10 September 2017One comment2 minute read
Smashwords Announces New eBook Promotion Tool In the ongoing debate about whether or not to list your indie…Mercy Pilkington20 August 201712 comments2 minute read
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
