Why Is Self-Publishing Still a “Last Resort?” The digital publishing revolution, such as it was, had many facets. There…Mercy Pilkington27 September 2016One comment2 minute read
BookFundr Relaunches Crowdfunding Books What’s the impact of crowdfunding? IndieGogo, arguably one of the most popular…Mercy Pilkington22 September 2016One comment2 minute read
BiblioBoard, Self-e Stage First Annual Indie Author Day There is little doubt that libraries are a vital part of the…Mercy Pilkington15 September 2016One comment2 minute read
What Can an Online Course Teach Indie Authors? With years of self-publishing success stories already behind us, it still seems…Mercy Pilkington5 September 2016One comment2 minute read
Closing the Gap: Indies Are Outselling “Real” Authors Yes, the headline is intentionally inflammatory, and not in a click-bait sort…Mercy Pilkington30 August 20162 comments2 minute read
New Harry Potter eBooks Coming from JK Rowling There are a few major names in self-publishing success–names like Hugh Howey,…Mercy Pilkington18 August 2016One comment2 minute read
Melania Trump and the New Outrage over Plagiarism If you’ve had the good fortune to spend even a passing few…Mercy Pilkington20 July 2016One comment2 minute read
How Romance Authors Are Really Faring Author Earnings is at it again, this time sharing crucial information on…Mercy Pilkington18 July 2016No comments2 minute read
Pokemon Go Erotica Hits eBook Shelves Gotta catch ’em all… or something like that. Rabid fans of the…Mercy Pilkington12 July 20162 comments2 minute read
Bodice-Ripper No More: Harlequin Branches Out into the Mainstream Historically, the name Harlequin has been so closely tied to romance publishing…Mercy Pilkington7 July 2016One comment2 minute read
Get Patriotic with Some Donald Trump Fan Fic Happy Independence Day to all those US readers who celebrate. In between…Mercy Pilkington4 July 2016One comment2 minute read
Move Over Wattpad, Sweek Seeks Authors, Readers In the world of digital publishing, there are a lot of copycats…Mercy Pilkington29 June 20163 comments2 minute read
Indie Authors to Finally See their Books on B&N Shelves About three years ago, then-VP, Digital Content and GM of Barnes and…Mercy Pilkington28 June 2016One comment5 minute read
Should Indie Authors Give their Books Away for Free? There are so many national and global debates that rage endlessly–marriage equality,…Mercy Pilkington26 June 2016One comment2 minute read
Using Book Awards to Drive Indie Author Sales When self-publishing first began to gain some measure of respect in the…Mercy Pilkington21 June 2016One comment2 minute read
Do We Still Need to Disrupt Publishing? When the digital and self-publishing revolution took off only a handful of…Mercy Pilkington17 June 2016One comment2 minute read
