Traditionally Published Authors Want What Indies Have When self-published authors like Amanda Hocking became book industry names, it was…Mercy Pilkington8 March 2018One comment2 minute read
Turns Out Piracy ISN’T Good for Authors…Or Readers In what has to be the winner of the Captain Obvious Award,…Mercy Pilkington7 November 20179 comments2 minute read
Penguin Random House Finally Seeks Unheard Voices When self-publishing first began to take off in a big way a…Mercy Pilkington11 October 2016No comments2 minute read
UK Society of Authors: Traditional Publishing No Longer in Authors’ Best Interests Thanks largely to Hugh Howey’s recent post about the need for organizations…Mercy Pilkington12 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Death and Destruction: Overused Terms to Describe Publishing Can we all agree that we will stop using terms like “killing”…Mercy Pilkington17 February 2014One comment1 minute read
Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along Ask any traditionally published author what frustrates him most about the industry,…Mercy Pilkington11 February 20143 comments3 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
Pubslush Takes Crowdfunding to Books, Launches New Blog Crowdfunding has become a widely popular method for startups to secure the…Mercy Pilkington15 November 20132 comments2 minute read
Leadership Change at Amazon Publishing When online book retailer Amazon decided to venture into traditional publishing more…Mercy Pilkington27 October 2013No comments1 minute read
The Self vs Traditional Publishing Debate Continues While authors and industry experts on both sides of the table have…Mercy Pilkington23 January 20132 comments2 minute read
