Industry News
S.L. Scott: The Road to Publication -- Part Three: Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing, Pros and Cons
30th January, 2013The best part of the publishing industry today is that we have a choice. That's something that didn't really exist even five years ago. Choose which road to publication fits you and your goals best, and go for it.
David Biddle: How Much Should eBooks Cost?
29th January, 2013What's the best price for an indie ebook? Shoot, what's the best price for a book in general?
Barnes & Noble to Whittle Stores
28th January, 2013Barnes & Noble expects to close as many as a third of its retail stores over the next decade.
Why short is sweet when it comes to digital reading
28th January, 2013Sometimes lost as part of a collection, the short story has found a perfect home on e-readersDear writers of popular non-fiction, if any of you are finding it tricky to get past chapter three of your charming cultural history of the egg timer or your...
3 Ways iPad and Kindle Fire Users Behave Differently When it Comes to E-Books
24th January, 2013Do you read e-books on an iPad? You might just be a social butter fly who likes to discover new books through magazine or blog reviews.
Pew Study Suggests Libraries (And Print) Still Have A Future In An E-Book World
22nd January, 2013A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project looks at the future of libraries. The study, titled "Library services in the digital age," doesn't include anything particularly shocking or revelatory, but it suggests that many people stil...
Considering Self-Publishing? Don't Bother, Unless You Follow Guy Kawasaki's Advice
21st January, 2013Recently, I had the enormous pleasure of chatting with Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop.com, founding partner of Garage Technology Ventures, and former Chief Evangelist for Apple. Guy is the author of ten books, including Enchantment, Reality Che...
Michael Drew: As E-Books Rise, Publishing Still Waivers
18th January, 2013There's probably no going back: e-books are going to be the dominant form for publishing pretty soon. Consider that 23 percent of Americans now read...
Why Traditionally Published Authors Are Going Indie
16th January, 2013By Sabrina Ricci for IndieReader.com Indie publishing is a growing trend. According to Bowker Books in Print and Bowker Identifier Services, over 235,000 print and...
Self-Published Books Hit Kindle Bestseller List
14th January, 2013Amazon revealed how many self-published authors earnt over £50,000 in 2012, but the bigger question is how many earnt over £17,784?