The hot news in the publishing world today is that one of the world’s largest media conglomerates just got a little bigger. Bertelsmann, the parent company...Continue reading
About three years back Amazon started beta-testing a new author portal called Amazon Author (not to be confused with Author Central). That new portal officially launched...Continue reading
There’s a problem with how a lot of writers approach writing online; they focus on words. This is a problem because modern web design is based...Continue reading
Daily backups are one of the fundamental tools every website owner should have in their toolbox. Not only will it let you fix your mistakes by...Continue reading
Are you familiar with Draft2Digital’s Universal Links feature, the tool which helps authors find and link to all the stores where their ebooks (and audiobooks) can...Continue reading
I know everyone is upset that Mark Dawson has publicly admitted to buying his way on to a best-seller list, but I for one was surprised...Continue reading
Here’s some frustrating news for authors and industry freelancers. It seems Godaddy has seen fit to turn off the lights on one of its website...Continue reading
My weekly email with blog posts did not go out this morning, and we have Mailerlite to blame for that. The mailing list provider updated their...Continue reading
Fastpencil sent out an email yesterday, informing us that it was re-branding as Opyrus. We are very excited to announce that FastPencil, a leading all-in-one solution...Continue reading
The publishing services provider Lulu has been in something of a tizzy these past few months. The company updated its platform on April as part of...Continue reading
Everyone knows that the current quarantine is throwing a wrench in the book publishing works, but what does that really mean? Earlier this month an editor...Continue reading
It looks like the Big Five is about to become the Not-So-Big-Four. Variety reports that ViacomCBS (or whatever they are calling themselves today) is considering a...Continue reading
Earlier this week The Publishers Authors Guild released a report that “explores the factors leading to the decline in the writing profession. Alas, this report is...Continue reading