Publishing

Marvel’s New Fan-Made Comics Platform Comes with Terms That Would Ban Most Marvel Titles

29 December, 2017 // 2 Comments

Marvel is finally cashing in on fan works, only they've put so many restrictions on what fans can make that no one is going to want to bother. They announced a new platform in a press release [Read More ...]

Smashwords is Holding an End of Year Sale

28 December, 2017 // 0 Comments

Smashwords launched its first annual end of year sale on Monday. It ends on the 1st. If you're a reader, be sure to check in with the sale daily because new exclusive deals will join the sale each [Read More ...]

Tech Tools for Authors #2

26 December, 2017 // 0 Comments

Authors have to juggle a lot of balls in today's book industry. Not only do they have to write that next book, they also have to market it, balance the ledgers, woo their fans on social media, do [Read More ...]

AAP Reports Trade Sales Flat, eBook Sales Down Through August 2017

20 December, 2017 // 3 Comments

The Association of American Publishers announced on Wednesday that publisher revenues increased by 1% in the month of August 2017 while remaining flat for the year to date. The exception of course [Read More ...]

Amazon is Beta-Testing a New Author Portal

19 December, 2017 // 4 Comments

Amazon started sending out emails today to a select number of authors, inviting them to participate in a beta: We invite you to take a special sneak peek at the beta of Amazon Author, the new Author [Read More ...]

Marketing Your Book as a “Spiegel Best-Seller” in Germany Could Soon Cost You Money

18 December, 2017 // 0 Comments

Best-seller lists are easy to game, which is why the term has almost no real meaning other than as a marketing gimmick. Now Spiegel wants to cash in. Starting after the first of the year, this weekly [Read More ...]

Patreon Backs Down, Says It’s Not Going to Jack Up Costs

13 December, 2017 // 3 Comments

Remember last week when Patreon announced that it was going to charge processing fees on top of donations, and then backed up that move with the obviously bogus claim that they had to do this so they [Read More ...]

Patreon Just Jacked Up the Cost of Supporting Your Favorite Creators

7 December, 2017 // 8 Comments

If you are an creator who relies on Patreon, or a fan that supports your favorite authors or artists through this service, then I have some bad news for you. Patreon announced on Wednesday that they [Read More ...]

How to Give Away an eBook From an Author Website

2 December, 2017 // 6 Comments

There are a hundred and one different sites on the web where authors can give away an ebook. They can use services like InstaFreebie, forums like MobileRead, or blogging platforms like BookLikes. I [Read More ...]

Goodreads Now Lets Indie Authors Give Away Kindle eBooks

29 November, 2017 // 16 Comments

Goodreads is about to launch a new service where authors can give away ebooks - but there is a fee, of course. From the GR blog: Today, we’re announcing our new U.S. giveaways program, with two [Read More ...]

8 Ways For Authors to Waste Their Money

26 November, 2017 // 22 Comments

Publishing a book can get quite expensive. A good cover designer can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, and the editorial costs alone can set you back even more. While there are many important [Read More ...]

Amazon is Now Punishing Authors for Running BookBub Promotions

22 November, 2017 // 19 Comments

It is SOP in 2017 for authors to buy space in a BookBub or other sales promotion email so they can boost their ebook sales, but given how Amazon is letting its bots run amok authors might want to [Read More ...]

AAP Reports Trade Revenues Down a Fraction of a Percent Through July 2017

20 November, 2017 // 1 Comment

Publisher trade revenues decreased 11.7% in July, bringing down revenues for the year. eBook revenues were down 5% and ,paperback revenues fell 1.7%, while revenues from hardback sales increased [Read More ...]

Tech Tools for Authors #1

19 November, 2017 // 5 Comments

KDP Print Now Offers Author Copies

18 November, 2017 // 6 Comments

Launched into a closed beta last summer, KDP Print is Amazon's solution to all the indie authors that release ebooks but not print editions. It is a more limited version of Amazon's POD service, [Read More ...]

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