Self-Pub Archives | The Digital Reader

Godaddy Shut Down Its Virb Site Builder Platform With No Notice – Here’s How to Pick Up the Pieces

12 July, 202012 July, 2020Self-PubLeave a comment

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...

PSA: Go Check Your Mailerlite Account

29 June, 202029 June, 2020blog maintenance, Self-Pub3 Comments

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...

Fastpencil Rebrands as Opyrus

18 June, 202018 June, 2020Self-PubLeave a comment

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...

Lulu Borked Their Platform in the April Update, and It’s Still Not Fixed

17 June, 202018 June, 2020Self-Pub4 Comments

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...

Ten Tips for Authors Going to Their First Book Fair (updated)

17 November, 201917 November, 2019Conferences & Trade shows, Self-Pub2 Comments

Book fairs and other local events can be a great way for authors to connect with readers and make new fans. They are immensely valuable, but...

Kobo and FNAC Partner to Launch a POD Service

27 October, 201927 October, 2019Kobo, Self-PubOne Comment

Earlier this month Kobo partnered with the French retailer Fnac to offer a print-on-demand service through Bookelis. Authors who have their books in Kobo Writing Life can...

KDP Print Expands to Canada

22 October, 201922 October, 2019Kindle (platform), POD, Self-PubOne Comment

Amazon’s POD service has expanded into the land of moose and snow. The retailer announced in the KDP support forums last week that KDP Print could...

Is Anyone Else Not Seeing the New Audiobook Section in Kobo Writing Life?

1 October, 20191 October, 2019Kobo, Self-Pub5 Comments

One of the more interesting news stories last week was Kobo’s announcement that Kobo Writing Life now distributed audiobooks (I didn’t expect this to happen until...

Amazon Launches Worldwide Full-Language Support for Traditional Chinese in Kindle eBooks

24 May, 201924 May, 2019Kindle (platform), Self-Pub2 Comments

Amazon first started selling Chinese-language Kindle ebooks in 2012, but only in China. Chinese expats or foreign-language learners either had to find another source or use...

KDP Reports Dashboard Now Has a Royalties Estimator

23 May, 201923 May, 2019Kindle (platform), Self-PubOne Comment

I have just heard via the 20Booksto50K group on Facebook that Amazon has added a new royalty estimator to the KDP Reports dashboard that launched last...

Google Play Books is Cutting Out the Middleman, Now Wants a Direct Relationship with Authors and Publishers

16 May, 201916 May, 2019Google Books, Self-Pub10 Comments

Many authors and publishers use a company such as PublishDrive or Draft2Digital to handle their distribution to smaller ebook retailers. They trade a small cut of...

Amazon: Over 1,000 Authors Each Earned Over $100 Grand in Royalties in 2018

7 May, 20197 May, 2019Amazon, Self-Pub3 Comments

Amazon released an advert a report on Tuesday concerning its impact on small and medium businesses. Or as Amazon put it: Amazon today published the...

DC Public Library Wants to Add Local Self-Published Authors to Their Catalog

18 April, 201918 April, 2019Library eBooks, Self-Pub2 Comments

A couple weeks ago I shared a link to a DCist post about the DC Public Library launching a program where local indie authors can submit...

Exclusive: Bookbaby to be Spun Off Following Acquisition of Parent Company AVL Digital Group

31 March, 201931 March, 2019Self-PubOne Comment

Here’s an important piece of ebook news from last week that literally no one has noticed yet. The parent company of Bookbaby, AVL Digital Group,...

B&N Press Now Offers eBook Coupon Codes

30 March, 201930 March, 2019Barnes & Noble, POD, Self-Pub3 Comments

B&N Press continues to add features, lending credence to rumors about an impending sale of the Nook division. I just got an email from B&N, informing...