Smashwords wins promising accolade from Forbes
Self-publishing ebook pioneer Smashwords is the sole entry from the world of book publishing in Forbes Magazine’s list of America's Top 100 Most Promising Companies for 2014 published this week.
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We thought we could beat on against the current without being borne back ceaselessly into the past. Boy, were we wrong
The Millions has turned its attentions to reimagining the titles of some classic books in the style of clickbait phenomenon The Upworthy.
Self-publishing star signs up for Amazon’s new Christian imprint
Amazon Publishing has signed up best-selling self-publishing author Cherie Hill for the launch line-up of its new Christian imprint.
Blogging is the primary income for three-quarters of travel writers
Three-quarters of travel writers earn their primary and only source of income from blogging, according to a study of recognised travel bloggers.
Venture cash firms shell out $14 million to open up Oyster ebook subscription service
Ebook subscription service Oyster Books has picked up a stunning $14 million in venture capital funding to back its bid to scale up its operation.
How a good book really does get inside your head
A good novel can bring about brain changes in readers during and after the time they read a book.
The One-Eyed Dog wags the long tail
One of the latest converts to self-publishing is a man who doesn’t own a computer and who writes top TV scripts and novels by hand with a Waterman fountain pen.
Wattpad powers ahead with its success story
Story site Wattpad is powering on, with traffic now hitting 15 million visitors a month and 1.5 million stories uploaded each month.
Giant publishers step back from Amazon fight as Zola buys Bookish
Does this week’s takeover of Bookish by Zola Books mean the big book publishers have conceded defeat in their efforts to take on the online might of Amazon?
We’re all indie authors now
Smashwords founder Mark Coker has been making his predictions for 2014 and he reckons it's going to be a challenging year for indie authors but potentially a rewarding one and he believes indie authors are now the stewards of publishing's future.
150 KDP authors sold over 100,000 books each in 2013
A total of 150 Kindle Direct Publishing authors each sold more than 100,000 copies of their books in 2013. Top sellers include Hopeless by Colleen Hoover and Wait for Me by Elisabeth Naughton.