Self-publishing Blog

Audiobooks are proving to be popular with authors looking to add channels to build streams of income on their work and now best-selling thriller writer David Hewson, who wrote the novelisations of Danish TV series The Killing, is to publish his new book The Flood as an audiobook exclusive. READ MORE >>

Kindles and digital content led a sharp rise in sales by Amazon in the second quarter of this year but costs of expansion and changes in exchange rates were major factors in bringing about a £7m loss. READ MORE >>

Graphic novel sales are up by 10% in the first half of this year as The Walking Dead series takes a huge bite with over a million copies sold in the past 18 months. READ MORE >>

Penguin’s Book Country is relaunching with an online bookstore and self-publishing deals, including a 100% royalty offer, that could position it as a rival to Smashwords. READ MORE >>

The massive appeal of Scandinavian crime fiction is illustrated this week with Jo Nesbo’s new book, Police, soaring up the Kindle best-selling lists in the US and UK nearly two months before publication. READ MORE >>

New authors in the young adult sector can get feedback from readers and professionals at this year’s online WriteOnCon writers’ conference, including the chance to have their work assessed by a panel of literary agents and win cash prizes. READ MORE >>

My name is Nonnie Jules and I am the author of The Good Mommies’ Guide to Raising (Almost) Perfect Daughters, 100 Tips On Raising Daughters Everyone Can’t Help But Love! and the upcoming, highly anticipated, novel Daydream’s Daughter, Nightmare’s Friend. READ MORE >>

Topical books rushed out to cover news events and big-name novelists offering “prequels” to blockbuster novels are among the trends in the singles ebook market on Amazon this year. READ MORE >>

A successful self-published ebook on being productive has been picked up by UK publisher Icon Books. READ MORE >>

Sony have become probably the biggest company to self-publish, with an ebook of the cult TV series Breaking Bad appearing exclusively on iBooks. READ MORE >>