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 >>

The launch of the new IngramSpark service is aimed at indie publishers and mixes together the existing Lightning Source print-on-order service and the Ingram print and ebook distribution networks. READ MORE >>

Ebooks can be a difficult market for literary publishers caught between 99p offers and the Dan Browns, so it’s good to see a couple of small presses leap into the Amazon UK ebook best-sellers with relatively little-known writers at relatively high prices. READ MORE >>

With the Tour de France in full swing, I’ve been considering, between mass crashes and team buses getting stuck underneath the finishing line, the paucity of novels about cycling, particularly road racing. READ MORE >>

Rick Karlsruher reports on how he is setting up an ebook club to help to provide a platform for new writers READ MORE >>