IndieReader, the consumer guide to self-published books and the people who write them, is proud to present our best reviewed books of 2011.

And while we realize that people's responses to books are subjective, we can guarantee that what's written will be less biased than an opinion dashed off by...

It's that time of year again, when family and friends gather around the table to give thanks...and to eat.

This year, why not make it an indie Thanksgiving, with food prepared (and wine selected) with help from one of the gorgeous books below.

Happy Holidays!

It's that time of year again. Pumpkins are being carved, costumes are being made and politicians are yelling at each other.

As the temperature drops and the leaves fall, what could be more fun than cuddling up with a bowl of candy corn and a good scary book (after the...

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Occupy Wall Street, a "Movement For Economic Justice", began on September 17th when--following a rally Lower Manhattan--an estimated 150 people began an encampment in Zuccotti Park.

Since then, the movement has spread world wide--from U.S. cities including Denver, Omaha and Philadelphia to North and...

Indie (aka self) publishing is hardly a new phenomena. And contrary to some, it is not code word for "not good enough." Want proof? Take a look at the nine titles featured in our slideshow. From modern blockbusters like "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and "Eragon" to acclaimed masterpieces from authors...

There's been a lot written about indie books lately -- and, like the whole debt ceiling thing, many people still have questions. So, along with listing five of the top bestselling indies this week, I'm going to explain why you should be reading them.

The question I hear most often...

Gone are the days when a writer had to spend hours hunched over a stack of query letters, only to have their hopes dashed months later with the arrival of an unsigned form letter.

Today, thanks entirely to the creation of the e-reader (yay Jeff Bezos!), there's no longer...

In the wild world of publishing (both indie and traditional), the Holy Grail has always been finding an audience (or conversely, having an audience find you).

There are many tools out there today to help make this possible: Facebook, Twitter, Amazon. But nevertheless, climbing the mountain of "discoverability"--what blogger...

Let's face it. You can pretty much predict what everyone else at the beach will be reading this summer. A bit of what's on the USA Today bestseller list, a pinch of whatever is in People magazine and a healthy dose of whatever was suggested by The New York Times....

There are two kinds of people in this world. There are the ones who "go with the flow"--who frequent big-budget Hollywood movies, listen to Top 10 radio, watch network tv and read mostly The New York Times bestsellers. It is these people who drive the multi-billion industry we know as...