Self Published Books

Scary Good Indie Books for Halloween

Amy Edelman | Posted 12.26.2011

Amy Edelman

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 doors are bolted, of course!)?

Top 5 Bestselling Indie Books & Why You Should Read Them

Amy Edelman | Posted 10.09.2011

Amy Edelman

The question I hear most often is "what makes an indie book different?" As opposed to the consortium of people who put together a traditionally published book, an indie book represents the singular vision of its author.

Indie eBooks: The Gateway "Drug" to Traditional Publishing

Amy Edelman | Posted 10.04.2011

Amy Edelman

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.

Does Self Publishing Make It Too Easy?

Publishing Perspectives | Posted 09.24.2011

As author Bob Mayer discusses in today's feature story, digital self-publishing has shortened the distance between reader and writer, both literally, ...

The Good Reading Seal of Approval

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 09.04.2011

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos

Many of us solve this "too much information" tsunami by turning to critics and top picks, soliciting recommendations from friends, or staying with entrenched reading habits.

No Stigma for Self-Published e-Books - Just Sales!

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Arielle Ford

There was a time when having a self-published book meant you were not good enough to have a real book - or at least that was the perception. Many aut...

WATCH: 'An Awesome Book Of Thanks!'

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

When we found "An Awesome Book" last year, the author, Dallas Clayton, blogger for We Love You So had done an irresistible video about his irresistibl...

Amazon Takes On Self-Published Books, Gives New Life To The Overlooked

USA Today | Bob Minzesheimer | Posted 05.25.2011

Amazon vice president Jeff Belle says the company's first venture into traditional publishing "identifies great books that we think have been overlook...