Self Publishing

How My Self-Published Book Became A Hot Movie Property

Hugh Howey | Posted 05.23.2012

Hugh Howey

Ridley Scott. One of the few directors whose name alone can sell tickets. A legend in his own time. And now he's negotiating for the rights to my self-published book.

The Stigma Against Self Publishing

| Posted 05.16.2012

Written by Terri Giuliano Long for indiereader.com Bookselling This Week just reported that brick and mortar booksellers are making it easier for s...

"Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture"

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.07.2012

Robert J. Elisberg

This is a tale of perseverance and taking control of one's life. It's a look behind those so-glamorous curtains of Hollywood and New York book publishing, where the real world is totally different from how rosy it looks out front.

The Coming Battle of E-Readers

Warren Adler | Posted 05.04.2012

Warren Adler

Okay, so now we know where the e-book is going. Ever upward. To have predicted that twelve years ago, when I had all my novels reversed from major pu...

'Eat My Dust, Hear My Drum': American Modesty Has Died. I Killed It

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.01.2012

Peter Mandel

Modesty has died. You hadn't noticed? Its quiet nature made it marginal. It caught a cold. It stayed in bed. Our fireworks and gunshots killed it off.

Sales Appeal

M.J. Rose | Posted 04.27.2012

M.J. Rose

Bridges of Madison County, The Da Vinci Code, The Help and Sarah's Key have very little in common with each other. But they all had that certain indefinable something that appealed to readers.

The J.K. Rowling's Effect - Traditional Publishing Takes Another Blow to the Head

Jim Kukral | Posted 04.26.2012

Jim Kukral

First J.K. Rowling made the jump from traditional publishing to self-publishing. Now, look out, other big-name authors are seeing the light and dipping their toes into great big ocean and seeing how the water feels.

A Detour in the Publishing Journey

Boyd Morrison | Posted 04.16.2012

Boyd Morrison

I'm back to where I was in 2009, with a highly praised novel and no one willing to publish it. Before electronic self-publishing became a viable alternative, that would have been the book's death sentence.

The New Business Model of Book Publishing

Jim Kukral | Posted 04.16.2012

Jim Kukral

As more established, quality authors who kept the rights to their work figure out that it's to their advantage to publish themselves on Kindle rather than beg for contracts from "big" publishers, there will be an explosion of great work available in e-book form.

How I Ended Up in the Self-Publishing Hall of Fame

John Blumenthal | Posted 04.13.2012

John Blumenthal

In 1999, I decided to self-publish a novel. I'd sold books to mainstream houses in the past, but no one wanted this one. But I believed in it. My agent believed in it. My wife believed in it. The dog was neutral.

Why Aren't Indie Books In Bookstores?

| Posted 04.13.2012

Written by Terri Giuliano for Indiereader.com Just a few years ago, readers paid little attention to books published by independent (indie) authors...

Sam Parker

Jodi Picoult: 'My Advice Is Not To Self Publish'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 04.09.2012

Jodi Picoult, the outspoken author of 'ethical fiction,' has written 19 novels and topped The New York Times bestseller list on five different occasio...

Let's Hear it for the Self-Published Author

Warren Adler | Posted 04.06.2012

Warren Adler

"Self-publishing" is now a reasonably respectable process that allows anyone who writes a book to be digitally "shelved" alongside authors published by traditional routes.

Why You (Yes You!) Should Indie Publish

Hillary Rettig | Posted 05.26.2012

Hillary Rettig

For many authors, the decision to indie publish is a no-brainer. Sure, it's work, but it's interesting work, and you have a shot at fair compensation for your efforts.

Amazon: To KDP Select, Or Not?

Jim Kukral | Posted 05.20.2012

Jim Kukral

Do all authors buy in to the Amazon Select cult? Here are some observations from new and experienced authors around the web.

Why The Kindle Is Better Than The Nook

| Posted 03.14.2012

By David Gaughran for Indiereader.com It has become common within the publishing industry to complain about Amazon’s dominance, with many incorre...

Or Maybe I'll Just Go to Grad School

Aleksander Chan | Posted 05.09.2012

Aleksander Chan

Flush with the terrifying prospect of graduating with a journalism degree in 2012, I have begun to entertain the thought of trying to fulfill my most outlandish writing fantasies.

The eBook Publishing Revolution Has Just Begun

John F. Ince | Posted 04.22.2012

John F. Ince

Strategic questions need to be answered. Does a eBook publisher focus on marketing, or content creation, or formatting?

Laura Rowley

How She's Changing The World 'One Book At A Time'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Rowley | Posted 02.23.2012

A little under a decade ago, Eileen Gittins was in her 40s and in need of a break. A former Kodak executive turned Silicon Valley CEO, she had run two...

Why Indie Authors Aren't Taken Seriously

| Posted 01.30.2012

by Melissa Foster and Amy Edelman for IndieReader.com Several predictions have stated that 2012 will be “The Year of the Indie Author”. After ...

Is This Writer the Next Amanda Hocking?

Nina Lassam | Posted 03.25.2012

Nina Lassam

Rather than post one of her already completed works, Geragotelis opted to write a brand new story that appealed to what her target audience was currently reading: paranormal dramas with young woman protagonists.

The Conmen Of Self-Publishing

| Posted 01.12.2012

For IndieReader, by David Gaughran All the indications are that this is going to be another bumper year for self-publishing. However, the ever-incr...

Did I Just Hammer a Nail Into My Bookstore's Coffin?

Holly Robinson | Posted 03.10.2012

Holly Robinson

Who am I to think that my novel is good enough to be published? Am I now as pathetic as those street poets I used to see in Berkeley, peddling their sappy, mistake-laden chapbooks for a dollar a copy? And how the hell does a writer act as her own publicist?

How to Keep Up with Every Piece of Information in Your Industry (Without Being Overwhelmed)

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 02.28.2012

Penny C. Sansevieri

I don't know about you but I spend much of my time trying to stay on top of the deluge of information that keeps coming my way. Between emails, newsle...

How Will We Read? The Book Makers

C. M. Rubin | Posted 02.20.2012

C. M. Rubin

The publisher delivers a single file. With that file, Ingram Content Group will deliver the content globally in a variety of ways, whether as a printed book or as a digital file which will ultimately create books for every digital platform around the world.