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Indie Authors: How to Build a Bieber-Size Audience

Amy Edelman | Posted 09.19.2011

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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).

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5 Best Summer Indie Beach Reads

Amy Edelman | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Self-Published, Indie Books, Beach Reads, Slidepollajax, Independent Publishing, Independent Books, Summer Reads, Jane Dawkins, Ray Flynt, Books News

Let's face it. You can pretty much predict what everyone else at the beach will be reading this summer.

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Combating the Stigma of Self-Publishing

Bryan Young | Posted 09.04.2011

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There are more than one reason for approaching book publishing as an entrepreneur and very few of them have to do with revenge on the traditional publishing industry for their shortsightedness.

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Tough Love: Things No One Is Brave Enough to Tell Self-Published Authors - Part 3

M.J. Rose | Posted 07.20.2011

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As a self-published author you have the choice. Embrace the power to create a book that is truly yours. Don't be a whiner or a copycat.

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Tough Love: Things No One Is Brave Enough to Tell Self-Published Authors

M.J. Rose | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Authors, Self Publishing, Publishing, Book Publishing, Self-Published, Indie Authors, Self-Publishing, Book Marketing, Writing, Writing a Novel, Books, E-Books, Ebooks, Books News

No writer can entirely devote him or herself to the muse. Not one who is traditionally published. And not one going the self-publishing route. So how much work are you are you going to have to do?

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Will Your Ebook Make it to NY Times Best Sellers List?

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book News, Authors, NY Times Best Seller List, Self-Published, Arielle Ford, Ebooks, Books News

Seventy-five years after its inception, the New York Times best-seller list will have a new sibling, of sorts. It will begin publishing best seller lists of electronic books.

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Self-Publishing Success Story

GalleyCat | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amazon Ebook, Self-Publish, Ereader, Self-Publishing, Ebook, Amazon Kindle, Self-Published, Amazon, Books News

Self-published fantasy novelist Brian S. Pratt earned more than $18,000 in a single quarter while selling 17 eBooks on Smashwords. According to Smashw...

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WATCH: 'An Awesome Book Of Thanks!'

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Talking with Keith Ogorek of Author Solutions

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Whereas self-publishing used to be a nasty little word in the book publishing industry even a few years ago, something has changed. Headlines in majo...

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Has The Digital Era Made Publishers Defunct?

The Guardian | 1hr Ago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ray Connolly's article, arguing against the need for publishing houses in the advent of the "digital revolution" (Who needs publishers?, 12 August), r...

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One Self-Published Author Gives a Story of War a Soul

Carol Hoenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homefront, Vietnam, Kristen J. Tsetsi, War Iraq, Literary, Agent, Self-Published, Interview, Ereaders, Books News

Homefront, is a novel about someone waiting for a loved one to return home from war. What inspired you to write this particular story?

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AmazonEncore's First Novel Acquired

Publishers Weekly | Rachel Deahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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In its most significant foray into publishing, Amazon has acquired world English rights to a self-published novel by a midwestern teenager called Lega...

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What's an Unpublished Writer to Do?

Carol Hoenig | Posted 05.25.2011

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If an author who cannot acquire a traditional publishing deal decides to invest in their writing career by self-publishing instead of giving up, let's celebrate their passion and entrepreneurship.

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The Long Tale of Publishing: One Sale at a Time

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Kindle, Self-Publishing, Amazon Kindle, Self-Published, Media News

I can only hope that independent booksellers come around and support the efforts of the too often romanticized "indie" author who uses the latest technologies in their craft, one sale at a time.

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