Self-publishing News: Are ebooks Thriving or Dying?
Oxford is a strange place to be in the summer. It's a pretty small city, and for much of the year…
Opinion: Are Readers’ Expectations of Genre in Self-published Books Unfair to Indie Authors?
Rules for genre writing - are they a useful guide or a constraint? As indies, to what extent should we follow the rules, or steer our own course? Thriller writer Philip Hilton considers.
3 Creative Book Marketing & Promotion Ideas for Indie Authors and Self-published Books
3 indie authors share simple ways they've invented to raise awareness of their self-published books - which ones would work for you?
Advanced Self-Publishing Salon w/ Orna Ross & Joanna Penn August 2017
Each month Orna Ross and Joanna Penn join forces to bring you The Advanced Self-Publishing Salon, a live online broadcast where they discuss what’s going on in the publishing industry, and provide an update on the latest tools and techniques that are helping them achieve their writing and publishing goals.
Book Distribution: The Benefits of Ingram’s iPage Service
How Ingram Contents ipage (R) service offers indie authors a great way to work more effectively with bricks-and-mortar bookstores to their mutua benefit.
1 Simple Tip to Boost Writing Productivity: Learn to Touch Type
1 simple top tip to increase your writing output: learn to touch type! Debbie Young explains why and how, and urges you to take the plunge if you haven't already done so.
Self-publishing News: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
One of the most popular genres on YouTube these days features "unboxing" videos. That is, literally, videos of people taking…
Opinion: Why Indie Authors Need to Align their Plans with their Self-publishing Objectives
How to make sure your plans match your objectives for your self-publishing activities - and why it's ok to change your objectives and your plans if need be.
Sunday Self-publishing Success Story: John Lynch, Multi-tasking, Multi-Genre Indie Author
Drawing his top tips from decades of experience as an author, ghostwriter and traveller, John Lynch is a brilliant role model for indie authors everywhere.
Book Marketing: How to Get Your Self-published Books into Bookstores
An inspiring and fun extract from the new must-read guidebook for indie authors, "How to Get Your Self-published Book into Bookstores" by Debbie Young
Beginners’ Self-Publishing Salon: Writing Tools, Styles and Challenges
Are you a beginning author who needs advice about writing tools, styles and challenges? In their first Beginner's Self-Publishing Salon Broadcast Jay Artale and Michael La Ronn share their different insights about writing from a fiction and non-fiction perspective.
Book Production Advice: How to Format an Ebook using Microsoft Word
Top tips on how to format an ebook in Microsoft Word - an easy way to do-it-yourself, often used by beginners in self-publishing but also by more experienced authors.