Self-publishing News: When is a Bestseller Not a Bestseller?
This week's news round-up turns the spotlight on an author caught gaming the system, B&N banning - then unbanning - certain authors, & AMS profits.
Self-publishing news: Diminishing Returns?
I type this on what a seat of the pants thriller would romantically call the red-eye shift. To you and…
Self-publishing News: Where Are We With Ebooks?
Our weekly news roundup from Dan Holloway includes updates about the future of ebooks, Digital Rights Management, Geoblocking, the launch of Inara (a new ebook platform whose business model is driven by in-book adverts), Indies and Libraries, Amazon updates in Poland, and the demise of America Star Books.
Self-Publishing News: Changing Platforms
Libraries are magical places. I am absurdly lucky in Oxford to spend a great deal of time in some of…
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…
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…
Self-publishing News: Is Amazon Broken?
With apologies, I turn once for inspiration again this week to the world of endurance running (don't worry, next week I…
Self-publishing News: In Overdrive
This week's must-read round-up of self-publishing news for indie authors includes news on key distributors, aggregators and bookstores - brought to you by ALLi's news editor Dan Holloway.
Self-publishing News: Twilight of the Idols
It's been a tough week for anyone even remotely my age, certainly anyone who grew up in the UK with…
Self-publishing News: Congratulations
This past weekend saw the staging of one of the most iconic events in endurance sport, the Western States 100…
Self-publishing News: The Whole Picture
It's less than a month until what will be my third 100 kilometre ultramarathon. I have had a terrible year…
Self-publishing News: Widening Platforms
One of the things I love so much about being an indie is the tendency to end up in places…