Make it yourself: Amazon and the punk ethos of self publishing
Many years ago, I was part of a science fiction club cum writing circle. Everyone was young, barely out of adolescence, and with the cockiness typical of the age, we all...
Samhain Publishing shuts down: Small presses versus self-publishing?
Well-regarded independent U.S. dark fiction and romance publisher Samhain Publishing, "an acknowledged expert in digital publishing since its founding in 2005," has announced its closure after just over ten years in...
Becoming an ‘Amazon Bestseller’ can be surprisingly simple
How easy is it to have an Amazon bestseller? Easier than you might think. On The Observer, publicist Brent Underwood details his adventure creating an Amazon bestselling book from scratch, as...
A brief guide to using Sigil
For book lovers, it's an age of plenty. Thanks to e-books and ubiquitous computers, not to mention other devices, millions of titles are available cheaply or free, often as easily as...
Educational portal ahead from Amazon?
Nate has an intriguing bit of gossip which suggests that Amazon may be launching an education-themed portal. He has a good little round-up of what we know and don't know about...
The role of the reviewer in the e-book and self-publishing era
Book Riot's A.J. O'Connell writes about the nerves she's had around the Goodreads site these days. She used to review every title she read. But now that she's reading more self-published...
The Nostalgia Critic asks, ‘Where’s the Fair Use?’ #wtfu
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The notion of “fair use” is a long-enshrined concept in copyright—effectively an “exception” to copyright law, it allows the use of portions of (or in some cases the entirety of)...
Writers, publishers, agents: Fix your Amazon book links
Courtesy of dark fiction writer Gwendolyn Kiste, here's a potentially quite important tip for all writers, but especially self-published ones, selling through Amazon. Without it, Amazon might pull reviews of your...
E-book self-publishers, don’t neglect nontraditional markets: Look beyond Amazon
I just got my first sales payment of 2016, and it wasn't from Amazon. I have a few offerings available on a niche website for teachers, which just sent me $1.74...
Storytelling start-up Storium plans official launch very soon
It’s been a while since I mentioned Storium, the storytelling game start-up that had a successful Kickstarter in 2014. Since then, Storium has been chugging along in beta, making improvements to...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
