AuthorEarnings.com: Kindle Unlimited On The Line
‘I wish our conclusions could be more . . . conclusive’ But all things being equal? Authors are working without a net right now. As with so many things in publishing at this point in its encounter with...
View ArticleNew And Serious Talk For Authors
Quiet Qualms, Important Inquiries Most major ebook retailers have suffered anemic or declining sales over the last 12-18 months. The gravy train of exponential sales growth is over. Indies have hit a...
View ArticleA Delicate Balance: Can Blurb Become All Things To All Authors?
‘The Best Parts Of Your 2014′ If you’re like me, you may find it somewhat difficult to remember “the best parts of your 2014,” but this, nevertheless, is the kind of talk we expect from Blurb. Here’s...
View ArticleHow big is self-publishing? Data-Dancing on the platforms
The conga line forms here. If you’ve been with us in the past few days here at The FutureBook, you’ll know that we’re tripping the estimates fantastic in terms of just how large a market we’re talking...
View ArticleScribd makes cuts to romance in its catalog
Scribd has announced to publishers and distributors that it is “making some adjustments, particularly to romance” in its $8.99-per-month ebook subscription service. Described by Mark Coker, founder and...
View Article‘Growing pains': Scribd’s romance ‘purge’
Mark Coker: Smashwords’ Scribd sales may ‘drop at least 50 percent’ Coming in the context of Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Select’s controversial new per-page paymentsin its Kindle Unlimited...
View ArticleLooking for Truth in Time of Hype
‘There’s Never Been a Better Time To Be A Writer’ You’ve read that line, of course, we all have. Sometimes here at Writer Unboxed. I’ve seen this mantra frequently over the past few years in blog...
View ArticleAuthors United’s Divisive Stand on Amazon
Authors Unlimited's 3-hour event at New America warned that Amazon's market position will cause "long-term effects on the global book trade." The post Authors United’s Divisive Stand on Amazon appeared...
View ArticleCuba’s Book Embargo Tackled by Trade With White House Petitions
Key players in the American publishing community are unified in their call for a lift of the US book embargo of Cuba; a public petition is also up. The post Cuba’s Book Embargo Tackled by Trade With...
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