IAP Annual Contest Opens April 1
The Indie Author Project (IAP) announces the seventh Indie Author Project Annual Contests. The contests are moving to a new genre-based structure this year versus the previous region-based approach. The submission is free! Doing this allows for even more inclusivity in
INGRAMSPARK INCREASED ITS MINIMUM WHOLESALE TO 40%
Certain booksellers and online retailers that purchase content through Ingram's wholesale distribution network now require that books purchased within the United States have a 40% minimum wholesale discount. What does this mean for you? IngramSpark won't automatically adjust the discount therefore you
STREETLIB PARTNERS WITH DREAMSCAPE MEDIA FOR GLOBAL AUDIO DISTRIBUTION FOR AUTHORS
The new partnership offers book publishers and authors access to an extensive network of 44 online audiobook platforms via StreetLib's online publishing service, StreetLib.com, at competitive prices. Book publishers and authors will have the opportunity to expand their reach to a
DRAFT2DIGITAL NOW DISTRIBUTES TO GARDNERS
The retail arm of Gardners has just been added to Draft2Digital's global distribution reach. Gardners is the UK’s leading wholesaler of books, they’ve been around for more than 30 years, and they’ve been a partner of Smashwords since 2015. Gardners serves some
THE INDIE AUTHOR PROJECT REGIONAL CONTESTS ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
This year's Indie Author Project regional contests are being held in 15 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Winners will be chosen in the adult fiction and young adult fiction categories in each region. These contests will accept submissions of adult
SELF-PUBLISHING MASTERY RECEIVES BEST OF SANTA ANA 2023 AWARD
Self-Publishing Mastery has been selected for two years in a row (2022 and 2023) for the Best of Santa Ana Awards for Education Center thus qualifying for the 2023 Santa Ana Business Hall of Fame. Each year, the Santa Ana
SELF-PUBLISHING MASTERY WINS BEST OF SANTA ANA 2022 AWARD
Self-Publishing Mastery has been selected for the 2022 Best of Santa Ana Award in the Education Center category by the Santa Ana Award Program. Each year, the Santa Ana Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success
DRAFT2DIGITAL IS ACQUIRING SMASHWORDS
In an official statement, Draft2Digital and Smashwords now see an opportunity to combine their resources and build toward an even better future for indie authors everywhere. Most importantly, in terms of the service and resources authors expect from both
THE BOOKFEST RETURNS WITH THE INAUGURAL BOOKFEST AWARDS
The BookFest returns for a 5th biannual online bookish adventure April 2nd and 3rd with the inaugural BookFest Awards. The executive BookFest Awards judging committee includes: Elaine Ash, Celeste S. Duckworth, Flo Selfman and Elliott Wolf. The BookFest Awards honors outstanding books published