DIGITAL BOOK SALES ARE INCREASING DURING COVID19
International digital book sales are on the rise, says a recent report compiled by PublishDrive, with sales in regional stores up to almost 120%. Kinga Jentetics, the platform's CEO, expects to see sales numbers grow even more with an additional
THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN WRITERS’ FESTIVAL PUT BACK TO SEPTEMBER
The International Dublin Writers' Festival has been put back to the 10th-13th of September due to the worldwide spread of Covid-19. Laurence O'Bryan, the founder of the event, announced refunds will be available until the 1st of September for
HOW TO BUILD YOUR AUTHOR BRAND AND ACHIEVE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AS A WRITER
A.G. Billig, the founder of Self-Publishing Mastery will show you how what are the most important author branding steps. In today's challenging book market, you either are a power author brand or a commodity. Marketing your books without having an author
THE ANNUAL GREATER LOS ANGELES WRITERS CONFERENCE DEBUTS MID-AUGUST
Desireé Duffy, founder of Black Château Enterprises, will deliver the opening keynote speech. The conference will open Friday August 16th at 1:30 P.M. with orientation followed by Duffy’s keynote speech titled: You Are Here at 2:00 P.M., which focuses on the
EBOOK DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM MAKES EASY CO-AUTHOR ROYALTY SPLITTING FOR KDP BOOKS
When it comes to collaborative projects, independent authors and publishers are faced with a constant struggle: they lack a streamlined way to manage royalty calculation and data sharing among contributors when using an eBook distribution platform. PublishDrive’s new service, Abacus for
AUTHOR MARK J. ROSE RELEASES THE THIRD BOOK OF THE MATT MILLER IN THE COLONIES SERIES, VIRGINIAN
Author Mark J. Rose releases Virginian, the third book in the Matt Miller in the Colonies series. The historical time-travel novel will be available on May 31, 2019. Virginian is the continuation of Journeyman and Prophet, the first two books in
L. RON HUBBARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS GALA CELEBRATES SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY ON APRIL 5TH
Author Services, Inc. and Galaxy Press will present The 35th Annual Writers of the Future and the 30th Annual Illustrators of the Future L. Ron Hubbard Gala Achievement Awards celebrating the winners of the Contests, honoring 12 writers and 12
FIVE DAYS LEFT UNTIL #SELFPUBCON2019
The Self-publishing Advice Conference, the online self-publishing conference for authors, brought to you by ALLi (the Alliance of Independent Authors) lines up an array of internationally acclaimed self-publishing and writing experts that will share their insights and expertise on book
JONATHAN BROWN TO LAUNCH HIS NEW BOOK AT SANDPIPER BOOKS
Author Jonathan Brown will officially launch his new book A Boxing Trainer’s Journey — A Novel Based on the Life of Angelo Dundee on Saturday, March 9h starting 6.30 pm at the famous Sandpiper Books bookstore. Jonathan Brown wrote the book for Mentoris
PUBLISHDRIVE IMPROVES ITS AMAZON ADVERTISING TOOL
In January 2019, PublishDrive introduced a built-in Amazon advertising tool for authors, representing a first in the self-publishing industry. PublishDrive has released an updated version of the tool, which now supports advanced targeting options and is enhanced by proprietary AI
