KDP EBOOK PUBLISHING UPDATES
Starting June 28, 2021, KDP will no longer support files in MOBI, PRC or AZK formats when publishing new reflowable eBooks or updating the content for previously published eBooks. Instead, they ask publishers to use EPUB, KPF (Kindle Create files),
INTRODUCING OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Hosted by A.G. Billig, Self-Publishing Mastery Talks, our monthly signature interview series with bestselling authors and publishing experts, has a new home on YouTube. On our new channel you will also find specific playlists dedicated to various types of self-publishing advice
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
