You have poured your blood, sweat, and tears into your first book or perhaps your second, third, or fourth. Whether you’re a novice or veteran author, the days following your book’s publish date are critical. Books awards are one of... Read More

Definitions from an array of sources would tell you that “independent” applies to those not beholden to someone else’s control or decision-making. Shortened to “indie,” the term shifts to a colloquial shorthand for bucking... Read More

Now more than ever, content creators are dealing with “audience fragmentation”—a newly ubiquitous term in marketing circles that describes the notion that consumers no longer have shared cultural experience, and therefore they... Read More

Matt Sutherland sets up the Children's Books USA stand prior to the opening of the fair. For a remarkable fifty-four straight springtimes, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) has been held in this most delightful of Italian cities.... Read More

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on https://www.bookworks.com/2016/07/how-indie-authors-can-get-their-books-into-libraries/ One of the most frequent questions I get from independent authors and publishers I meet at... Read More

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/whats-your-self-publishing-iq-take-the-self-publishing-quiz New formats. New technologies. New business trends. Self-publishing is a quickly growing... Read More

While most of us were just trying to get through January, some of the publishing industry converged in midtown Manhattan for Digital Book World: two days of panels, speakers, and networking followed by Indie Author Day. One session, How... Read More

This year’s American Library Association Midwinter Meeting competed against a number of national and local events, all of which conspired to end a five-year run of increased attendance for the show. Pink-hatted Women’s Marches across... Read More