Bookbird: an Amazing Resource for Writers
I came across Bookbird when I was hired by Yves Lummer to work on the website’s content. Bookbird is rapidly …
Category Archives: Publishing
Three Crucial Design Elements of a Killer Fantasy Book Cover
I must have gone through a dozen iterations of my Pearseus covers through the years, which is hardly surprising: we …
Hardcover Books on KDP
A while ago, I was notified by Amazon that hardcover versions are now available for my books – but that …
Hello, Kindle Vella
Have you heard the news? Amazon just announced the Kindle Vella system. This is sort of “Wattpad on Amazon,” as …
How Amazon Plans to Conquer the World of Publishing
This is a guest post by Nisar Ahmad, a digital marketing expert for Media Hicon. As you know, I put …
The Future of Barnes and Nobles
The Passive Guy recently shared a post by Jane Friedman on the future of Barnes & Noble; a topic you …
The Problems with Publishing
Author Kristine Kathryn Rusch recently shared a must-read post about today’s state of publishing, aptly titled Trainwreck, Fall Edition. As …
Book Sales COVID-19 Increase
Since March 2020, PublishDrive has been generating digital book sales reports, compiling hard-to-find data from various outlets, including Amazon, Barnes …
How Libraries Are Coping with the Pandemic
I recently published a post on how the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be affecting publishing. While that article focused on …
Internet Archive Faces Lawsuit Over Free E-Books
As Elizabeth A. Harris of the New York Times reported on Monday, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette, and Wiley accused …
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