Amazon’s “Breakthrough Novel Award,” now in its sixth year, is being revamped for 2013: Rather than being published by big-six publisher Penguin and getting a $15,000 advance, the winner will get a contract with Amazon Publishing and a $50,000 advance. Read more »
Simon & Schuster hopes to get a piece of the rapidly growing self-publishing market in its new partnership with Author Solutions. The companies are launching a self-publishing service, Archway, that will give authors options like a “concierge” and access to a speakers’ bureau. Read more »
This weekly feature examines certain ebooks’ paths to bestseller-dom, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling more copies in digital than in print. This week: Flappers, chaperones and the power of the Kindle Daily Deal. Read more »
This weekly column examines certain ebooks’ paths to bestseller-dom, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling more copies in digital than in print. This week: Self-published young adult romance takes off again. Read more »
