Simon & Schuster will publish the print editions of self-published author Hugh Howey’s bestselling science fiction title Wool, and Ingram will sell e-singles publisher Byliner’s titles in print. Read more »
UK thriller author Stephen Leather’s admission that he created fake accounts to review his own books has led to a storm of controversy over bad author behavior and “sock puppet” reviews. Here’s what’s happened so far and how bad author behavior might be fixed. Read more »
As author Clay Shirky points out, the simple act of publishing something — whether it’s a book or a news article — doesn’t require an industry any more, just a button. So what do the traditional content-publishing industries do now to justify their continued existence? Read more at GigaOM »
John Locke, the first self-published author to sell over a million copies of his books on Kindle, is the latest to sign a deal with a tradit… Read more »
While self-published authors are widely acknowledged as a growing force in e-book sales, only a few have reached superstar status. One of th… Read more »
