In its most recent report, Bowker found that the number of self-published titles with ISBNs rose 7.2% in 2023 over 2022, topping 2.6 million—another healthy jump for a sector that has more than ...

Cindy Kibbe, writing under her pen name C.K. Donnelly, is the author of "The Kinderra Series," an award-winning set of young adult fantasy novels. Like many authors, she self-publishes her work — in ...

Considering self-publishing a book? CNET's David Carnoy discusses the ins and outs of what it's all about. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He ...

In an era where traditional publishing paradigms are shifting rapidly, self-publishing has risen in usage among aspiring authors, entrepreneurs and businesses seeking new revenue streams and strategic ...

Audie Cornish talks with Mark Coker, the founder of one of the largest self-publishing companies. Smashwords' business has taken off in just a few years, and Coker's outlook for the future of ...

Authors have almost countless publishing companies and publishing routes to choose from here in 2024. The landscape is dotted with a vast array of self-publishing firms and hybrid publishers, each a ...

They used to call it the "vanity press," and the phrase itself spoke volumes. Self-published authors were considered not good enough to get a real publishing contract. They had to pay to see their ...

There is a psychology to self-publishing, as there is to all creative acts. And, surprisingly, the challenges we anticipate may not be the ones we encounter and the rewards we find not the ones we ...

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