Some writers will no doubt be able to make allowances based on their target audience’s tastes, or, as a practical matter, how much money’s in their pocket. But generally speaking, it looks like letting everything ride on the concept of ebooks is a bad idea. A lot of data has come to light in just [...]

The software to which a lot of writers owe their start recently turned 10 years old. You may want to take a few minutes to celebrate Blogger’s birthday, then, or if not, at least to be happy about the host of improvements Google’s used this opportunity to roll out. These features were introduced throughout the [...]

Let’s face it: representatives of publishing companies aren’t exactly running around, begging everyone who can string together two sentences to sell them a short story or book. So if you have a short story or book, but no publishing company, a fundraising platform may provide the answer. Elinor Mills recently wrote about an author who’s [...]

Believe it or not, the company that’s best known for facilitating dial-up connections in the early days of the Internet isn’t irrelevant. In fact, for writers, AOL seems to be turning into something of an ally. Maha Atal wrote this morning, “AOL is getting some good press these days for hiring journalists such as newspaperman [...]

If you’re willing to let the price of one or more of your books be “free,” then Google wants to help you on the publicity front. Google Books has started to take Creative Common licenses into account. As explained by a post on the Inside Google Books blog, “Creative Commons licenses make it easier for [...]