Marketability and trends in publishing go hand in hand. That is not always the case in other markets, such as the film industry. Literary manager Eddie Gamarra discusses the impact of market trends on books versus film projects, and how trends affect...

I’ve always welcomed self-published books. I’m always looking for the next big thing, a new writer who no one else has discovered yet. These days, that often means a self-published author. The community of self-published authors is a treasure trove of...

If you’re looking to publish a book for the first time, there are probably at least a few publishing concepts and terms you’re not completely familiar with. We’ve assembled a glossary of common terms with brief definitions to help you navigate your...

Publicist Darice Fisher knows how much work goes into writing, publishing, and marketing a book because of her experience in helping other authors with their book publicity campaigns. Fisher hopes to have her own nonfiction book series traditionally...

One of the digital publishing revolution's battle cries has been "you don't need an agent," and for some authors that's true. Thousands of authors are publishing books themselves, without agents. And even before digital publishing arose, some authors...

Author David Wilkinson offers advice for new authors about writing in the changing publishing industry. He advises that authors invest their time into creating the best quality work possible to make the publishing process easier. He discusses how he...

Self-published authors often worry the publicity process will be different and potentially more difficult when they don’t have a traditional publisher to support them. The truth is, the approach is different, but it doesn’t have to be less beneficial...

Author and copy editor C. S. Lakin talks traditional, indie and self publishing, and she gives her reasons why she prefers one publishing path over another. With self-publishing, Lakin explains that she stays in control of the story and makes more...

How do the successful self-published authors do it? Is there a secret? Some trick that they know that the rest of us do not? It turns out, there isn't. There is simply a series of behaviors that successful people follow. Learn self-publishing tips...

The editorial process can vary greatly depending on your chosen publishing path. As with most aspects of self-publishing, a lot of the work will fall on you to deliver a finished manuscript that you're content with. In contrast, traditional publishers...