If You Build Better Metadata, Readers Will Come

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Metadata: the science behind selling books. No really, metadata is the nitty gritty details that are behind your book, make up your book, and frankly, stamped on your book’s cover. It’s the data that helps readers find and discover your book, for example, the title, the author, the genre, the themes, et cetera. It’s something […]

The Benefits of the Digital in Reading

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There are many different ways to consume books now thanks to advancements in the publishing industry. One of the best positives to come out is that you can literally read a book anywhere and everything, or even have them read to you. They’ve also perhaps provided one of the most important benefits as well: making […]

Are Small Publishers Doing all the Work for the Big Publishers?

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It’s no secret that big publishers often publish books written by those whose first books were published by smaller publishers. It’s how most of the “big four” publishers gain their new authors now, but it leaves the little guys of the industry to be the ones taking the risk of publishing unknown authors. Authors are also […]

Kickstarter Hits a Publishing Milestone

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Kickstarter has been making news in the publishing world by getting much use from indie publishing. Most of the projects that get successfully funded are genres that usually get underserved by traditional publishing, such as diversity and LGBT. Other indie publishers are using Kickstarter to successfully fund projects that traditional publishers are hesitant to publish […]