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KDP Select/Amazon KU vs Going Wide Choosing the right publishing route can be intimidating.

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When going wide (instead of remaining exclusive to Amazon), self-published authors typically do one…

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Previously, there were two main options available for independent ebook distribution: While both of…

Walmart is one of the largest and most well-known retailers worldwide, and they recently…

After our beta launch of PD Abacus last month, the PublishDrive team has been…

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The PublishDrive team just wrapped up a week at the Romance Writers of America…

After releasing our Team Royalties feature a few months ago, we received some very…

One of my favorite things about self-publishing is the community. While there’s no guidemap…

Instagram is a great platform for indie authors to increase readership and engage with…

After working hard to finish writing your book, it can be discouraging to read…

We live in a culture where we’re considered productive if we work fourteen hours…

The PublishDrive team spent an amazing 4 days (May 16-19) at the Science Fiction…

You might be using Pinterest for recipes or wedding dress ideas, but did you…

As many indie authors and publishers recently found out, Google updated their policies for…

As a reader, you may have participated in a Goodreads challenge, using it to…

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s 54th annual conference and Nebula Awards…

As an author, you might be thinking, “Why should I waste my time on…

I recently attended the first annual San Diego Writers Festival at the beautiful Central…

Writing conferences are essential to your career as an author: you can attend informative…

If you’re a self-published author and you don’t have a mailing list or newsletter…

Think about every time you open a book: you probably skim through the first…

Reader reviews are crucial for boosting ebook sales for self-published authors. They can: While…

Headaches about splitting book royalties and managing a transparent business? Not anymore! PublishDrive saw…

For many authors, public speaking is a source of anxiety. But effective communication skills…

You may have noticed we recently rolled out some improvements to the PublishDrive platform.

PublishDrive recently became the first self-publishing platform to offer a built-in Amazon ebook advertising…

Back in April of 2017, our partnership with Amazon changed, giving our users better…

Amazon’s Sponsored Products ads are among the most powerful marketing tools for authors who…

PublishDrive offers two pricing options: Royalty Share and Subscription Pricing. These flexible options allow…

When we rolled out Subscription Pricing last October, some were hesitant to give it…

Marketing is one of the most important elements of an indie author’s career. The…

Our free ebook conversion has been a huge help for PublishDrive authors, but our…

One of the most common challenges new authors face is ebook conversion. You may…

At PublishDrive, we’re always seeking new opportunities for indie authors to access global sales…

We have an early gift we’d like to share: ebook promotion features are now…

The PublishDrive team just wrapped up an incredible three days at the recent 20Booksto50k…

Hi there! My name is Monica and I’m super excited to be joining the…

Are you a writer if you are not writing your own book? And, are…

Authors tend to sum up their experiences regarding self-publishing somewhat like this: “I had…

We released our category recommendation AI last week, and it has been a huge…

Metadata is very important. We know this. The title, cover image, subtitle and description…

PublishDrive accepts docx as the source file. Good news for those authors who are…

PublishDrive signed a contract with retail giant DangDang, often dubbed as ‘the Chinese Amazon’.

This week’s guest post by author Jules Fier underlines the importance of creating an…

The following article could not have been made without the help of PublishDrive author…

The new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming to effect shortly (May…

While everybody agrees that creating a beautiful book cover should be the work of…

I’m all for AI and chatbots – I even designed one! -, but every…

At this point, you already know much more about ebook metadata than you ever…

Remember Amazon’s mysterious 50% royalty rate? Apparently, it wasn’t just an error: it was…

Metadata in publishing is all information about a book: it includes author, title, description,…

Metadata in publishing is all information about a book: it includes author, title, description,…

Metadata – data about data – in publishing is all information about a book.

Sci-fi author Joseph Malik has not only collected favourable reviews on his first release,…

What is a beta reader and how to find one is brought to you…

To help us understand the Brazilian ebook market, we asked newcomer Pablo Araújo (straight…

Almost exactly two years after it was first announced, Scribd discontinues the monthly reading…

Not long after Macmillan closed Pronoun, another publishing giant decided to step down. Amazon…

We are happy to announce that our publishers can now import many books in…

It is a long lingering myth that children’s books don’t sell well in an…

Successful fantasy writer Karen Myers has recently written an article on her experience with…

It is almost every day that we receive a question from you on the…

We have finished last year with quietly unraveling a new feature. PublishDrive is now…

While there are several excellent ebook writing and conversion apps available—from free to hundreds…

Many people argue that ebooks don’t have to be beautiful: the ebook readers or…

Today’s article is on a more serious subject: different types of copyright. We have…

Following the success of our last article on ebook editing tools, we decided to…

Have you heard of essay writer bots used by many essay typers? For the…

This is a guest post by BookRazor writer Sarah Robinson. Read her bio at…

In a world where we want everything ready as soon as possible, a lot…

It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly: writing a novel is never…

This was not an easy week for indie publishers and self-publishers: Pronoun has announced…

On November 6th, the Macmillan owned Pronoun announced that they are shutting down their…

PublishDrive is proud to have partnered with Perlego, an innovator in academic publishing. We’re…

Are you interested in attending a book fair as indie author? Should you attend…

Who would have thought that the design giant Adobe will create their own Canva?…

Going wide or KDP only? Today’s article is covering exclusive distribution definition, examples and…

This is the third, final part of our series focused on industry disruptors. The…

(This article was written in anticipation of the ALLi organized session at Frankfurt Book…

Putting aside the constant scare of whether robots will soon take our jobs –…

The Canadian company Rakuten Kobo finally offers audio content worldwide. They now appear as…

Are you ready to get published? Great! Why not throw a party? A book…

This article provides a beginner’s guide to ebooks and how to get started with…

It is difficult enough already to price an ebook for your home market: how…

Nobody knows better how self-publishing works than our self-published authors. In our series, Self-Publishing…

This article is the second part of our series, Ebook Pricing for a Foreign…

Following the success of our last article on ebook editors, we decided to create…

When US federal judge Jed Rakoff ruled against KinderGuides in August, one of the…

Podcasts are like Marmite: love it or hate it. With an overwhelming the majority…

It is always exciting to read and write about faraway lands and cultures. But…

The age of handwriting your ebook and typing it up later is long gone.

The growth of interactive ebooks coincided with me getting into publishing studies. I couldn’t…

Do you remember the eighth commandment? Do not steal. Everybody knows that, and yet:…

For the trained eyes, there is nothing more annoying than looking at a book…

The new Advanced Pricing feature is available now on the platform providing publishers with…

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Book cover fonts can make or break your book cover, so you should choose…

You can’t judge a book by its cover. Still, people do it all the…

Self-publishing is portrayed as a free or low-cost alternative to traditional publishing. But is…

You wrote a book and decided to go into the publishing industry your way.

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