by Lee Purcell | Jul 25, 2015 | Discover, Interview
Nathan Meunier started exploring self-publishing opportunities nearly a decade ago, but his efforts have recently gained momentum with the introduction of his Indie Author Success Series. With new strategies and a creative approach to promotions, he’s...
by Lee Purcell | Jan 2, 2015 | Interview, Meet
When Connie Brooks and her husband founded Battenkill Books in 2009 in the small village of Cambridge, NY, the determined move was accompanied by a fair amount of trepidation. At the time, the economy was in the midst of a serious recession, the popularity of ebooks...
by Lee Purcell | Jan 2, 2015 | Feature, Interview, Meet
In a field that is still too young to have many luminaries, Joanna Penn stands out as a prolific, talented author of both fiction and non-fiction work; a popular speaker and educator with a friendly, engaging style; and a crusader for independent authors seeking to...
by Lee Purcell | Jan 2, 2015 | Beginner, Sell
In a BookBaby post from last month, Chris Robley weighed in on the ebook piracy issue, discussing an NeoMam Studios produced infographic that also appeared in an Encremento story. The bottom line: fears about ebook piracy are vastly overstated. Among the raft of...
by Lee Purcell | Sep 5, 2014 | Discover
In a trend that appears to be on the upswing, another US library has opened devoted entirely to digital works. The rationale behind this move by Florida Polytechnic University is that students will have access to a greater range of ebooks (about 135,000, with...
by Lee Purcell | Jul 13, 2014 | Discover
A long-standing holdout from the ebook revolution, Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, reversed her earlier reluctance to release her 54-year old classic work in digital form.The book is now available as both an ebook and digital audiobook. Quiet and...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 26, 2014 | Discover
Some intriguing statistics emerge in this Forbes article by Jeremy Greenfield. Despite the fact that some 75 percent of libraries now offer ebooks, only 12 percent of those who regularly read ebooks have borrowed an ebook from a library. Awareness seems to be...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 26, 2014 | Interview, Market
With a wicked sense of humor, an affinity for the supernatural realm, a preternatural interest in books, and a proclivity for storytelling that began in his youth, Mark Lefebvre has capitalized on his talents as an author, and, more recently, as the Director of Self...
