Posted on April 27, 2022 at 1:28 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The headline news in this week's Alliance of Independent Authors roundup comes out of Barnes & Noble. The company that...

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Posted on June 2, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Alliance of Independent Authors has a number of interesting tidbits from the publishing world. Among the developments: a partnership...

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Posted on February 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barnes & Noble has further sweetened the pot for authors who sell through it. The Digital Reader reports that ebooks...

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Posted on January 12, 2021 at 12:57 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

Amazon is such a dominant force in U.S. e-commerce (and e-books) that it’s easy for American authors to assume it’s...

Categories: Library Updates

Posted on May 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your book’s description on any retail site is likely to be one of the most powerful marketing tools you have...

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Posted on April 23, 2020 at 9:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Draft2Digital has an update for authors using its services to sell through Barnes & Noble. With sales plummeting during the...

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Posted on April 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Digital Reader has a heads-up for authors selling their books on Barnes & Noble. Royalties from the bookstore chain...

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Posted on August 26, 2019 at 3:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mike Shatzkin is neither a lawyer nor a fortune-teller, but with nearly fifty years in the book industry, he at...

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Posted on April 1, 2019 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

B&N Press has added new features for authors, including ebook coupon codes and better formatting control over book descriptions. The...

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