Last week, Wattpad announced a new model known as Wattpad Originals for readers to enjoy paid stories published on their platform.

Amazon KDP now allows authors to decide when their print book’s detail page becomes available to readers.

Last week Spotify announced that it will start giving its premium subscribers 15 hours of audiobook listening at no additional charge.

The USA Today list was once an important bestseller list for self-publishing authors. The revamp has so far changed that.

Writing advice is everywhere—newsletters, podcasts, workshops—and it can leave you feeling anxious and unproductive. Here's what to do.

To be vivid on the page, each character you write should display life-long emotional responses to wounds that occurred in their past.

Flashback can be a potent tool for presenting essential backstory, as long as you apply it without interrupting the story’s forward momentum.

One author shares what she’s learned about using voice dictation to write in any setting: on a walk, washing the dishes, even lying in bed.

When soliciting blurbs or appearances on podcasts, its important to convey—in just a few lines—what you and your writing are about.

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Based in California, Sibylline Press focuses on publishing novels and memoirs by women over 50.

The Andy Awards honor nonfiction book writing by ghostwriters and paid collaborators.

Bonnier Books UK is launching the nonfiction children’s imprint Hatch Press, planning to publish about 30 titles a year.

Readers can now share their Kindle content on iOS, Android, and Fire tablets with Amazon Household.

The US Department of Education announced that Matt Nosanchuk has joined as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights.

Scribd is separating its digital content across three products, with ebooks and audiobooks moving to a new app called Everand.

In Glow, Stephenson draws from her holistic medical expertise to offer a path toward greater wellness.

Content farms, scammers, and high-growth companies are cashing in on AI-generated and AI-assisted book publishing. Here are some tips on spotting such activity.

The Authors Guild class-action suit is the latest action against OpenAI and also the most narrow in its claims.

According to NPD BookScan, US print book sales are down about 4 percent versus last year.

Fran Littlewood’s Amazing Grace Adams has two different ISBNs: one for a cover showing a full middle finger;, and one with a quote burst.

Remember the 2021 New York Times Magazine piece “Bad Art Friend”? The upshot is that two writers ended up suing one another in court.

Indigo founder and former CEO Heather Reisman has returned to Indigo as CEO and board member.

In an indication that Amazon is attempting to limit abuse by AI-driven accounts, it has instituted a three-book-a-day limit for new titles.

After five months on strike, the Writers Guild of America has reached a tentative deal with studios, with good news for writers.