Tools and Services

Now authors can use print-on-demand for orders placed through Beventi, without needing to keep stock or handle shipping.

PayAuthors.com is a new website and service that makes it easy for authors to find out if their books are included in pirate libraries.

Marvel and Webtoon have partnered on a new subscription-based comics app for titles from Marvel, Star Wars, and 20th Century Studios.

Authors using Draft2Digital can now create preorders through the Smashwords storefront, up to 12 months ahead of publication.

A former bookstore owner in Chicago has launched an online platform that connects readers with local author events and literary programming.

The database that helps readers find book translations now taps into 50 sources and covers national libraries from every continent.

Author Jim Hanas has launched a website called Small Press Insights that reveals which small-press books are selling on Amazon.

Author Kevin McLaughlin has addressed the change in a long FAQ based on his conversation with D2D CEO Kris Austin.

Cost pressures on print have been increasing, but this requirement will prove challenging for novellas, poetry, or works with low page counts.

They write, “We’ve seen a significant increase in automated and low-quality account creation. A modest activation fee can make a real difference.”

The new feature enables readers to purchase event tickets and pre-order books in a single transaction.

A Spanish author has created a database to answer a simple question: Has this book been translated into my language?

The popular editing service has integrated an “Expert Review” feature that offers advice attributed to countless well-known personalities.

Radley Books allows customers of Firebrand’s metadata distribution service to easily sell books directly to consumers through Shopify.

The store, featuring work by ALLi members, is designed to help readers and influencers discover self-published authors across all genres.

We review Request the Full, an AI service for writers who want to gain a realistic sense of whether their work is ready to query.

Can an AI-generated marketing report help save you time and brainpower for more creative writing pursuits? Yes and no, with some urgent caveats.

The site offers a database enabling users to search for and contact freelancers for editing, publicity, design, marketing, and more.

The new name, Superhuman, comes from the email app Superhuman Mail, which Grammarly acquired earlier this year.

The founders hope the software will address data management problems in literary agencies, where information entry is often manual.

Indie bookstore Goldsboro Books has launched Fresh Ink, a subscription service dedicated to debut literary fiction.

With a focus on quality over quantity, the UK company offers “publish ready” translations in five languages at an affordable price.

The new company currently offers a class, via web and app, on How to Write a Novel, with 50 hours of conversations with contemporary authors.

Storysnap generates a reverse outline of your book, as well a story bible, based on the manuscript you upload.