PW Select November 2013: All Our Coverage
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Smashwords Self-Published Bestseller List, October 2013
Melody Grace's romances Unbroken and Unafraid grabbed the #1 and #2 spots respectively on this month's list of the top-selling titles on the Smashwords platform.
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Anatomy of a Book: What Indie Authors Need to Know
The first book with consecutive, printed page numbers appeared in 1499, but this practice didn’t catch on at first. It took another 100 years or so before page numbers, indexes and tables of contents began to appear in most printed books. Nowadays we have well-established traditions about what the form and the order of the content of a book should be.
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DIY: How to Make Book Giveaways Pay Off
One of the most surprising pieces of advice that self-published authors get these days is that to sell books, they should start by giving away books.
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Self-Publishing Singularity: PW Talks to Sergio De La Pava
In 2008, Sergio De La Pava self-published his first novel, A Naked Singularity. Since then, the book was picked up for publication by the University of Chicago Press and this year was given the Robert W. Bingham Prize given by the PEN Literary Awards.
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Off the Leash: PW Talks to Daniel Donatelli
In November, Daniel Donatelli self-published The Great Anti-American Novel via H.H.B. Publishing. PW caught up with Donatelli to chat about everything from self-publishing and corporate prisons to marketing and individual liberty
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Indie Success Story: Maya Cross's Intimate Connection with Readers
Self-published author Maya Cross successfully navigated blogs and reviewers to gain her fan base.
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Grace Takes #1, #2 in October
The first book in Melody Grace’s Beachwood Bay series, Unbroken, was, once again, the top title on the list of bestselling books published on the Smashwords platform.
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Kobo, 'PW Select' Partner for Self-Pubbed Authors
Kobo's self-publishing platform, Kobo Writing Life, is launching an affiliate program for self-published authors with PW Select, a monthly digital newsletter and print supplement to Publishers Weekly magazine focusing on independently published books.
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A Fool for Beauty: 'PW Select' Talks to Ron Galella
Galella’s second self-published book, Jackie: My Obsession, is a visual journey of his tenure as Onassis’s nemesis and unofficial photographer. PW Select caught up with Galella to chat about everything from the Kennedy clan and Sean Penn to sucker punches and court battles.
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PW Select November 2013: New Titles from Self-Publishers
Booksellers, publishers, and agents are encouraged to take a look at the following listings of self-published books from authors either waiting to be discovered or with a track record and a following who are doing it on their own.
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