Self-Publishing

Should you self-publish or traditionally publish? This infographic will help you determine the best choice for you and your project.

This is an introductory guide to the major self-publishing options available to authors today, and how to choose the right service for you.

Any self-publishing author can easily make a book available to Amazon, bookstores, libraries, etc. But availability doesn't mean visibility.

Self-publishing offers so many paths and options that it can seem intimidating. One debut novelist shares her journey, with valuable tips.

Word doesn't export to EPUB, but you can still produce an editable file quickly, without buying software or using a "meatgrinder" conversion.

If you've given up on the self-publishing route and want to try traditional publishing, then there are several approaches you can take to interest agents.

The most important thing any author needs to know about book distribution is that more than half of all book sales (regardless of format) take place online.

Should you self-publish? There is no single right answer to this question—it's always situational. It depends on you, your book, and your career goals. This post outlines the key questions you should ask.

The majority of authors will not benefit from paid book reviews, and should invest their time and money elsewhere. Here's why.

This printable and interactive checklist guides your self-publishing project to completion, to ensure you don't miss any important steps and to help you hit your target pub date.

While romance remains the top-selling genre for Kindle, its share of the market dropped in the US, with mystery/thriller/suspense gaining.

This debut memoirist kept asking one question: What’s the next thing I can do that puts this book in front of readers?

As of July 7, the 70 percent royalty rate can be earned for all ebooks priced up to $12.99. The prior royalty rate for books priced over $9.99 was 35 percent.

Learn how to prepare clean Word manuscripts and mark PDFs for book production—avoiding unnecessary formatting and using styles correctly to save time.

When a traditionally-published author made the switch to self-publishing, she found that success reveals itself in months, not days.

We spoke with three authors in the fantasy genre about what TikTok success looks like and how they achieved it.

Curios hopes to offer a streamlined solution for the array of logistical challenges that come with selling audio direct.

Not only has the number of deals grown in 2025, but they are often multi-book deals in the six figures, with more publishers than ever competing for successful indie author series.

The partnership gives self-published authors an important new outlet for selling ebooks outside of Amazon.

As of Feb. 1, 2026, IngramSpark is increasing their pricing in two different ways: distribution fees and production costs.

YouTube is the second-biggest search engine, and I spoke with three savvy authors for whom it’s a key driver of readership growth and revenue.

A children’s author noticed that in October her paperback sales dropped precipitously through IngramSpark without any clear reason.

The self-publishing veteran and I spoke about how things have changed since he began and how he succeeds on his own terms today, without Amazon.

Amazon KDP now asks author-publishers to answer questions about ebook accessibility, mainly for the benefit of visually impaired readers.

Many self-publishing authors work with a rapid-release, low-price model—but should that steer the pricing strategy for more artisan books?