Would you like to be the next Dan Brown or J.K. Rowling? Perhaps your aspirations are less lofty, but you still have a story–or expert information–to share with the masses. Unless you are already a ...

So you’ve got this great idea for a book. Chasing a publishing deal is notoriously tough, and even if you’re successful you could get pushed out of the earnings. As an alternative, you can always ...

To publish a book on Amazon, create a Kindle Direct Publishing profile connected to your Amazon account, upload a PDF or use ...

Some people view self-publishing as a failure, chosen only when no other options remain. But the simple truth is that traditional gatekeepers -- literary agents and editors at publishing houses -- ...

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It goes without saying that Amazon is well past its days as an online book-selling platform. These days, the mega-retailer slings everything from skincare and clothing to big-name electronics and even ...

For most of Prime Day, Amazon’s annual sales bonanza, an unfamiliar face topped the site’s Author Rank page: Mike Omer, a 39-year-old Israeli computer engineer and self-published author whose profile ...

Jamie Reed, 27, started researching passive income streams as a way to pay off her student loan. She spent $400 learning to self-publish on Kindle but she never turned a profit and burned out. Here's ...