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Amazing News!  Filament author Dee Blick, who has achieved international success with her book 'The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Book' has now smashed  through China to become a best seller -...

by┬áK.B. Jensen Amazon calls┬áKindle Scout┬áreader-powered publishing. Some have called it ÔÇ£the American IdolÔÇØ for books. I prefer to think of it as a literary lottery for book lovers. Readers...

Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ÔÇÿbig fiveÔÇÖ UK publishers dropped in 2015 Ebook sales for the UKÔÇÖs five biggest publishers fell in 2015, according to a new report in the...

They love ducks in Scotland! Pete Cohen, author of 'Shut the Duck Up' has gone quackers in the Scottish press in a series of interviews on his favorite subject of getting rid of  negative self...

"There's never been anybody to replace me because I'm so good, I'm so hot." Mr Motivator has returned to TV and said that he wants to keep spreading the message of fitness and wellbeing. 1990s keep...

Audiobooks have begun to outsell print All good business stories begin with an economist admitting he has no idea whatÔÇÖs going on. ÔÇ£I just donÔÇÖt get it,ÔÇØ Richard Thaler told me a few months...

Launching a Book: Learn How to Generate ┬ú20,000 and 1,000 leads in 3 Months by Warren Knight IÔÇÖve spent 25 years in business, having worked with brands like Disney achieving $1M sales in one...

Why Do Books Have Blank Pages? Jake Rossen Despite seeming incongruous, a page in a book without words is something we encounter so often we rarely stop to think about it. Pick up virtually any...

A better kind of discoverability: An interview with the creators of Backlist by Mark Krotov In publishing, you often hear about ÔÇ£discoverability,ÔÇØ a rather long word that refers to a bookÔÇÖs...

Are paper books really disappearing? If the printed word becomes a thing of the past, it may affect how we think. By Rachel Nuwer - from BBC.com When Peter James published his novel Host on two...

by Helen Lewis - Founder of Literally PR helenlewis@literallypr.com     www.literallypr.com    @literallypr    @theauthorschool  Extracts from Helen Lewis's presentation at the AuthorCraft...

The Psychology of What Makes a Great Story ÔÇ£The great writerÔÇÖs gift to a reader is to make him a better writer.ÔÇØ By Maria Popova ÔÇ£Stories,ÔÇØ Neil Gaiman asserted in his wonderful lecture on...

Top tips for how to get a cookbook published One publish and two authors from the food world, give you their top tips on how to get your idea published KATE LOUGH  writing in the Evening Standard...

Congratulations to Filament author - and AuthorCraft Member,  Smita Joshi - author of the wonderful trilogy 'Karma and Diamonds' for her starring appearance on Sky Channel 788, Zee TV which is...

by Jessica Barrah In January itÔÇÖs natural to want to start afresh, to make this the year you really achieve your dreams. The fantastic thing about self-publishing is, thereÔÇÖs nothing holding you...

Clare Painter Associates Copyright audits, digital rights, publishing contracts & permissions It is no longer only publishing and media companies which need to think about content ÔÇô and...

Five Marketing Models for Self-Publishing Success Finding a publicity plan that works for you By Jane Friedman | ThereÔÇÖs no shortage of marketing and publicity services that promise to help...

'Yeshu'a The story of the hidden life of Jesus' was written by Pietro de la Luna, son of a US diplomat. He grew up in Africa, Europe, and the United States and has also lived in England, the U.S.,...

Every business needs a horse on the payroll Almost a century after horses were the almost only source of transportation on our streets it is surprising that in this digital age, we still measure the...

The first pure translation into English of the actual words of the Apostles ÔÇô not influenced by creeds, traditions or the preconceptions of the translators. The actual words ÔÇô not what was...

Celebrity fitness trainer and author Christianne Wolff has had a great year.  Her book 'The Body Rescue Plan' enjoyed huge success on QVC - the television Shopping Channel selling nearly 7000 in...

With a population of  1.2 billion, the market for books in India is huge.  Through a new agreement with Sansrack,  Filament Publishing, is now able to offer publishing and distribution in India...

Congratulations to international expert, speaker and author Warren Knight ÔÇô pictured here at his book launch at our AuthorCraft event in the Institute of Directors. His book ÔÇÿThink Digital...

By Kurt Wagner Now that we know Twitter is building a feature to let users share longer tweets, maybe as long as 10,000 characters, that could have big consequences for publishers. The average...

Brooke Warner - Publisher of She Writes Press; President of Warner Coaching Inc.; Author of 'What's Your Book?' and 'Green-Light Your Book We all know that books are, in fact, judged by their...

Chinese bestselling status for Filament author Dee Blick Huge congratulations to Filament author Dee Blick. Not only has her UK 1 bestseller The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Book now been...

What Are the Ingredients of a Successful Marketing Plan? By: Sabrina Ricci TodayÔÇÖs readers and book buyers are savvy. Ads are not enough to get a potential customerÔÇÖs attention, and being...

Best Practices for Author Facebook Pages and Groups by Kirsten Oliphant In todayÔÇÖs guest post, Kirsten Oliphant (@kikimojo) discusses how to effectively use Facebook pages and groups. Download her...

What Exactly Does An Editor Do? The Role Has Changed Over Time By Lynn Neary  (from www.npr.org)  How much do editors shape the final book we read? When Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman was...

Book + Hook = Sales (Marketing Recipe for┬áAuthors) BOOK MARKETING TIPS Is your book full of hooks? If you donÔÇÖt understand the question, donÔÇÖt worry. IÔÇÖll explain it shortly. After I ask a...

10 Industry Predictions for 2016 By: Tom Chalmers When trends become clearÔÇöfrom self-publishing to writer events to the boutique model of the industry to the re-growth of print sales and large...

5 steps to building your personal brand By Kaye Holland in TNT Magazine www.tntmagazine.com Are you an expert, teacher, practitioner or have you always wanted to write a book or share your story...

Undefeeted, an Oxted-based not-for-profit organisation run by husband and wife team Peter and Tina Allton, has received an award from the Key Person of Influence programme, run by Entrevo UK. Key...

A manufacturing report from the Office for National statistics also suggests puzzles and model train sets are still popular The boss of Watersones recently said kindle sales were declining By...

by Diana Urban Potential readers need to be intrigued by a bookÔÇÖs cover to click through and check it out. Our testing has shown that a cover alone can account for a 30% difference in clicks on a...