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The Report The Three Pillars of Blog Traffic Joel Friedlander explains what authors need to do to boost their online readerships. more » » Book Cover Redesign: 'Why Career Advice Sucks' Tugboat Design's Deborah Bradseth reimagines the cover of Why Career Advice Sucks by indie author Miles Anthony Smith. more » » Check Out the BookLife Prize Charts Want to know which book is leading the pack in Romance/Erotica? Or who wrote the best Mystery/Thriller? Take a look at the BookLife Prize Charts for all the latest scores and critiques. SUBMIT YOUR BOOK TODAY! » » Book Deals: Week of July 3, 2017 This weekly column helps indie authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, Mira buys a debut thriller, Graywolf picks up a poetry collection by Ilya Kaminsky, and more. more » » Featured Reviews Cadicle Omnibus Amy DuBoff. BDL Press, $4.99 e-book (606p) ASIN B01DQ74GWQ DuBoff weaves together sympathetic characters, an intriguing plot, devious villains, exciting space adventure, and hopes pinned on a chosen savior. more » » Kicking the Bucket List Gail Rubin. Rio Grande Books, $15.95 trade paper (128p) ISBN 9781943681150 This invaluable book is an easy-to-read, enlightening reality check and an insightful and sensitive reminder to preplan today, so you and your loved ones can enjoy the rest of your life. more » » BookLife Tip of the Week Connect Your Social Media Accounts Indie authors can connect their social media accounts—everything from Facebook and Twitter to Goodreads and LinkedIn—to their BookLife profiles. Link your social media accounts for easy sharing and to view your friends' activity on BookLife. Check It Out! » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! ·  Publicist - Macmillan - New York. ·  Editor - HarperCollins Publishers - New York. ·  Development Editor, Primary - RedNova Learning - Palmetto Bay. ·  Sales Associate, Channel Sales for Higher Education - Macmillan Education - New York. ·  Client Relations Manager - Ingram Content Group - New York City.   Indie News Roundup Huffington Post: How Self-Publishing Saved Me from Myself How one author's plans for traditional publishing changed when she learned more about the benefits of going indie. more » » Huffington Post: How to Write Even When You Don’t Feel Like Writing Some tips, tricks, and mindsets to help authors who are feeling temporarily uninspired or unmotivated. more » » The Bookseller: Yiannopoulos Memoir Sells 65K Copies in Pre-Orders The right-wing provocateur made the claim on social media while also appearing to complain about the lack of mainstream media coverage for the title. more » » IndieReader: 'Issued to the Bride: One Sniper' Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A look at the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Artwork on Mind's Canvas by Shelley Vrgleski The Unexpected Resolution by Elaine L. Orr How to Change a Law: The Intelligent Consumer's 7-Step Guide. Improve Your Community, Influence Your Country, Impact the World. by John Thibault The Acorn Stories by Duane Simolke Worker Cooperatives and Revolution: History and Possibilities in the United States by Chris Wright The Amazing Tree House by Naomi Rogers Rabbit's Redemption by DP Vent Collision by Siegfried Finser A Hint of Silver: A Gordan Hudde Novel by Mark Hudson Meet ClaraBelle Blue by Adiba Nelson When I Turned Nineteen: A Vietnam War Memoir by Glyn Haynie Long Daze at Long Binh by Stephen Donovan Skipper by Craig Bass Three Best Friends by Robbin Miller The Meaning of Love by Kerry Arko Coincidence or Christ? by Dimitri Skopos Shelby: The Deadly Agendas by Katie Murphy Death of a Debutante by Wendy Soliman QUANTUM - THE TRILOGY BEGINS by Dean De Servienti The Stationmaster's Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark THE NIGHT BRIDE by WILLIAM CADE Going Gone!: A Trackers Novel by Anita Dickason Black and White by Ben Burgess Jr	Services Spotlight Editing: Lane Diamond If your business is editing—like Lane Diamond's is—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking to hire an editor, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »

The Report Going DIY for Travel Tips How an indie author found her niche with a successful line of travel guides. more » » Sequel to Most Crowdfunded Book Due This Fall After making crowdfunding history last year by raising more than one million dollars to publish a children’s book, authors Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo have announced plans via Kickstarter for a second volume. more » » Check Out the BookLife Prize Charts Want to know which book is leading the pack in Romance/Erotica? Or who wrote the best Mystery/Thriller? Take a look at the BookLife Prize Charts for all the latest scores and critiques. SUBMIT YOUR BOOK TODAY! » » Book Deals: Week of June 26, 2017 This weekly column helps indie authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, FSG won North American rights to Andrew Simonet’s debut YA novel, The Rubber Room. more » » Featured Reviews Big Beginnings Greyson Bryan. Magneto, $15.95 trade paper (442p) ISBN 978-1-5306-8077-1 Readers will root for the sympathetic Duncan as he morphs into a more grounded version of James Bond or Jason Bourne. more » » Shattered Kimberly Rae. Narrow Way, $14.99 ISBN 978-1-5232-9004-8 Rae admirably approaches a difficult subject with a nice balance of romance, intrigue, and wit, while proving that no one is too far gone to overcome their past. more » » BookLife Tip of the Week Post and Share an Excerpt from Your Book Indie authors can post book excerpts to their BookLife pages. Simply by uploading a PDF of the excerpt to a book's project page, users can show off a sample of their work to the BookLife community. Check It Out! » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! ·  Client Relations Manager - Ingram Content Group - New York City. ·  Trade Sales Manager - Abrams Books - New York. ·  Marketing Director - Milkweed Editions - Minneapolis. ·  Marketing Manager, Art - The Quarto Group - Beverly. ·  Publishing Operations & Technology Manager - United Nations - New York.   Indie News Roundup Jane Friedman: The Difference Between a Press Release and a Pitch Despite theories to the contrary, the formal press release is not dead. And it's very different than a pitch letter. more » » Good E-Reader: Indie Authors Should Leverage International Book Space Self-publishers who aren’t taking advantage of international readerships are missing out. more » » Express Tribune: Daastan Launches Pakistan's First Self-Publishing Platform The startup's new imprint, Qissa, is backed by Pakistan’s biggest technology incubator, Plan9. more » » IndieReader: 'Issued to the Bride: One Sniper' Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A look at the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. The Karma Code by Daniel Davidsohn Zansky: The Case of a Letter by Juhis Lady Beth by Caroline E. Farrell Loners and Mothers by Allen Lee Ireland Sinnet of Dragons by Athena Iron String by Rudy Revak Intimate Encounter by Deren Icke Topaz and the Green Fairies by Pat Frayne Hot, Deadly Desire by Judy H. Under the Apple Tree by Rebecca Clark Brockway Journey into Knowledge by Katrina Blecher So This Is Where We Stand? by Giovanni Burrascano Living in Peace While Living in Pieces by Michael Washington Bright Friends by Karen Kalliopi Papagapitos Free to Fly by Jean Bisbey A Child's Voyage to New Life by Rose Catalano Fronds and Anemones by Dr. William Allan Plummer From a Golden Mirror to a Sparkling Chandelier by Helmut Schwab The Book of Steven by Steven T. Stevenson and Shah R. Azad The Mystery Between the Seed of the Woman and the Seed of Lucifer Finally Revealed by Septimus Bacourt Into the Fire by Sean Kennedy The Cloud by Jack A. Hancock Life as Seen in the Eyes of Tatiana by Monica Brosnan Aphrodite by Lily Rose Living with Depression by Nick Weatherhogg Partition by Michael Lapajenko They're Among Us by M.L. Wilson The Watson Girl: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller by Leslie Wolfe Asheville Movies Volume I: The Silent Era by Frank Thompson Illustrated Short Fiction of William H. Coles: 2000-2016 by William H. Coles From Antarctica to Zimbabwe: How I Hit the Reset Button on My Life by Dr. Quinta Veronica and the Volcano by Geoffrey Cook Circled by Anne McAneny A Tragic Fate: Law and Ethics in the Battle Over Nazi-Looted Art by Nicholas O'Donnell Pete Goes to School by Diana Duncan Dream Frequency by S.J. Lomas Life After the Undead by Pembroke Sinclair Grandpa and Andy by dr richard liposky Teachings of a Shaman by Corey Stultz Fountain of Change: How the Life and Ideas of Jesus Reshaped Our World by Oscar R. Nordstrom The Unexpected Resolution by Elaine L. Orr How to Change a Law: The Intelligent Consumer's 7-Step Guide. Improve Your Community, Influence Your Country, Impact the World. by John Thibault	Services Spotlight Promotion & PR: Stephanie Barko If your business is book promotion—like Stephanie Barko's is—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking to promote your book, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »
The Report Milo Yiannopoulos Strikes Back The controversial author, who self-published his book after Simon & Schuster dropped him, announced a lawsuit against the publisher. more » » Ask the Editor: Those Pesky Semicolons Editor Betty Kelly Sargent answers writing questions submitted by readers. This month, she looks at how to properly use semicolons. more » » Check Out the BookLife Prize Charts Want to know which book is leading the pack in Romance/Erotica? Or who wrote the best Mystery/Thriller? Take a look at the BookLife Prize Charts for all the latest scores and critiques. SUBMIT YOUR BOOK TODAY! » » Book Deals: Week of July 10, 2017 This weekly column helps indie authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, Lake Union re-ups Kerry Lonsdale, Sherrilyn Kenyon signs a double with Tor, and more. more » » Featured Reviews The Zorzi Affair Sylvia Prince. Amazon Digital Services, $2.99 e-book (154p) ASIN B01N9JQBTN Set in Renaissance Italy, this coming-of-age story follows a delightful heroine in Zaneta Lucia Zorzi, a beautiful 15-year-old with a desire to study science, who is being forced into marriage. more » » Riven Jane Alvey Harris. CreateSpace, $12.99 paper (326p) ISBN 978-1-5440-5417-9 Harris debuts with a heady psychological fantasy, first in a planned trilogy, that unfolds in the aftermath of trauma. For as long as 17-year-old Emily can remember, she has immersed herself in the magical world of the First Realm. more » » BookLife Tip of the Week Add Your Facebook Fan Page BookLife users can add Facebook fan pages to their BookLife profiles. This gives indie authors another tool to help get the word out about their work, share news about their books, and connect with other authors: all through their pages on BookLife. Check It Out! » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! ·  Publicity Assistant/Associate - Start Publishing - Jersey City. ·  Production Assistant/Associate - Start Publishing - Jersey City. ·  Acquisitions Editor - Start Publishing - Jersey City. ·  Associate Marketing Manager - Macmillan - New York. ·  Jr. Designer - Abrams Books - New York.   Indie News Roundup JaneFriedman.com: A Serial Publishing Platform A new startup hopes to offer a viable business model and distribution platform for authors and publishers to profit from serialization. more » » Scroll.in: Self-Publish Like a Start-Up Can a start-up strategy sell a book more successfully than a big publisher can? more » » The Book Designer: World's Shortest Book Marketing Plan Joel Friedlander on how to create a book marketing plan. more » » IndieReader: 'Easy Nights' Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A look at the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Going Gone!: A Trackers Novel by Anita Dickason Black and White by Ben Burgess Jr SONORA PASS by Jaime Olmos The Trump Challenge to Black America by Earl Ofari Hutchinson How I Got to Yesterday A Fictionalized Memoir by Paul Sedlock The Mind of Stefan Dürr: The SHIVA Syndrome Trilogy (Volume 1) by Alan Joshua Snatch Girl by L.J. Kane Dark Network by James McCrone The Body on the Lido Deck by Jane Bennett Munro Our Fated Century by Grant Rodkey The Lady with the Purple Hat by Ladina Jaecklin Mommy, Why Do You Have Two Birthdays? by T.E. Corner Guardian Unforgiven by Nollen Bradley Notes of an Underground Humanist by Chris Wright A Shift Toward Prey by Natalie Allison 'The Man from Mensa' - 1 of 600: Mensa Research by BERNARD MULHOLLAND Grandma Doesn't Know My Name by Joy Shepherd Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program. Services Spotlight Art and Design: Gatekeeper Press If you work in the design field, like Gatekeeper Press, an advertisement in the BookLife Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And if you're an author looking for a great designer, the Services Directory is the perfect place to find one. more »   The Report The Truth About Milo's 'Dangerous' After Milo Yiannopoulos self-published Dangerous, his public relations team told PW that 100,000 copies had sold on Amazon. The numbers from NPD BookScan tell a different story. more » » Indie Scouting Report: June 2017 Our monthly look at the best-reviewed self-published titles from BookLife authors. more » » First Lines: June 2017 A look at some of the best opening lines from titles by BookLife authors. more » » Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers List, May 2017 Abbi Glines’s romance Boys South of the Mason Dixon topped the list of bestselling titles on the Smashwords platform for the month of May. more » » Check Out the BookLife Prize Charts Want to know which book is leading the pack in Romance/Erotica? Or who wrote the best Mystery/Thriller? Take a look at the BookLife Prize Charts for all the latest scores and critiques. SUBMIT YOUR BOOK TODAY! » » Book Deals: Week of July 17, 2017 This weekly column helps indie authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, HMH Books for Young Readers bought three books by Crystal Smith at auction. more » » Featured Reviews Getting Naked for Money Edie Jarolim. Invisible, $15.99 trade paper (292p) ISBN 9781537415048 Jarolim’s keen sense of humor coupled with her insider’s perspective add a fresh spin to this travel memoir. more » » Devil in the Dark Chris Lindberg. CreateSpace, $10.99 trade paper (290p) ISBN 9781539796244 Pulse-pounding... Jason Bourne fans will find a lot to like. more » » BookLife Tip of the Week Post the Latest News About Your Book Indie authors can add news—both about their books and about themselves—to their BookLife pages. And, all news items are featured on BookLife's home page. Whether posting a Q&A or a story about an upcoming reading, authors can quickly and easily update the BookLife community about their work and career. Check It Out! » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! ·  Senior Commissioning Editor, Young Adult/Adult ELT - RedNova Learning - Palmetto Bay. ·  Project Editor, Baker Academic & Brazos Press - Baker Publishing Group - Ada. ·  Sr Director of Content Acquisition - Publishing - Playster - New York. ·  Development Editor, Adult/Young Adult ELT - RedNova Learning - Palmetto Bay. ·  Client Marketing Manager - Ingram Content Group - Minneapolis.   Indie News Roundup Jane Friedman: An Author Without a Social Media Presence? Can authors succeed without using social media to market and promote their work? more » » Fast Company: Will Writing that E-Book Really Boost Your Business? The inside scoop on the business benefits of self-publishing. more » » Huffington Post: Ten Steps to Self-Publishing Your Book If you want to succeed at self-publishing, pay attention to this 10-step plan. more » » IndieReader: 'Dangerous' Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A look at the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Can I Be Frank? by Rob Wyatt The Man from Mensa: 1 of 600: Mensa Research by Bernard Mulholland Grandma Doesn't Know My Name by Joy Shepherd Vault of Dreams by Luke Taylor The Butcher's Bill (The Linus Schag, NCIS, Thrillers Book 2) by Martin Roy Hill Tillie: Heart and Soul by Mary Atkinson Walking on Edge: A Pilgrimage to Santiago by Reino Gevers The Principle of True Representation: Mind, Matter and Geometry in a Self-Consistent Universe by John T. Winthrop Demaris Protocol by Brian Randall Medical Apologetics by Kris French The Wolves Within Our Walls by L.E. Flinders The Dead Silence by Jane B Cyrus the Persian Messiah by Mason Balouchian Guardian Angel by Bill McCauley Rescued: A Harris Tower Novel by Cara Downey The Catalina Cabal by Bill Thesken The Tommy Gun Dolls by Daniel Cooney From the Midst of Wickedness by Nelson Cover Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program. Services Spotlight Production: Emerald Lake Books If your business is book production—like the team at Emerald Lake Books—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're a self-publisher looking for help with your indie title, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »