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Making Hiding Haelo in Reedsy Studio

Jun 23, 2016 – From our Authors

Tara Holladay is the author of Hiding Haelo. We're thrilled to share with you that she used the Reedsy Book Editor to print her book with Amazon's KDP Print. Since we felt that being able to export a print ready file straight from your browser will empower many authors who want to self-publish, i... Read more →

Self-Publishing Tips from one of the UK's Bestselling Authors

Jun 07, 2016 – Understanding Publishing, Book Marketing

For those of you who are still skeptical about the extent of self-publishing's promise, Adam Croft is all the inspiration you need. With 150,000 copies sold in the first quarter of 2016 and a book deal with Amazon, things are only looking up for this new indie giant. In this post, he shares his t... Read more →

“I'm a huge fan of self-publishing” — An interview with literary agent David Fugate

May 18, 2016 – Understanding Publishing

You know we like to bring you some of publishing's most forward-thinking voices here on the Reedsy blog. This interview is one we've been meaning to do for a while, so you won't be disappointed… David Fugate is the founder of LaunchBooks Literary Agency. He had worked as a literary agent for 20 y... Read more →

How I Failed at Promoting my Novel with Amazon Advertising

May 12, 2016 – Book Marketing

At Reedsy, we like to stay on top of new marketing opportunities for authors. We covered Product Hunt Books when they launched. Advertising on Amazon (via Amazon Marketing Services) is not “new”, however, it is still, largely, an untapped resource for authors. In this guest post, indie author Eli... Read more →

Starting a Historical Fiction Series – A Reedsy Success Story

May 03, 2016 – From our Authors

Historical fiction author R.P. Wollbaum is another great example of the tremendous opportunity self-publishing represents for authors. Read more →

Written Word Media: An Awesome Ad Platform for Authors

Mar 10, 2016 – Book Marketing

One of the questions we get most often at Reedsy is: "where can I promote my book". You're probably already familiar with Bookbub, but their exclusivity makes it hard for the emerging author to get a promotion with them. This is where Written Word Media come in: another proven ad platform for aut... Read more →

My First Children's Book – A Reedsy Success Story

Feb 25, 2016 – From our Authors

Today, we're hosting a great story by Praveen Krishnan, a debut author who just published his first children's book to teach kids about science. Here's what motivated him to start writing it, and how he went about the publishing process. Read more →

Today, Reedsy changes the way millions of authors will create books

Feb 16, 2016 – Reedsy News

We are incredibly proud. After months of work, we are releasing the first version of Reedsy Studio, a writing tool that will transform the way millions of authors create their books. It took thousands of hours, and countless iterations on design and code to create what we believe will di... Read more →

How to Self-Publish a Graphic Novel

Jan 25, 2016 – Understanding Publishing

Self-publishing a graphic novel can be new territory even for veterans in the business. This is because graphic novels are as much a work of art as a written piece. We got in touch with Ben Galley to tell us about his experiences in this field. Read more →

Getting Your Book Coverage in the National Press

Jan 21, 2016 – Understanding Publishing, Book Marketing

This is a guest post by Douglas Wight, freelance journalist, author, publisher and book serialization specialist. He explains how authors can get book coverage in the national press… and get paid for it! Book Coverage: Making A Splash How many “likes”, how many “followers”, how’s your “discoverab... Read more →

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