Barbara Freethy Archives

April 29, 2015Press Release: Early Bird Special Available for IDPF Digital Book 2015

IDPF Digital Book 2015 will take place from May 27-28, 2015, at BookExpo America (Javits Center, New York City). The 2015 IDPF Digital Book conference puts you right in the center of the digital action - register today and save with early bird rates. Registration includes free access to BookExpo America and BISG's Making Information Pay.

October 17, 2014The celebrity self-published author signing is the Next Big Thing? Ingram thinks so

I have to confess that even as a supposed savant of self-publishing, I hadn’t heard of Barbara Freethy, though she “is the author of 40 novels ranging from contemporary romance to romantic suspense and women’s fiction,” and “was recently named Amazon KDP’s bestselling author of all time by Amazon,” according to the original press release. […]

The post The celebrity self-published author signing is the Next Big Thing? Ingram thinks so appeared first on TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics.

June 27, 2014Amazon adds four new Kindle Worlds platforms

Kindle Worlds is expanding by adding four new platforms, Amazon announced on Thursday. Kindle Worlds allows writers to create stories based on licensed worlds. The new worlds are (based on the Amazon press release): • Barbara Freethy’s The Callaways–The hit series from the best-selling Kindle Direct Publishing author of all-time on Amazon • Bella Andre’s […]

The post Amazon adds four new Kindle Worlds platforms appeared first on TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics.

May 5, 2014Press Release: IDPF Announces Program, Speakers for Digital Book 2014 at BEA

The preliminary program and speaker roster for the upcoming IDPF conference at BEA is now available at idpf.org/db14/. IDPF Digital Book 2014, the professional digital conference at Book Expo America, is May 28-29, 2014 at the Javits Center in New York City.

June 27, 2013Now Open: Kindle Worlds Store and Self Service Submission

SEATTLE—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—June 27, 2013—The Kindle Worlds Store and Self-Service Submission Platform are now open. Customers can enjoy works from dozens of authors including Barbara Freethy (writing in Pretty Little Liars), Charles Sasser (Foreworld Saga) and Anita Clenney (The Vampire Diaries). Kindle World’s Self-Service Submission Platform enables any writer to publish fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties for doing so. To browse the store and learn more about Kindle Worlds, visit www.amazon.com/kindleworlds.

May 17, 2012Amazon Now Lets U.S. Authors Sell Their Self-Published Print Books in Europe

Self-published authors can already sell their e-books on Amazon’s international sites when they use KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). Now, when authors upload those books to Amazon’s free print publishing tool, CreateSpace, Amazon will distribute the books to Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es and Amazon.it.

When consumers in those countries (or in the U.S.) order a CreateSpace book, Amazon prints it on demand. The books are available for same-day shipping and eligible for free shipping and Amazon Prime.

Older »