Author Pete Liebengood Credits Self-Publishing for His Book’s Option Deal
Following a longtime career as a sportscaster and a play-by-play announcer, Pete Liebengood wrote and self-published his debut novel Accidental Droning through Xlibris. He then went a step further by presenting his book to participating agents, producers, and studio executives at Xlibris’ Book-to-Screen Pitchfest in Los Angeles, US. One Hollywood producer saw a great potential […] READ MORE |
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Self-Pubbed Ebook Sales Up in UK
A study conducted by UK research firm Nielsen Book UK revealed that self-published ebook sales in the UK climbed from 16% in 2014 to 22% in 2015. The company’s research director Steve Bohme, however, said that e-book sales volume in 2015 slightly jumped 5%, accounting for 27% of the market and lower than the growth […] READ MORE |
March 21 is World Poetry Day
The commemoration may not be as grand as other festivities, but World Poetry Day has been annually observed every 21st of March since 1999. March 21st was officially marked as World Poetry Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during its 30th session held in Paris, France in 1999. “Poetry reaffirms […] READ MORE |
Kylie Helps Author Tony Flood Earn Rave Reviews – Part 2
Get to know more about Xlibris author Tony Flood and his acclaimed book Triple Tease on this sequel of his Xlibris guest blog. His other book and more about Triple Tease Flood, who has worked for the Sunday People and Sunday Express and was Controller of Information at Sky Television, says, I am probably best […] READ MORE |
Kylie Helps Author Tony Flood Earn Rave Reviews – Part 1
Nothing peps up an author quite like good reviews for his or her book. They assure that the writer’s hard work is not in vain and that some readers took the time to read the story and found it gripping. For a self-published or jointly published author to gain these accolades is indeed a feat […] READ MORE |