Xlibris Writing Tips| 3 Things You Need To Know on Marketing Your Book to Millennials
They aren’t a new rock group or an apocalyptic religious cult. Millennials, also known as the Generation Y, are today’s young adults ages 18 to 34 or those born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. Also referred to as “The Next Great Generation,” this cohort reportedly has a purchasing power of USD 1.3 […] 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 |
10 Badass Women of Literature – Part 2
Get to know more badass women of literature in this second installment of the Xlibris Author Advice. 6. Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) She is best known as one of the pioneer women writers of the female erotica genre. The French-Cuban diarist, whose journals detailed her own erotic adventures, self-published her first book Under a Glass Bell. […] READ MORE |
Social Skills Improved with Reading Fiction
A recent Harvard University study published online in Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience suggests that people fond of reading fiction may be more empathetic and imaginative than nonfiction readers or their non-reading counterparts. Researchers revealed that this habit triggers heightened activity of the brain’s default mode network, which is activated when one pictures hypothetical scenarios […] READ MORE |
10 Badass Women of Literature – Part 1
March 8 is International Women’s Day, calling for a fitting homage to all the badass women of all ages and status in the world. We have selected a list of extraordinary women that have made a big difference in the literary world for their brazenness and not-a-care-in-the-world demeanor. This list from a Flavorwire article by […] READ MORE |