Xlibris Author Jean Farish on PUBLISHED! Magazine

by Thomas McKinley

A self-published author needs an extra marketing boost to get noticed. Xlibris Author Jean Farish has gone the extra mile to introduce her book to more book lovers, as “The Long Journey Home” author has recently been featured on PUBLISHED! quarterly magazine. PUBLISHED! is an award-winning magazine “where top experts share their treasured resources and […]

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Xlibris Writing Tips| Online Reviews Vital in Book Marketing

by Thomas McKinley

As the digital age gives voice to virtually every netizen on the face of the earth, today’s authors have realized the importance of online reviews to advance their book marketing. A Huffington Post blog describes online reviews as the new word of mouth.   “If you still find it possible to fathom that there was […]

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Xlibris Releases New Bestsellers

by Thomas McKinley

Changing the self-publishing landscape one book at a time, many Xlibris authors have realized their dream to write a book. Xlibris has seen many upbeat writers take steps to simply write or even take it to the next level – market their books to reach more booklovers. Here are some of these determined authors now […]

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Xlibris Author Sylva Kelegian Bags 2 Gold Medals at Global Ebook Awards

by Thomas McKinley

Sylva Kelegian

Author Sylva Kelegian won two gold medals at Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards 2015. Her book “THE DOLPHIN PRINCESS” got the top award in the Children Literature Fiction category, and “GOD SPELLED BACKWARDS: The Journey of an Actress into the World of Dog Rescue,” in Autobiography/Memoirs Non-Fiction category.   These recognitions are on the heels […]

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Computer-Generated Fiction May Not Be Far Fetched

by Thomas McKinley

Are we going to see authors face off with robot writers in the future? The Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, US launched the first Neukom Institute Prizes in Computational Arts in July this year. The annual literary prize for algorithms employs a Turing test in creativity and is […]

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