Indie books
Find the author you haven't heard of yet.
Indie books, straight from the people who wrote them. Read the first chapter free, add the ones you like to your reading list, read some before they're out, and talk to the authors.
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Author Toolkit
Publishing yourself, without the expensive mistakes.
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For readers
How to become an ARC reader: free books before they're out
What an advance review copy is, what authors hope for in return, where to find them free, and how to become the reader authors say yes to.
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Publishing
Publishing on KDP, step by step
How to publish an ebook, paperback and hardcover on Amazon KDP, what you'll earn, the current rules, and the mistakes that get books bounced.
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For readers
Where to read free indie books (legally)
Free first chapters, free advance copies, free days on Kindle, deal emails, your library and web serials: where to read indie fiction without paying.
For authors
Written a book? Bring it here.
List it free, with a first chapter readers can try. Give out advance copies to your own readers and see how far they get, chapter by chapter. Nobody decides whether it's good enough.