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Iranian Bestseller Built by Social Media, Sold Through Synergy How Zahra’s Paradise, a graphic novel about a protester who goes missing during the Iranian demonstrations of 2009, turned into a surprise global bestseller.  Read more »

What Role Should Publishers Play in Political Activism? Pamphleteering, propaganda and agit-prop have long been a part of the publishing process. It's here to stay. But how far should publishers go in their activism?  Read more »

Booktango and the Future of DIY E-book Publishing "[W]hile everyone won’t be successful, everyone will have the opportunity to be successful," says Author Solutions' Keith Ogorek of emerging self-publishers. Read more »

Are Self-Published E-books a Bubble About to Pop? Some claim that the DIY e-book boom is over-hyped, over-leveraged and likely to soon pop. Not so: it's just business as usual.  Read more »

June’s Top Self Publishing Reviews from BlueInk Neal Pollack's cold war thriller "Almost Armageddon" about a plot to assassinate Mikhail Gorbachev leads this month's top self-published reviews from BlueInk.  Read more »