Capturing all things happening in the world of books, writers, and literature.
Book Printing Cost in India: Why Your Word Page Count Is Not the Number That Matters
Your Word page count is not your book’s page count. Why A4 misleads, and the six things that decide what printing your book will cost in India.
The Author Email List: What the 2025 Indie Author Survey Says About Earnings
The strongest predictor of what an author earns is not talent, and it is not who published them. Written Word Media’s 2025 Indie Author Survey
Can You Publish a Kannada Book on Amazon KDP? What KDP Actually Supports in India
If you write in Kannada, you cannot publish a Kindle ebook in your own script. Amazon KDP supports five Indian languages for ebooks: Hindi, Tamil,
How to Get a Free ISBN in India, and What You Are Actually Paying For
An ISBN in India is free. Not discounted. Not subsidised. Free. It is issued by the Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN, which sits
Amazon KDP Royalties in India: Why 70 Percent Is Not 70 Percent
The 70 percent royalty on Amazon is not 70 percent. This is not a complaint about Amazon. It is what Amazon’s own pages say, and
What Nobody Tells You Before You Write Your First Book
Everyone talks about the joy of holding your published book for the first time. Nobody talks about the six months before that moment. I’ve worked
India’s Most Trusted Publishing House
The complete publishing process from A to Z convenient to every writer, especially the young writers who find themselves lost in this complex process.