Hugh Howey has not quite broken out in the way recent self-publishing superstars like Amanda Hocking and John Locke have, but his sales record has made New York publishing houses take notice. Best known among his avid fan base for Wool, his five-part science fiction series, Howey estimates that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amanda Hocking, the 26-year-old author who shot to fame by selling more than a million copies of her self-published books, has signed a deal with St. Martin's Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amanda Hocking, the darling of the self-publishing world who has sold more than 900,000 copies of nine books in the last year, has been shopping a four-book series to major publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]