Writers Tricks of the Trade Volume 5, Issue 6 | Page 13

PRESS “CONTROL” THEN CLICK “BUY” TO PURCHASE ANY BOOK How to Publish an Ebook (cont’d) AUTHORS WHO BLOG ABOUT E-BOOK PUBLISHING        JA Konrath David Gaughran Kristine Rusch Dean Wesley Smith Lindsay Buroker Bob Mayer NEWS & TRENDS ABOUT E-BOOK PUBLISHING        Digital Book World The Digital Reader The Independent Publishing Magazine by Mick Rooney Mike Shatzkin FutureBook Kindle Boards Writer’s Cafe (popular hangout for self-publishers) The Hot Sheet (my email newsletter for authors, subscription required) RULES TO LIVE BY FOR WRITERS Young people glued to their phones, might be reading books... According to a new Pew Research Center study, young Americans are more voracious readers than other age demographics. Eighty percent of citizens ages 18-29 have read a book in the last year, compared to 71 percent of those ages 30-49, and 68 percent for those ages 50-64. Though the study doesn’t differentiate between books assigned for school and books read for pleasure, the numbers are still surprising. Perhaps the recent spike in books written for teens plays a partial role -- much to the chagrin of those who say books for teens make our culture collectively more juvenile. READ THE FULL HUFFPOST ARTICLE WRITERS’ TRICKS OF THE TRADE PAGE 11 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015