Category Archives: Editorial

Changing Of The Guard

The time has come for me to hand over the reins of theIndieView. It has been a fantastic journey, but, for me, the journey is at an end. Personal commitments and a desire to focus purely on my own writing has limited the amount of time I can give to the site and it’s not enough to do it justice.

The IndieView will continue in the capable hands of BigAl – run as a separate entity from his own site BigAl’s Books and Pals. I am extremely grateful to BigAl for stepping up and agreeing to carry on with the site. I am sure that under his guidance the site will grow and continue to be a useful resource for indie authors, reviewers and readers.

To everyone who has been indieviewed, commented and joined in – Thank you, it’s been a pleasure.

 

One Door Closes…

It was with regret that I read this post today. Lynn O’Dell and her team at Red Adept has been a champion of indies since the early days and it is our loss that they have decided to call it a day. Continue reading

Free eBooks on Amazon, where’s this going?

 

The Amazon Kindle Select Effect

Every day hundreds of thousands of books are being given away free on Amazon. This is a fact. And the number is growing. Why? Why are authors, and in a few cases publishers, rushing to give their books away free?

Because it works. Continue reading