KWL EP 114 – Scott Bintz
KWL EP 114 – Scott Bintz In this episode, Chrissy chats to Scott Bintz, the founder of RealTruck.com, a 100-million-dollar e-commerce store from North Dakota. Recently,…
Authors On A Train Part II
If there’s one takeaway for me, it would be that I’ve now seen even more proof of how beneficial it can be to come together and collaborate – even if it takes you out of your comfort zone.
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 099 – BookBub
The episode you can’t miss: how to sell more books with BookBub.
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 098 – Rachel Amphlett
In Episode 98, Mark Lefebvre interviews bestselling Australian thriller author Rachel Amphlett, who came to Kobo HQ during her international author tour. Rachel, her husband Nick, and Mark sat down to talk about how she finds inspiration, never giving up, sticking to a schedule, and more
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 097 – James Alan Gardner & Spider Robinson
Mark Lefebvre interviews James Alan Gardner and Spider Robinson, co-editors of the Tesseracts Twenty: Compostela anthology. The stories in this anthology in their own way tell the tale of futuristic travelers who journey into the dark outer (or inner) reaches of space, searching for their own connections to the past, present and future relics of their time.
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 096 – Pep Talks from NaNoWriMo’s Grant Faulkner
It’s day 8 of National Novel Writing Month, which is perfect timing to listen to some excellent inspiration from Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo. He…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 094 – Heather Tucker
It’s never too late to start writing.
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 093 – Interviews from When Words Collide
Episode 93 includes a series of short interviews that KWL Director, Mark Lefebvre conducted at the 2017 When Words Collide conference in Calgary, Alberta. Mark speaks…
Book Signings: So Much More Than Selling Books
By Chris Mandeville The author book signing: you sit behind piles of your gorgeous books, surrounded by adoring readers who buy your books and have you…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 89 – RWA 2017
Episode 89 of the KWL Podcast includes on location interviews with 7 different authors conducted by Mark Lefebvre, Director of Author Relations at Kobo during the…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 84 – RT Booklovers Conference Part 3
Episode 84 contains the third and final installment of interviews that took place at RT (Romantic Times) Booklovers Convention in Atlanta this year. This time…
Take Your Writing Career To The Next Level at 20BooksVegas
by Craig Martelle Ready to take your writing career to the next level? 20Books Vegas — an independently published author convention by and for indies —…
Kobo Writing Life Community
In the past month, the Kobo Writing Life team has migrated our author care email system over to a new one (ZenDesk) in a move that…
Third Annual Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Announcement
THIRD ANNUAL KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS Award shines a spotlight on debut authors – includes monetary prize and marketing support for books across…
Top 25 Bestselling KWL Titles from 2016
Self-Published titles at Kobo represent nearly 1 in every 4 books sold in the English language for 2016. To spotlight some of the highest selling titles…
5 Reasons to Attend Indie Author Fringe
The Indie Author Fringe (FREE ONLINE DAY CONFERENCE) is brought to you by the Alliance of Independent Authors. It’s happening on Saturday October 22nd. Are…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 054 – Uncollected Anthology
Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre interviews six of the seven writers who make up the core authors of the Uncollected Anthology project: Phaedra Weldon, Leslie…
Second Annual Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Now Accepting Submissions!
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON DEBUT AUTHORS Award includes monetary prize and marketing support for books in three categories: Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction – Romance, and Non-Fiction…
Author Name Field
When entering author/contributor names into Kobo Writing Life, you are no longer limited to entering three authors. Now, you can enter up to 50 authors/contributors. By…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 036 – Nancy L. Baumann from Bookarma
KWL Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Nancy L. Baumann, CEO of Bookarma, a platform that allows authors to leverage the community in their social media endeavors. In the…
Kobo Launches Emerging Writer Prize to Celebrate Debut Works by Canadian Authors
Did you publish your first book in 2014? Do you have a Canadian passport? If so, you may want to consider entering Kobo’s first annual Emerging Writer Award of Excellence.
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 026 – Important Things To Know About eBook Publishing
Kobo and Kobo Writing Life have long been known for being open, social and collaborative. And this episode of the Kobo Writing Life podcast is no exception.…
2014 Author Walk of Fame
For the second time, Kobo Writing Life awarded a star on Frankfurt Book Fair’s Walk of Fame to two bestselling authors: Joanna Penn and Matthias Matting,…
Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Brochure is now on the Kobo Store
Working in partnership with Kobo, Edinburgh International Book Festival has published its 2014 brochure through Kobo Writing Life. The Book Festival’s eBook brochure…