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Let’s Get Visible: How To Get Noticed And Sell More Books
As you might have guessed by the new lick of paint, Let’s Get Visible is out! Grab your copy at: Amazon | Apple | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Smashwords | $4.99 Here’s the blurb: Take your sales to the next level! … Continue reading
The Author Exploitation Business
Writing is a glamorous occupation – at least from the outside. Popular depictions of our profession tend to leave out all the other stuff that comes with the territory: carpal tunnel syndrome, liver failure, penury, and madness. Okay, okay, I … Continue reading
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Tagged abbot press, archway publishing, author solutions, authorhouse, findyourpublisher.com, iuniverse, penguin, trafford, west bow press, xlibris
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Lazy Literary Agents In Self-Publishing Money Grab via Argo Navis
I was at the London Book Fair last week – and I’ll be blogging about that soon – when the news broke that David Mamet is to self-publish his next book. His reasons? ”Publishing is like Hollywood—nobody ever does the marketing they … Continue reading
Self-Publishing Grabs Huge Market Share From Traditional Publishers
Barnes & Noble re-launched PubIt! this week as Nook Press, a largely superficial makeover which failed to address some fundamental problems, like restricting access to US self-publishers only, and introduced new howler: updating existing titles causes the loss of all … Continue reading
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Tagged #lbf13, amazon, createspace, kdp, kindle indie store, kobo, london book fair, market share, self-publishing, traditional publishers
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A List of Things Scott Turow Doesn’t Care About
Scott Turow woke up from his slumber recently to bark nonsense about Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads on the Authors Guild blog, before being thoroughly eviscerated in the comments. Undeterred, Turow sought out the considerably larger platform of the New York … Continue reading
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Tagged archway, author solutions, authors guild, backinprint.com, iunverse, paul aiken, penguin, random house, scott turow, simon & schuster
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Why Amazon’s Purchase of Goodreads Is A Good Thing
The doom-mongers have been running wild on Twitter with the news that Amazon is to acquire Goodreads. Much of that nonsense is typical (hysterical) Amazon bashing, or reflexive defense of the status quo. I’m not going to deal with the … Continue reading
Publishers Behaving Badly, Part… I’ve Lost Count
There seems to be a view in certain self-congratulatory circles that publishers have finally got to grips with the digital revolution, that they have weathered the fiercest part of the storm, and that they are well-placed now not just to … Continue reading
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Tagged author solutions, digital imprints, dymocks, hydra, penguin, publishamerica, publishers behaving badly, random house, scalzi, simon & schuster
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When Visibility Doesn’t Lead To Book Sales
Writers are pretty creative about getting exposure for themselves and their books. Self-publishers especially are always experimenting with innovative ways to move the sales needle. Like many of you, I’ve tried a little of everything at this point, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged chasing power, genesis, genevieve pearson, king of the nerds, revelations, silvertongue, tv, visibility, what sells books
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From Pizza Hut To Easy Street: The David Dalglish Story
Fantasy author David Dalglish is a big name in the self-publishing world, but he’s on the cusp of something even bigger. His path wasn’t easy. When David uploaded his first book, way back in February 2010, he was working in Pizza … Continue reading
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Tagged 47 north, agency agreement, agency contract, amazon, dance of blades, david dalglish, half-orcs, orbit, self-publishing success, shadowdance
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