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Writers, Readers, Publishers: Present Tense, Future Bold
Tonight I went to a talk about ebook marketing. I’m part of a group, called Writers, Readers, Publishers: Present Tense, Future Bold that meets once a month to hear guest speakers talk about the state...
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Self-publishing ebooks: An Overview
Fact: Self-publishing is growing. In 2011, according to BISG, over 200,000 books were self-published. Ebooks are also growing. By 2016, ebooks will account for 50% of book sales, and the book market...
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Dealing With Negative Reviews
Last summer, I dealt with my very first negative review. It was for the first book my publishing company, a collection of flash fiction, and I had given the book away for free on LibraryThing in hopes...
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Digital and Social Book Discovery
Digital Book World hosted an interesting webcast today, called Finding Books Without Borders: Discoverability in a Digital and Social World. Two fairly new companies, Jellybooks and Readmill, talked...
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iDreamBooks, A Book Review Aggregator
iDreamBooks is a site that aggregates reviews of books. The goal of the site is right in the tagline: Never read a crappy book again! Founded in 2012 by Rahul Simha, Vish Chapalamadugu and Mohit...
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7 Strategies and 110 Tools to Help Indie Authors Find Readers and Reviewers
Self-publishing is growing, and with it come new resources. One of the biggest hurdles of being an indie author is finding readers and getting reviews (which helps find more readers). Some people may...
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What Indie Book Publishing and Indie Game Development Have In Common, Part 2
A while back, I watched Indie Game: The Movie and was struck by how much indie game development and indie book publishing had in common. I had the pleasure of interviewing the talented and inspiring...
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An Interview with Richard Billings, Founder of Leafless
The publishing industry is full of opportunity. Today, publishing startup Leafless, a digital distribution platform and publisher, is launching (after rebranding). Leafless aims to solve the problem of...
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Indie Authors: Book Sales and Other Income Strategies
As an author, there's a lot of things to consider when it comes to earning money. Some indie authors are able to earn a full time income, according to The Guardian and Russell Blake. Print sales are...
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Dealing With Negative Reviews
By Golden Bosnian Lily (Own work (Original text: Created by author)) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsLast summer, I dealt with my very first...
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Digital and Social Book Discovery
Digital Book World hosted an interesting webcast today, called Finding Books Without Borders: Discoverability in a Digital and Social World. Two fairly new companies, Jellybooks and Readmill, talked...
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iDreamBooks, A Book Review Aggregator
iDreamBooks is a site that aggregates reviews of books. The goal of the site is right in the tagline: Never read a crappy book again! Founded in 2012 by Rahul Simha, Vish Chapalamadugu and Mohit...
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7 Strategies and 110+ Tools to Help Indie Authors Find Readers and Reviewers
By Daren (IMG_1713) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsSelf-publishing is growing, and with it come new resources. One of the biggest hurdles of being an...
View ArticleWhat Indie Book Publishing and Indie Game Development Have In Common, Part 2
A while back, I watched Indie Game: The Movie and was struck by how much indie game development and indie book publishing had in common. I had the pleasure of interviewing the talented and inspiring...
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An Interview with Richard Billings, Founder of Leafless
The publishing industry is full of opportunity. Today, publishing startup Leafless, a digital distribution platform and publisher, is launching (after rebranding). Leafless aims to solve the problem of...
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Indie Authors: Book Sales and Other Income Strategies
As an author, there’s a lot of things to consider when it comes to earning money. Some indie authors are able to earn a full time income, according to The Guardian and Russell Blake. Print sales are...
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Guest Post: 5 Digital Marketing Tricks to Give Authors a Competitive Edge
By Mariah T. When you’re an author, exposure is everything. You can get the competitive edge that you need with a few digital marketing tricks. As you get your book in front of more people, you can...
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Finding Your Next Read (or Review)
As an indie author, it’s important to get book reviews. As a reader, it’s helpful to get book recommendations. Below are some resources that combine the best of both worlds. Getting Book...
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Online Tools for Building Your Author Platform
Image by 3D Animation Production Company from Pixabay As indie authors, so much of our work and efforts go into online marketing, and content on the web. With that in mind, here are some tools (both...
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