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Advertising: Amazon vs. Goodreads
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Image from ShutterStock. ADVERTISING e-BOOKS Since KDP introduced Advertising Marketing Services (AMS) for KDP Select books earlier this year, I’ve placed 50 ads on a variety of nonfiction Kindle e-books. I’ve also placed over a dozen ads with Goodreads. It’s interesting to compare the two options for advertising e-books. AUDIENCE There…
I Don’t Always Play With Toys
Originally posted on Marion's Superkitty Tales and Children's Books:
(True story of my older cat. Glad he finally let me in on his secret!) Kirby was rescued when he was just 5 months old. He was found wandering on a school playground and taken into the building. He was hungry, cold, and very…
Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers: Derailed
Originally posted on Teagan's Books:
Dear Reader, The steam locomotive to the Victorian Era is derailed. I’d have to resurrect Tolstoy to adequately explain why… Computer troubles galore are the least of the problems… Montparnasse derailment (Yes, there is a story behind that photo. Click the picture.) While you’re here please browse around (page buttons at…
Playday Editing or the wardrobe malfunction
Originally posted on barsetshirediaries:
The need for editing was driven home to me today by one letter. I had just written, I carried on my way to get dressed……… or so I thought. On re-reading it I’d written, I carried on my way to get dresses. That changed the sense of the story altogether and…
Tips For Hosting A Facebook Launch Party
Originally posted on Kristina Stanley:
Exhausted, that’s how I felt when my Facebook launch party ended. Three hours of chatting online, asking trivia questions, keeping track of winners, and answering questions. This is the story of how I created and hosted my first launch party. Preparation for the event. Create a banner to announce your event.…
#First Line Friday
Originally posted on Amaranthine by Joleene Naylor:
Photo by Joel Bedford used under CC license Happy Friday! Why is it happy? It’s the end of the work week and it’s also time for #FirstLineFriday! On Friday, authors post the first one or first two lines of a potential work, a work-in-progress, or a published work on their blog,…
Guest Bloggers Wanted!
Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
In honor of my first year completion (8-18-15) I have decided to implement Guest Bloggers this year for the days where I will be off. I wanted to wait until I had been blogging for at least a year to do this and now that I have, I’m ready.…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 