Authors
5 Reasons Being an Indie Author Makes You a Small Business
Originally posted on How To Ebook:
1 Author Marketing Experts, Inc. by Penny Sansevieri Book marketing is brand building If you plan to write more than one book your book marketing serves as more than just a sales tool. Successful, full-time indie authors use book marketing to promote their brand and keep their titles top of…
Meet Guest Author, Sonia Boal…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
About me. Well this is awkward, normally I write stories to educate children, or a little bit of political satire (that’s politics with a small p), if I have to write about myself it’s usually to poke fun at whatever ridiculous thing has happened next,…
The Price Is Right: 6 Secrets to Pricing Your Ebook…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By David Kudler on The Book Designer site: So you’ve finished your book. You cleaned up the text, added optimized images, pulled together all of the front- and back-matter, and created a cover. You converted it into ePub ebook format — either using an app…
Meet Guest Illustrator, Danielle English…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
My name is Danielle English, and I am a Freelance Illustrator. I mostly do digital illustration with the use of a Wacom Cintiq tablet and Photoshop, though I do also love using traditional mediums such as inks and watercolours. Most of my work is based…
Starting off 2018 right.
Originally posted on Renae Rude – The Paranormalist:
I’ve got this crazy plan (just don’t call it a resolution) to resume regular blogging in 2018. The plan itself is reasonable enough, I think: one biggish / major article on the 13ths of each month, and shorter, chattier notes once a week, on Mondays. This plan…
Author Toolbox Blog Hop: my first post!
Originally posted on Megan Morgan:
Today is my first time participating in the Author Toolbox Blog Hop! The hop takes place the third Wednesday of every month (minus November/December) and focuses on the sharing of resources and learning tools for authors. Stop by the hop page and check out all the participants and their posts…
Tips for the New Goodreads Giveaways
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS As you may have heard, Goodreads Giveaways have changed. One change is that KDP authors can now give eBooks away. Another change is that it now costs money to create a Goodreads giveaway. If you’d like to learn more about these recent changes to the Goodreads giveaway program, click…
Goodreads Giveaways: Important Changes Effective January 9, 2018
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Image from ShutterStock. GOODREADS GIVEAWAY CHANGES Like many authors and publishers, I have used Goodreads giveaways for years to help with discovery, create buzz, and seek honest reviews for newly released books. I have been a big fan of the Goodreads giveaway, having written a few articles about it on my…
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