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Are authors earning more or less with Kindle Unlimited?

Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
KINDLE UNLIMITED Now that customers can subscribe to Kindle Unlimited for $9.99 to read unlimited books, authors are wondering whether the grass is greener inside or outside of KDP Select. One trade-off is exclusivity. Titles enrolled in KDP Select can’t be available in digital format anywhere other than Kindle. Exclusivity actually…

Publishing a Boxed Set

Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
BOXED SET A new trend in self-publishing is to create a boxed set. The appeal is to offer added content at improved value: More books for the buck. Could include bonus content, too. The hope is to gain more than you lose by offering the set at a reduced price: Sell…

Formatting your Novel Manuscript

Originally posted on Lara Willard:
Contents Choosing a Font Emailing Requested Pages Formatting your Manuscript Keeping Punctuation Consistent Receiving an Offer of Representation Choosing a Font The choice of font for your manuscript is one that’s been made for you. You need to use 12 pt. Times New Roman, double-spaced. The size 12 font and…

#Book #Promotions & #Marketing for #Indie #Authors #Writers

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
DON’T FORGET If YOU are in this blog’s AUTHORS HALL of FAME Or Have submitted your Guest Author article and received confirmation from me that I can use it YOU CAN GET FREE BOOK PROMOS POSTED on this blog All posts are automatically: TWEETED Made…

Publishing and Kindle Unlimited: Conclusions from Hugh Howey’s Latest Author Earnings Report

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Image: islam-science.net This has been a busy week. I was reading a post by Chris McMullen on Kindle Unlimited and the effect it has on rank. The next day, I came across Hugh Howey’s latest Author Earnings Report (October 2014), and a couple of interesting posts by Publishing Perspectives and Savvy Writers. As always,…

A Great Quote for NanoWrimo

Originally posted on Author P.S. Bartlett:
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Why Writers Should Watch “Adult World”

Originally posted on Shannon A. Thompson:
Announcements:  The latest poem in my Wattpad poetry series has been added! Share, like, and comment for your chance to be mentioned during my next YouTube video. This week’s poem is titled – The Affair – and here are the opening lines: I fell in love with childhood, he…

Familiar blunders when writing a novel

How to Get Individual Publishing / BookMarketing Consultation

Originally posted on Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
. Get Publishing and Book Marketing Advice . THE most often asked question by writers and would-be self-publishers in Google searches: “How to publish a book”.  This prompts to show up 288 Million answers – many from Vanity Publishers, who lay out their traps… but also useful…

Lights… Camera…. READ! How Writing Goes Live

Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
One thing which made the transition from my business brain to my bookish brain lately was a certain trend in the music industry, which now seems to be making inroads into the book industry. It’s all becoming more and more about live performance. Part of what I do for a…

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