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Kindle Scout – A New Program from Amazon
Originally posted on Authors Supporting Authors:
Have you heard about Kindle Scout? This could prove to be another option for Indie Authors publishing on Amazon. Here is some basic information about the program: “Customers who have shown an interest in books about publishing might want to know about Kindle Scout, a new reader-powered publishing…
Recommended Blogs in the Publishing/ Writing/ Reading Community
Originally posted on Publishing Insights:
After actively running this website for almost half a year, I would like to make a list of the blogs/blog sections (in alphabetic order) that I find insightful and informative for writers, readers, and publishers. Most of them are also very well designed, which means that you can enjoy a visual…
This Week’s Agenda
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
I have a couple of projects this week. First there is a book launch, the second edition of Eightysixed by Emily Belden. It’s underway, kind of, so I’m finalizing a press release for that. For those who don’t realize it, launching a book in both paperback and…
Amazon, Ebooks, and Advertising
Originally posted on Publishing Insights:
There has been a lot of mixed reactions toward Amazon putting advertisements on Kindle, especially when it was first launched in 2011. Today I wish to bring this issue back into the spotlight and invite you to re-examine it together. In the article Why Advertising Could Become Amazon’s Knockout Punch, Joe Wikert attributes…
Guest Post: Multi-touch iBooks and ‘The Sword of Air’ by R.J. Madigan
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
I was so intrigued by R.J. Madigan’s experimentation with new innovations in iBook formatting that I requested a Guest Post about the subject for my own blog as I believe this will be of interest to many of my readers, as well. The Sword of Air – Punk…
The benefits of publishing through a publisher
Originally posted on Suffolk Scribblings:
licensed under creative commons. Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/89228431@N06/ ? I’ve written many times about why I decided to self-publish and the pros and cons of going down this route, often by comparing a positive of indie publishing compared to a negative of going through a publisher. Because of this, I may occasionally…
The Ups and Downs of Indie Life
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I wrote this post for Sue Coletta’s blog. Sue is a crime writer and a lovely lady, who offers plenty of great tips and advice on getting traditionally published, pitching to agents etc. As she has focused on that side of publishing, she asked me for a post that…
Building Your Author Platform: How to Choose Your Pen Name
Originally posted on Kate M. Colby:
Once you have decided to start building your author platform, the first thing you need to do is select the pen name under which you plan to publish. This is an extremely important decision, and for some authors, it will be more difficult than others. Your pen name is…
Guest Post: San Miguel Writers’ Conference by Gordon Cope – Part Three
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
This is the third of a 3-part series written by Gordon Cope who has been previously featured on Reading Recommendations. Gordon has offered to give us an “insider’s look” into the writing conference held annually in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. THE CITY OF SMA The city of…
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