Tag Archive | self publishing
Getting in the Money Mindset: A Basic Financial Plan for New Authors
Originally posted on Kate M. Colby:
Back when I first discussed my goal of full-time authorship (and again when I reflected on my first full year as a published author), a few readers expressed interest in learning more about my plan to become a full-time author. In short, I’ve had to realize that, if I…
5 Ways to You Can Market for Free
Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hello Story Empire readers! Today is my first official post on this site and I’m really excited to share some thoughts with everyone. Here are five free ways to market your book in some ways you may not have thought about before now. Blog About Your Book Yes, this has…
Indie Author Support: Are You Harmful or Helpful?
Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
This post came, literally, out of nowhere. In no way did I intend on taking an hour out of my schedule to write this post, but I wanted to share this article that was delivered to my email and get some feedback on it. It’s a great conversation starter.…
Pronoun Redux
Originally posted on Ruth Nestvold – Indie Adventures:
I recently posted about a certain amount of frustration involved in publishing to two new distributors, Streetlib and Pronoun. Well, it looks like I’m going to have to give Pronoun another chance. They have announced a number of changes, including better royalties (70% for everything up to…
Starting Out as an Indie Author: Social Media and Cross Promotion
Originally posted on Ruth Nestvold – Indie Adventures:
I’m almost there on getting the book version of my series “Starting Out as an Indie Author” ready for publication! I’ve put together some new material on subjects I hadn’t covered in my posts. Today I would like to share a new chapter with you, “Social Media…
Do I Need to Copyright My Book?
Originally posted on How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks:
Like ISBN, copyright questions are common and the legalities of it can be complex. In most cases, copyright is something an author won’t need to spend much time worrying about. The tasks to copyright a book are straightforward, starting with simply writing a book. If you…
Selling Books—The Struggle is REAL but Not New & What to DO!
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flickr Creative Commons, courtesy of Lane Pearman I know a lot of authors feel overwhelmed in the digital age of publishing and that is perfectly understandable. But today I would like to pan back and maybe offer a refreshed perspective to keep you pressing. Today we…
New distributors for indie authors: Pronoun and Streetlib
Originally posted on Ruth Nestvold – Indie Adventures:
I have recently become aware of a couple of new distributors (also referred to as aggregators) on the self-publishing scene, Pronoun and Streetlib. Some time ago in “Starting Out as an Indie Author,” I covered the topic of distributors in general, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and Xinxii in…
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