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New AI Tools for Advertising on Amazon: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway
As I have reported many times, when it comes to using AI tools, the author community is divided—both within itself and, individually, when it comes to what kind of AI we are talking about. Assistive tools are consistently seen as more acceptable and are more readily used than generative ones.
Creating a Compelling Author Website with Pauline Wiles: The Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast
On the Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast’s Branding, Marketing, and Promotion stream, Dale L. Roberts speaks with Pauline Wiles, an indie author and website designer, about the importance of branding and creating a compelling author website. They discuss the evolution of web design, common mistakes authors make, and the significance of building an email list. Pauline shares insights on budgeting for a website, SEO best practices, and the role of an author’s website in their overall marketing strategy.
Bookshops Are Cool Again, But No One Reads Books: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway
It is perhaps not a surprise that a survey by the Booksellers Association has found that people think bookshops are cool. It is, however, cool that people seem to think so, albeit a little surprising that this latest finding is considered a new development. I just checked an article I wrote for The Guardian about the coolest bookshop of all, the Albion Beatnik, and was flashed a warning informing me that my article was more than eleven years old.
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