How Do Indie Authors Create A Brand?
Branding is a buzzword these days. A friend of mine who’s a linguistic anthropologist went to a job hunt workshop,…
Lessons Learned and Tips from Indie Authors
As you may know after coming to this conference, that there are many ways to indie pubbing. The main notes at…
Indie Publishing Then and the WOW of Now by LM Preston
Believe it or not, Independent Publishing has been around a long, long time. And although for a length of time…
Indie Authors Selling eBooks in Bookstores by Mark Lefebre of Kobo
Skip the reading and listen/watch Mark give his presentation "live"!(scroll to the bottom of the post to watch!)I have been…
Your Book as an App by Richard Smith of Bowker Identifier Services
Before writing more specifically about Book Apps, we should start with a level set. The target market for Book Apps…
Top 10 Tips for Successful Self-Publishing by Barbara Freethy
I started the fantastic journey of self publishing in January of 2010. I started out slow, and it took a…
Partnering with an Agent by Steena Holmes
Exactly one year ago this month, I made a decision that has literally changed my world. For years I had…
All about Audio by Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Let’s talk Audiobooks! Since the audiobook of Glimpsecame out in August, 2012, I’ve been on a mission to share how…
Breaking into International Markets by Orna Ross of ALLIi
1: Sell English Language eBooks in International Book Stores.In recent months, Amazon has been aggressively moving into ebook markets abroad.…
The Double Life: Walking the Fence in Publishing by Nancy Holder
These are great times for writers. We’ve never had so many opportunities to publish work that is legally protected as…
Measuring Success by Susan Kaye Quinn
"Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money." - Jules Renard (French…
The Magic of Awards and Reviews by Amy Edelman
Marketing a book is a little like making great chocolate chip cookies. There are certain ingredients that are important to…