Self-publishing resource roundup from Publetariat
Publetariat has a great roundup of resources for self-publishers. Included are: choosing a self-publishing service provider; getting your book ready for print--or ebook--publication; author platform and book promotion; indie audio; community,...
Ruth Ann Nordin posts her marketing plan
From Self-Published Author's Lounge, author Ruth Ann Nordin posts her plan. Ruth made $18,400 last year on self-published books, so she is someone to listen to.
Her plan outline:
Focus on publishing...
Morning Roundup: iPad dominates business tablet usage. Smashwords updates eDelivery service
Self-Published Books: The Surprising Data from Amazon (Boing Boing)
I think that there are a couple of important points that Howey skirts, if not eliding them altogether.
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iPad Dominates Business Tablet Usage (GoodeReader)
Contrary...
Morning Roundup — Stories you may have missed
Amazon is the Devil—and I Love it (Salon)
Self-Publishing Gains Ground, Acceptance
(Good E-Reader)
HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster Reportedly in Preliminary Merger Talks (Paid Content)
Kindle Daily Deal: The Charleston Connection by Tom MacDonald {and} Promise the...
Quick Note: Guide to comparing services for publishing ebooks for the iPad
I received an email about this guide entitled: Guide to Comparing Services that Indie Authors can Use to Publish eBooks to Apple's iPad.
It's a free PDF from Gravity Switch and their...
Free webcast tomorrow from O’Reilly: What traditional publishers can learn from self-publishers
From the O'Reilly site:
Presented by: Mark Coker, Chad Jennings, Pete Nikolai, Bob Young
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes.
Cost: Free
The lines between traditional and self-publishing is blurring. In fact, some traditional publishers are launching their own self-publishing imprints....
Self-publishing via e-book is alive and well in Canada
From an article in The Province by author Peter Darbyshire:
... As it turns out, there are a few Canadian writers who have already gone indie and aren't looking back.
In the...
Why digital publishing is the same as print publishing
There are signs that some publishers are starting to see new ways to think about digital publishing. On The Bookseller’s “FuturEBook” blog, David Miller talks about an epiphany he...
It’s like making sausage: you asked for dollars and cents, by Mary Anna Evans
The last two days have had the highest readership since I started this blog, by quite a bit. Talking about ebooks in particular, and the book business in general, seems to...
Testimonial from an author
Got this email fromMichael Solomon and I thought it was worth sharing:
I am a self-publishing author who, three years ago, began offering (on my Web site and also onmininova.com, a bit-torrent...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
