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Self-Publishing Social Media Saturation: Is it already here?

Paul St John Mackintosh — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:56 +0000

Earlier I wrote about the possibility that the new channels of e-book marketing might soon be saturated by the efforts of a new generation of publicists, agents and book promoters—once these had mastered social media and other techniques for getting their message in front of readers—to the detriment of indies or individual self-publishers. Now it [...]

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Diminishing returns dawn for self-publishing?

Paul St John Mackintosh — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:17 +0000

This is as much a thought piece and a kickoff for discussion as a fully fleshed-out article, but it goes like this: Is the end of the golden age of self-publishing already in sight? Part of the reasoning behind this comes from the dawn of the dot-com era just over a decade ago, when Internet [...]

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Self-publishing author Ted Heller doesn’t like the process. That may be because he’s doing it wrong.

Susan Lulgjuraj — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:23:16 +0000

Self-publishing is not for everyone. It’s not for the impatient. It’s not for those dreaming of great successes. Self-publishing is one of the hardest gigs to get into—that has been proven by hundreds (if not thousands) of authors who have self-published books. That’s not to say you cannot have great success, or even quick success, [...]

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Review: “Let’s Get Visible: How to Get Noticed and Sell More Books” by David Gaughran

Paul St John Mackintosh — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:00:43 +0000

This book had me diving into my current e-book projects within the first few minutes of opening the review copy, looking at how to improve the preview, feedback hooks, tagging, category choice, etc. And by the end, I had a whole checklist of sites to visit, tweaks to make, programs to sign up for. That’s [...]

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Draft2Digital Converts Word Documents Into E-Books: How well does it work?

Juli Monroe — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:48:24 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I read about Draft2Digital, an e-book distributor still in beta mode. They got my attention with their claim to be able to turn a Word doc into a functional EPUB or Mobi (Kindle) file. Naturally I had to check them out, so I asked for a beta code, and I’ve [...]

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Morning Links: Next time, I’ll self-publish

Joanna Cabot — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:22:56 +0000

Adult Hardcover Revenues Down Nearly 7% in 2012 (GalleyCat) Next Time, I’ll Self-Publish (The Indie Reader) Add Content From Other Services to your Kobo Library (Kobo Books) 3M Cloud Library Unveils Better Tools, More Titles (Digital Book World) Kindle Daily Deals: The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau (and 3 others)

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First impressions of Nook Press, the rebranded PubIt!

Juli Monroe — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:00:15 +0000

As a PubIt! author, I received a lovely invitation email today to check out Nook Press, Nook’s new publishing platform. So what was the first thing I did when I had a moment to look at the email? I clicked on the link to check it out. And got a “Page Not Found” error. Not [...]

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Morning Links: 10 delicious literary beers to drink while reading

Dan Eldridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:34:23 +0000

Podcast: No Such Thing as Used E-Book (Publishers Weekly) Why do we keep making e-books like paper books? (Gizmodo) To save indies, publishers need to reconsider DRM (Dear Author) 10 Delicious Literary Beers to Drink While Reading (Flavorwire) Hugh Howey: Self-publishing is the future (Salon) Kindle Daily Deals: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (and 3 [...]

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Author discovery: One more reason Amazon may have purchased Goodreads

Juli Monroe — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:23:38 +0000

When I wrote last week about the implications of the Goodreads/Amazon merger, I missed one particularly important reason Amazon may have decided to purchase the social reading site. But before I mention it, let me step back for a moment. I’ve been seeing some good quality books coming out of Amazon’s publishing imprints, Thomas & [...]

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Actor Jim Carrey to self-publish children’s book

Susan Lulgjuraj — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:41 +0000

Self-publishing means anyone can put out a book—from first-time authors trying to make a name for themselves, to celebrities who have the star power necessary to move units. The next big name to jump into the self-publishing fray? Actor Jim Carrey. According to a video interview Carrey conducted with the website, Hit Fix he’s publishing a children’s book [...]

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Morning Links: Could e-books save newspapers?

Dan Eldridge — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:31:30 +0000

Ebooks: Newspapers should capitalize on their archives (The Guardian) Bookstore browsing vital for publishing, research finds (The Bookseller) Are African writers and readers ready for the e-book revolution? (The Creative Penn) Short Books + Fast Books (and Diet) = Indie Success (Publishing Perspectives) Kindle Daily Deals: Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut (and 3 others)

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Morning Links: More self-publishing success

Joanna Cabot — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:57:52 +0000

Canadian Government Creates Snitch Line to Report Librarians who Speak Publicly (Boing Boing) Self-Selling Self- Published Author Jennifer L. Armentrout Signs Six-Figure Deal (Digital Book World) Details on Copyright Register Maria Pallante’s Call for Reform (Techdirt) Amazon Now Allows Schools to Buy Apps in Bulk with Whispercast (Good e-Reader) Kindle Daily Deals: Slipping Into Darkness by [...]

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Morning Links: Price-fixing, the death of Google Reader, and more

Joanna Cabot — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:00:46 +0000

Publishers: Go Hybrid! (Future Book) DOJ Price-Fixing Case Has Generated Over 8 Million Pages of Evidence (Publisher’s Weekly) The Killing of Google Reader Highlights Risk of Relying on Single Provider (Techdirt) Self-Publishing Takes Center Stage at San Francisco Writer’s Conference (Media Shift) Kindle Daily Deals: The Galaxy Project by Robert Heinlein (and 3 others)

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Do publishers need to give authors more info to keep them happy?

Susan Lulgjuraj — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:43:23 +0000

More than a few self-published authors, of course, have found serious success through various channels over the years—selling a vast amount of books on their own, for instance, or having their previously self-published book picked up by a big publishing concern. And yet, contrary to popular belief, not every self-published author actually wants to be picked up [...]

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Meet the winners of our Guy Kawasaki giveaway!

Dan Eldridge — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:07:45 +0000

Last week, TeleRead teamed up with author and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki and his cracker-jack PR team to bring you a giveaway contest featuring lots of DIY advice for the digital self-publishing. Seven days later, the time has come to announce our three lucky winners. Please put your hands together, everyone, for grand prize winner Brian Rathbone. Congrats, [...]

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