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Publetariat Dispatch: How To Publish A Book 101

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, author and publishing consultant Joanna Penn covers the basics of publishing a book. The rise and rise of self-publishing has meant

April 11, 2013

Publetariat Dispatch: Simon & Schuster Puts A “Bounty” On Indie Author Heads

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, Publetariat founder and Editor in Chief April L. Hamilton shares an alarming email exchange she had with Simon & Schuster, which

March 7, 2013

Publetariat Dispatch: Smashwords 2012 Year In Review

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, Smashwords founder Mark Coker takes a look back at some of the trends and developments witnessed in trade publishing and ebooks

March 5, 2013

Publetariat Dispatch: KDP Select – Is It Worth It?

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, Duolit team member Shannon O’Neil shares her experiences and lessons learned from participation in Amazon’s KDP Select program. As if it

February 28, 2013

Publetariat Dispatch: Open Book Audio May Be The Best Choice For Indie Authors

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, indie author Virginia Ripple looks at indie author options for audiobook production and distribution. Back in June of last year I

January 31, 2013

Publetariat Dispatch: Indie Author vs. Indie Entrepreneur

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, Publetariat founder and Editor in Chief April L. Hamilton shares her reasons for not going full-bore with author platform and marketing

January 8, 2013

Publetariat Dispatch: What Will Smith Can Teach Us About Sales

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, the Duolit team of publishing consultants looks at how Will Smith is getting marketing right, and how authors can learn from

November 6, 2012

Publetariat Dispatch: Victorian San Francisco in 1880: Social Structure and Character Development

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, indie author M. Louisa Locke shares some of the research that goes into her historical fiction. Publetariat Editor’s Note: In this

October 25, 2012

Publetariat Dispatch: Writer Aids

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, Bob Spear shares some tools for writers. This blog article features various software packages from one company, Mariner Software, Inc. It’s

October 9, 2012

Publetariat Dispatch: Why DIY Publishing Is NOT A Dead End

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, author M. Louisa Locke rebuts a post written by Anderson Porter. This morning I read a post by Anderson Porter about

September 25, 2012

Publetariat Dispatch: Splurge And Save – How To Be A Thrifty Indie!

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, the Duolit team discusses when and where it makes sense to invest a little more, and when and where it’s possible

September 20, 2012

Publetariat Dispatch: How To Get Seen & Noticed

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, independent bookseller Bob Spear shares some promo tricks of the trade with authors. With 500,000 new books being published every year,

July 24, 2012

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