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In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, author M. Louisa Locke discusses her experiences with Amazon KDP Select. My two historical mysteries, Maids of Misfortune and Uneasy Spirits, have come to the end of their first 3 months as part of the KDP Select program, and I have decided to re-enroll them. I know that a good number […]
In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, author and publishing consultant Joseph C. Kunz, Jr. explains how to write a one-page business plan, and why it’s important for self-publishers to do so. This week, we’re pleased to promote another post from member Joseph C. Kunz Jr.‘s Publetariat blog to the front page. Whether you are about to self-publish […]
In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, The Book Designer Joel Friedlander examines the driving, and growing, forces at work behind the rise of the indie author movement. Whenever a discussion about self-publishing gets heated, you can be sure someone will say, “If we let just anybody publish a book, soon we’ll be buried in bad, unedited books […]
In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, indie author and publishing consultant Joanna Penn shares lessons learned. This is podcast number 100 and it’s just over 2 years since I started podcasting. [Editor’s note: podcast is included at the end of this article] At the time, I had one non-fiction book out with pretty much zero sales and […]
In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, indie author indie author M. Louisa Locke explains why and how indie authors are at the vanguard of publishing. I ran across this quote today, from a post that historical romance novelist Courtney Milan wrote this week as an open letter to agents. The traditional information storehouse has been inverted. Right […]
Book Gorilla has a great ebook offering today called Unexpected Bride. The cover art is certainly eye-catching. Taking time to put together a nice cover and an intriguing description is always worth the effort. Check out the link. Here’s the set-up for Shadonna Richards’ An Unexpected Bride, just 99 Cents on Kindle: Emma Wiggins is […]
Carolyn McCray shares her secrets on Price Pulsing, a way to raise your rank by lowering your ebook price, then grab readers. As your rank rises, you go back to your original price (to improve your royalties) ending up with a better rank and more money now that you’ve been discovered by lots of new […]
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Monique Martin’s well-told tale “Out of Time,” this week’s Kindle Nation weekly sponsor, soars from #2,921 to #372 in K Store, #12 Mover+Shaker. We know you’ll want this one on your Kindle — or new Kindle Fire. “That is just ten kinds of awesome! I’ve even made it to the Bestsellers list for Romance on […]
In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, indie author M. Louisa Locke offers self-editing tips. I made the decision that I was going to self-publish my historical mystery, Maids of Misfortune, in the spring of 2009. Having discovered and become a faithful reader of the website, Publetariat, I was well aware that I had several tasks in front […]
In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, indie author and tech watcher Piotr Kowalczyk offers tips for reducing self-publishing expenses. The price of a book is what really matters to readers. It’s where self-published authors can compete with traditional publishers, as the examples of Amanda Hocking or J.A. Konrath show. Many Kindle Store writers choose $0.99 price tag. […]
In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, indie author and small publisher Alan Baxter explains why most indies aren’t enjoying the same level of success as indie author phenom Amanda Hocking, and why that’s okay. The web has been abuzz lately (for example) with stories of Amanda Hocking’s incredible self-publishing success (and similar success by other indies). In […]