Tag Archives: self-publish

Hachette v. Amazon: Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?

Posted on June 16, 2014 by

If you’ve paid any attention to the book industry, you’ll know by now that Hachette and Amazon are locked in some kind of pricing battle. The details aren’t that well known, but the strategy is: Amazon disabled the pre-order option … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality’s Meaning for Bloggers, Writers, and Musicians

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

Last week, the FCC struck down something called “net neutrality.” You might have seen headlines and decided it was boring. Maybe, for a little while, you were curious about the ruling’s meaning. No one really knows how things are going … Continue reading →

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How to Use a Blog to Sell Your Book

Posted on October 24, 2013 by

The government shutdown is over. For now. After so much productive and rigorous hashtagging on Twitter, complaints on Facebook, and half-plagiarised news articles looking for traffic, our representatives had no choice but to start funding things again. And agree to … Continue reading →

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Why You Didn’t Get Any Sales from Your KDP Select Promotion

Posted on September 11, 2013 by

You wrote the book. You did the research. You got a cover. Finally, you formatted the thing for Amazon Kindle and decided to try KDP Select. Gleefully, you set up the promotion and let ‘er whirl. You scaled your expectations … Continue reading →

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Forget Facebook, Your Band Needs Email Marketing

Posted on September 6, 2013 by

Bands have a lot of different attitudes when it comes to how they use Facebook. You’ve got the guys who don’t like to fill out any information. Then the ones who prefer to post vague and mysterious, almost nonsensical blocks … Continue reading →

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Libboo: A New Social Media Platform that Might Actually Help Authors

Posted on August 28, 2013 by

 When it comes to social media for authors, I’m skeptical at best. The average conversion rate for B2B companies on social media is 1.6 percent and they’re selling a solution to some kind of problem. Authors are selling a commoditized … Continue reading →

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Why Authors Shouldn’t Pay for Social Media Services

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

I accidentally clicked a press release the other day. This release announced an exciting new “social media system” to help independent authors create buzz for books. A noble goal, albeit a lofty one. Dog Ear Publishing, one of the many … Continue reading →

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