According to MarketWatch.com’s probably press release verbatim: Barnes & Noble Launches PubIt!(TM), Easy-to-Use Digital Publishing Platform for Independent and Self-Publishers PubIt! Portal Now Available, Offering Expanded Distribution, Promotion and Protection of Independently and Self-Published...
Prezi is a new online software tool that allows you to create seemingly three-dimensional presentations. “Create astonishing presentations live and on the web.” See a Prezi for yourself. I’ve set it up so it...
by Beth Barany · Published October 3, 2010 · Last modified October 4, 2010
Bookfomercial for “How Not To Write A Novel” by Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman. Animation by Marianne R. Petit. Yes, they’re advertising. And if you don’t laugh at least once you’re taking yourself way...
Over 1 million books were published last year. Wow. Did you add to that number? Will you be adding to that number this year or next? Here’s the full Publisher’s Weekly article from last...
Literary agent, Nathan Bransford’s weekly fun and raucous report of the week’s publishing news: http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/10/this-week-in-publishing-10110.html Upcoming San Francisco literary event: LitQuake, Oct. 1-9, 2010 “Local authors rumble through pubs, clubs and libraries for Litquake,...
by Beth Barany · Published September 30, 2010 · Last modified October 1, 2010
Often, authors are under the misguided impression that all they have to do is write a book and it will sell like hotcakes, flying off the shelves. Unfortunately, even the best-written books can produce...
by Dana Lynn Smith Online networking can be a terrific book promotion tool, but there’s sometimes a fine line between letting your contacts know about your book and being overly promotional. If you’re too...
Book Promotion / book sales / publishing
by Beth Barany · Published September 28, 2010 · Last modified December 22, 2013
More and more romance authors are independently publishing on the Kindle. I sat down with two women from the San Francisco Romance Writers of America chapter to uncover more about this phenomenon and discover...
by Beth Barany · Published September 27, 2010 · Last modified September 28, 2010
To get started on self-publishing on the Kindle, start here here: https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/signin Their FAQ: http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/index.jspa No, they don’t pay me.
An aspiring writer wants to know if Stephen J. Cannell has any advice for those who want to establish a long-term writing career. If you’ve ever wanted to write a novel or a screenplay,...
Written and posted for Day 25 the day after, I’m blatantly cheating on my 31 Day Blog Challenge. I’m a writer. My passion is fiction. This post is real, though fiction is that I...
On Ebook Pricing by JA Konrath: “I thought I would distill my thoughts into a new blog entry, and explain why I believe $2.99 is the new ebook standard.” JA Konrath offers the nuts...
Understanding how Amazon sales ranking works isn’t just for techies. All authors need to understand how Amazon works so they can use the system to their advantage, and so they be an Amazon bestseller, too.
Guest post by Brian Jud. Reprinted by permission. You can sell more of your books if you can answer two questions honestly. First, how often do people think about your book? Second, how often...
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