Although it’s easy to see that the customer is Amazon’s number one priority that doesn’t mean that they don’t recognize the need to provide at least some benefits for the authors who supply the ebooks, even if grudgingly. Rarely is an issue black and white, so I’ve laid out a list of pros and cons […]
Baby Boomer Literature – An Overlooked Audience
Age related categories are not an uncommon site in our libraries and bookstores. Every age group experiences different generational transitions and turmoil. Readers are looking for stories and characters that they can empathize with and authors are more than happy to fill that need. In fact Young Adult Literature is one of the highest selling […]
Death of the Open-Door Policy for Authors?
Just recently, BookBaby changed their ebook conversion and ebook distribution policy. Since it began in 2011, BookBaby has offered numerous plans for authors, which included no charge for distribution. Like most distribution companies, BookBaby received it’s commission on sales made. Well, these free-distribution plans are gone and authors now pay a flat fee ($299) for […]
Is Kindle Unlimited Good for Authors?
I’ll be honest, it has been with trepidation that I have watched the rise of the eBook. I have loved reading since I was a young child and there is nothing that fills me with more joy than the earthy, sweet smell of a new book and the feeling of printed paper pressed between my […]
Free Author Digital Footprint from Author Marketing Ideas
Source: PRWeb http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/10/prweb12289335.htm Author Marketing Ideas is offering a “Free Digtial Footprint Evaluation” to self-publishing authors. This allows authors to “see their online marketing strengths and weaknesses”, giving them information needed to improve their book sales. Author Marketing is one of the areas most authors hate to venture — but it is one that is […]
Smashwords NaNoWriMo Promotion
It’s November and that means NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). If you are like me, this free source (donations recommended) is a wonderful challenge to write a 50,000 word novel between November 1-30. I have written two YA novels through this event and plan to get a good chunk of my third done. Smashwords, in […]
Amazon’s crowdsourced publishing program, Kindle Scout
Amazon is taking a new approach to publishing — a 21st century approach. With Kindle Scout, readers nominate which books are allowed to progress. Kindle Scout is reader-powered publishing for new, never-before-published books. It’s a place where readers help decide if a book gets published. Selected books will be published by Kindle Press and receive […]