I had a new author ask me what the best up-front advice I’d give them. This author had already put out a digital version of the book and […]
digital publishing / publishing
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Changing Cover Layouts: Which Variation Do You Like Better?
(This expands on a post I made on Facebook.) Sometimes it’s the small things that make a big difference. Consider these two variants of the Steampunk World cover: […]
amazon / digital publishing / publishing
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Amazon Wants To Be Your Friend. Again.
So Amazon sent a letter to (primarily independent) KDP authors. (Damien G. Walter posted a copy on his blog, along with his thoughts.) Which means it’s time for […]
digital publishing / publishing / self-promotion / selfpromotion
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Don’t Offer Review Books In Only One Format
As we start into award nomination time, I’m getting invitations to read stuff so that I can nominate them. Which is cool. But let me make this clear: […]
amazon / digital publishing / ebooks / publishing
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Amazon Is Wal*Mart, Not Evil (redux) – What This Mean For Readers, Indies, and Small Publishers
Here we go again: In what seems to be becoming an annual rite of spring, a dispute between a major retailer and a major publisher over sales terms […]
digital publishing / publishing
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You can now (legally) quote and share my instructions on how to get eBooks onto your reader.
A while back, I wrote up some detailed (but easy-to-follow) instructions on how to “sideload”. That is, how to get eBooks you’ve purchased directly from someone like me […]