Chazz Writes has an inspiring post which asks a very important question – do you pick up pennies? As writers, too many of us settle for rejection all too easily. The timing isn’t right. The market isn’t right. Our work isn’t right. We get in a rut and lose faith. We settle. While we usually [...] Read more »
Amazon: The Next Publishing Powerhouse?
What if a book publisher knew exactly what kinds of books readers were looking for? What if the same publisher had access to customer data which would help it market the books people like based on their past book purchases? That could be the reality, as Amazon seems poised to make a big push into [...] Read more »
Author Gives Self Publishing Tips
Author John Betcher gave some great self-publishing advice for authors in a guest post at the blog, Sierra’s Writing Adventure. He suggests, among other things, to get as many reviews for your book as possible. Engage as many bona fide book reviewers as possible to read your book. Where can you find them? Check out [...] Read more »
Publishing And Branding Tip: Buy A Kindle
Plan to be a self-published author? Then you ought to buy yourself a Kindle to get a taste of what the user experience is like for readers. That’s the advice Roger Parker gave in yesterday’s post at Personal Branding Blog. Here are a few of the reasons you just can’t “read about” a Kindle, but [...] Read more »
Self Published Author Joe Konrath Sold 18,000 eBooks On Kindle … In January Alone!
Remember when struggling authors had to practically sell their soul to the Devil to get even crappy book deals? And then once they got their book published, they had to go on the road, do book signings, and spend countless hours promoting a book that might sell a few copies here and there. Those days [...] Read more »
UK Student To Self Publish Second Book
- Looking To Sell 1,000 Copies While many college students might be working on writing a book, how many can say they are working on publishing their book? Their second one? University of Lincoln student Ben Atkinson, 19, is publishing his second book, Walking On Cinders, and is aiming to sell 1,000 copies at his [...] Read more »
Apple Rejects Sony Reader.Could Kindle Be Next?
Apple has rejected the Sony Reader application from inclusion at its app store, prompting some to wonder if Amazon’s Kindle app might be next? And if so, what kind of backlash might be in store for Apple? And how might it affect iPad and the coming iPad 2 sales? The change may signal a shift [...] Read more »
Could Google’s Move Mean More Author Revenues?
Google may be reducing fees it collects from content providers for its Android applications — meaning a bigger share for content providers. Typically, Amazon, Google, and Apple offer 70 percent of its ebook, and other content sales to the publishers. However, if Google changes what it collects, could it mean other companies will follow suit? [...] Read more »
Do Authors Make Good Publishers?
2010 seemed to be the year of the Author recognizing his/her power and eschewing traditional models of publication. The web has given writers more power than ever. But exactly what kind of success are authors such as Seth Godin, Corey Doctorow, and JD Konrath having as they go the self-publishing route? Ereads asked just that [...] Read more »
Available Darkness: Chapter 27
(Serial and Milk: Available Darkness is a serialized horror thriller co-written by David Wright and Sean Platt. A new chapter appears here each Friday. If you missed previous chapters, you can read them here.) You asked – we listened. Since so many of you have commented, emailed and tweeted demanding more than one chapter per [...] Read more »
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