I confess. I hadn’t heard this term until recently. But #bookstagram is something that you as an author need to know. What Is #bookstagram? You probably know what Instagram is. Well, #bookstagram is pretty much an offshoot of that. It’s essentially an Instagram hashtag used to denote a book-related picture. What’s an example of a #bookstagram? […]
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You probably remember the term “mass market books” or “mass market paperbacks.” But you also probably haven’t heard it in quite a while. There’s a reason for that. And that reason sits primarily in the e-book space. What Is a Mass Market Book, Anyway? People often used to confuse the term “mass market book” with “trade
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade, you know a fair amount about self publishing. And if you’re over the age of 40, you probably have heard about vanity publishing as well — and likely not in a positive way. Just the name itself is awful (who thought that “vanity” was
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You may have heard about an author tip sheet, sometimes called an author sell sheet. You may have even been told that you should have one. But what in the world is an author tip sheet? Let’s answer some of your questions. What Is An Author Tip Sheet? Think of an author tip sheet as a resume or
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So you know you should blog to promote your book. But you worry it will be a waste of your time and effort. The solution? Group blogs. Why Authors Should Consider Group Blogs First, let’s define group blogs. These are individual blogs on specific topics that have multiple authors, each contributing posts. So, in other words,
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Okay, you’ve written your first novel and you’re interested in selling books online … so how do you actually go about that? Here are five basic tenets to help you get started selling books online… 1. It’s not that difficult to get a book listed on Amazon. Even if you didn’t publish your book through
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Smashwords recently released the results of its annual survey. And the results are … well … interesting. If you want to read the full report, you can check it out on the Smashwords blog. But here’s a summary of what you, as an author, can take from the 2015 Smashwords survey. 1. Offering things for
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By pure coincidence, I came across three articles today that all, in different ways, conveyed the same message. Self-publishing is the way to go. Why? Well, let’s go over what we can learn from each of these pieces… 1. In this infographic, we learn that self-published authors are now selling more books than the big
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I just read a fascinating article about how more people are becoming e-book readers on their phones (not even tablets or Kindles anymore!), and how that’s changing the whats and hows of their reading. And, of course, when their reading habits change, then … well … an author’s writing needs to change as well. After all, it’s
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Here’s an interesting idea for promotion of your book … tie a social media hashtag campaign to it. How would you do that? Well, start by following the idea currently being executed by Random House Children’s Books in conjunction with the ASPCA as an offshoot of the new, bestselling Dr. Seuss book. Here’s a summary
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