Tor Books has just demonstrated that the decision makers at Macmillan are surprisingly ignorant on the basic principles of microeconomics in general. Earlier this weeks Tor Books informed libraries...
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Want a Sword, Get Well Card, or Coffee Mug With That Book?
Earlier today The Book Designer published a post where I argue that authors should invest in swag to give away or sell to their fans. This is still be...
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Five Ways Authors Can Use Alexa
Amazon has been shipping the Echo smart speakers for several years now, but the tech is still new to some of us. For example, I just got my first...
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Amazon Updates KDP Rules to Discourage Book-Stuffing
Amazon has finally taken steps to squash the cheating in Kindle Unlimited once and for all. They just updated the KDP content guidelines with new rules about compilations, collections,...
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Book Funnel Launches Download Codes
Book fairs and trade shows are a couple of the only times that print books have a clear advantage over ebooks. It's really hard to give away or sell...
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Five Tools for Better World-Building For Your Next Book
When it comes to world-building, some authors just make up a world as they write the story, while others take the time to invent cultural rules defining gremlin marriages and...
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Kobo: Keep Your Book Description Shorter Than 4,000 Characters Or It Will Be Excluded From Walmart.com
I am currently following a discussion over on KBoards about Kobo and Walmart, and one author just dropped a useful nugget of information that authors might find useful. Kobo...
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How to Lease a Virtual Mac Online to Upload eBooks to iBooks
Apple is notorious for the ridiculously pointless rule that if you want to sell ebooks on their platform, you have to use their app and their hardware to do...
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Edie Bryant, Hayden Hunt, and How to Turn One Novel Into Two By Changing the Pronouns
Authors are always trying to get more books written faster. It's not just that more titles equals more sales, but also that Amazon's algorithms reward authors who publish the...
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The Authors Guild Launches an Amazon/Author Dispute Resolution Channel
The Authors Guild has a well-deserved reputation for being a puppet of legacy publishers. This group has never missed an opportunity to bash Amazon and spread FUD (even though...
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Book Printer File For Bankruptcy, Stiffs Customers on Outstanding Orders
When book printer Edwards Brothers Malloy announced last week that it was winding down its operations and would complete all outstanding jobs. It's with heavy hearts we announce that...
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Authors, Don’t Be Taken in by the Blockchain/Bitcoin Hype
If you have been following tech news then you've probably heard the term blockchain mentioned more than once. This word is rarely explained in non-technical terms, but it is...
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Grow Your Author Mailing List with These 7 Essential Tools
You've heard over and over that the best way to promote your author career is a robust mailing list. This is true no matter the product, the business model, or...
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AAP Reports Trade Revenues Up 6.3%, eBook Revenues Down 3.2% in First Quarter
The American Association of Publishers reported a surprising jump in trade revenues on Friday. Overall revenues rose 6.2% ($143.2 million) while trade revenues were up 6.2%, to $1.59 billion....
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Nate’s Big List of Email Service Companies
Social media and crowd-funding may be getting all the hype, but frankly the most effective way to make a sale or build an audience is through mailing lists. You...
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