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Edie Bryant, Hayden Hunt, and How to Turn One Novel Into Two By Changing the Pronouns

27 June, 201827 June, 2018Amazon, Self-Pub12 Comments

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...

The Authors Guild Launches an Amazon/Author Dispute Resolution Channel

9 June, 20189 June, 2018The Authors Guild2 Comments

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...

Book Printer File For Bankruptcy, Stiffs Customers on Outstanding Orders

8 June, 20188 June, 2018Paper, POD, PublishingOne Comment

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...

Authors, Don’t Be Taken in by the Blockchain/Bitcoin Hype

4 June, 201825 June, 2018DeBunking, Self-Pub7 Comments

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...

Grow Your Author Mailing List with These 7 Essential Tools

3 June, 20189 October, 2018Marketing, Self-PubLeave a comment

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...

AAP Reports Trade Revenues Up 6.3%, eBook Revenues Down 3.2% in First Quarter

28 May, 201828 May, 2018AAP, ebook salesLeave a comment

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....

Nate’s Big List of Email Service Companies

26 May, 20186 January, 2019Marketing, Self-Pub11 Comments

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...

Seven Drop Dead Simple Ways Authors Can Grow Their Audience in 20 Minutes or less

21 May, 20189 October, 2018Marketing, Self-PubOne Comment

One of the first - and possibly the most important - things authors learn about developing their writing career is that marketing is not something you can just do...

Nate’s Big List of eBook Market Analytic Tools

15 May, 20184 June, 2018Marketing, Self-Pub6 Comments

Finding the right niche / genre / keywords to market your book, and then parsing the sales data once your ebook is on the market, can mean the difference...

Internet Archive Wants You to Turn Your Site Into a Pirate Site

13 May, 20189 June, 2018Piracy, The Authors Guild4 Comments

The Open Library is a free web library slash pirate site run by the Internet Archive. It lends ebooks, and can be used by anyone online. A recent update...

AAP: Publisher eBook Sales Fell almost 5% in 2017

9 May, 20189 May, 2018AAP, ebook sales3 Comments

The Association of American Publishers has released its end of year revenue report for the legacy publishing industry. As expected, trade revenues were essentially flat (a 1.3% increase), while...

Amazon is Beta-Testing New Author Pages

9 May, 20189 May, 2018Amazon, Self-Pub4 Comments

I just read in the 20Booksto50K Facebook group that you can now find a couple different author pages on Amazon.com. The old page, which is shown below (link), features...

Cockygate: Faleena Hopkins Has Registered a Trademark on Cocky, and is Using it to Threaten Other Romance Authors

5 May, 20186 May, 2018DeBunking, Lawsuit, Self-Pub83 Comments

Trademark bullying is a pox on industries ranging from breweries to whatever over-priced junk Monster Cable is making this week. A trademark bully's ostensible goal is to keep consumers...

What All the Coverage Missed About Amazon’s New Prime Book Box Service

3 May, 20183 May, 2018Amazon, Publishing3 Comments

Amazon's new book of the month club replacement, the Prime Book Box, got a lot of attention when it was announced on Tuesday, but so far everyone (including me)...

Guest Post: What Tech Startups Can Teach Authors About Marketing

28 April, 201827 May, 2018Self-Pub2 Comments

by Evan Gow In the world of Startups, Dave McClure is a boss. He’s invested in 5 unicorns (a moniker for startups worth over a billion dollars), something very...

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