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The “Donut Hole” within Amazon’s KDP Select “Free” Periods
Mmmm… donuts. Many authors might not have run into this donut hole while placing their book or books free in this program. I want to explain what it is along with how you can find where it occurs now...
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Indie Authors & eBooks: Freedom to be Free
Since the first indie authors figured out a way to make their eBooks free on Amazon, other indies have been badmouthing them. Some of the same authors – with an assist from traditionally published...
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A Self-Publishing Journey Which Debunks Conventional Wisdom
I started my publishing journey three years ago — a fifty-something year-old realtor that hadn’t written anything in decades, but had a story to tell. Like so many others, I nearly fell into the orbit...
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Soft-Selling Books in the Digital Age
I’m an Indie author, with only a shaky grip on the whole concept of Marketing, however I recently stumbled across something that really resonated with me as a reader: ‘We are all competing for clock...
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Ch-ch-ch-changes in Indie Publishing
I received an email from another author recently, asking me if I could send him a link to a podcast I did on how to effectively leverage free days to promote your book. I had forgotten about that...
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Slow Thriller* Writers and Free Books
(*It’s the rate of writing that’s slow, not the pace of the fiction…) Back in 2012 I tried enrolling a novel of mine in KDP Select, or whatever it was called back then. I booked five FREE days, and was...
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Soft-Selling Books in the Digital Age
I’m an Indie author, with only a shaky grip on the whole concept of Marketing, however I recently stumbled across something that really resonated with me as a reader: ‘We are all competing for clock...
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Ch-ch-ch-changes in Indie Publishing
I received an email from another author recently, asking me if I could send him a link to a podcast I did on how to effectively leverage free days to promote your book. I had forgotten about that...
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Slow Thriller* Writers and Free Books
(*It’s the rate of writing that’s slow, not the pace of the fiction…) Back in 2012 I tried enrolling a novel of mine in KDP Select, or whatever it was called back then. I booked five FREE days, and was...
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How to Use Perma-Free eBooks to Bolster Paid Sales
So, you’ve heard that making books perma-free (permanently or long-term free) is a great way to spur sales of your other books. You read an IU article on how to make your book perma-free, you did it,...
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Free eBooks: What Used to Be and What Works Now
My favorite saying about indie publishing is, “The only constant is change.” There’s no such thing as a long-term, set it and forget it marketing system that will continue to work to sell books year...
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Slow Thriller* Writers and Free Books
(*It’s the rate of writing that’s slow, not the pace of the fiction…) Back in 2012 I tried enrolling a novel of mine in KDP Select, or whatever it was called back then. I booked five FREE days, and was...
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How to Use Perma-Free eBooks to Bolster Paid Sales
So, you’ve heard that making books perma-free (permanently or long-term free) is a great way to spur sales of your other books. You read an IU article on how to make your book perma-free, you did it,...
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Free eBooks: What Used to Be and What Works Now
My favorite saying about indie publishing is, “The only constant is change.” There’s no such thing as a long-term, set it and forget it marketing system that will continue to work to sell books year...
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When the Reading Audience is Captive
Sale has been extended to May 31 There isn’t a corner of the world the Coronavirus hasn’t hit (well, maybe Antarctica) and now millions of people are stuck at home with nothing to do. Some are diehard...
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