Dean Wesley Smith » The Secret of Indie Publishing
A must read for anyone who wants to be an independent/self publisher getting into the eBook market. (Especially those who want to make money at it!) I...
Traditional Publishers are in Trouble
From J.A. Konrath’s Blog: (Note- Legacy means “traditional publishers” aka Established Publishing Companies.) Right now I’m looking at the Top 10 Kindle bestsellers in occult fiction. Every...
Is 50,000 the magic number for e-books?
I was talking with a friend this afternoon who is something of an industry watcher in the publishing industry, and we were discussing e-book length. Now I’ve...
Advice on Covers
Speaking of the Dead Robot’s Society writer’s podcast (which I’ve become a fan of recently), among the myriad topics they’ve covered, they did two especially good interviews...
The Swivet [Colleen Lindsay]: On word counts and novel length
Finally! I found someone who lays out the word count targets for different types of books and genres. She’s a former professional agent, and knows of which...
The Future of Self-Publishing: Co-ops
“That which comes together must break apart- that which breaks apart must come together.” – Old Chinese Proverb Today, I was talking to one of my co-workers...
Free Book Marketing Podcast Series
Friesen Press seems to be a former small publisher that are currently marketing themselves as a service provider for self-published authors. It’s not a bad approach to...
Just got my first payment from Smashwords for Hot Soup
Back in February of 2011, I stuck my short story Hot Soup up on Smashwords as an experiment, and today I received my first payment for it-...
Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing: Which Way Will You Make More Money? | Nathan Bransford, Author
This guy’s posting some real numbers about self-publishing and what makes money for authors. Definitely worth a read. It’s author monetization week! Monday through Thursday this week...
This 26-Year-Old Is Making Millions Cutting Out Traditional Publishers With Amazon Kindle – Business Insider
I can never remember her name in conversations, but I do remember what she’s doing to the publishing world. Amanda Hocking is the poster child for the...