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Indie Authors – More Bad News If You Use Amazon Select
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook As many of you indie authors who read this blog know, I’ve become very ambivalent about Amazon’s KDP Select program. It seemed a great thing at first,...
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Indie Authors – Selling Books Is All About This
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook Okay, this post is admittedly a bit of a rant . I recently read a post about free books and Amazon. Yeah, it’s the big issue right now. But what...
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Is Amazon Becoming Irrelevant?
“Source: To Become A Writer”This is just a quick post. I just read an interesting article about Amazon, and since the big ‘Zon is always on the indie author mind, I thought it was worth sharing....
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Indie Authors – Do You Have, Or Need, Klout?
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook So, how many of you indie authors have heard of Klout? Are you scratching your head, saying what, another social media platform I need to use?...
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Amazon Acquires Goodreads – How Will This Affect Indie Authors?
“Source: To Become A Writer”I’ve been reading that Amazon announced last week that it is acquiring Goodreads. My initial reaction was oh great, Amazon will take over another site and ruin it for indie...
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Free Kindle Book Downloads And More From Digital Book Today
“Source: To Become A Writer”If you’re an indie author who likes or wants to take advantage of free kindle book downloads, then you need to know about Digital Book Today. This wonderful site is run by...
View ArticleThere Are Still Good People Out There
“Source: To Become A Writer”I was going to title this post When Tragedy Strikes, Remember The Good. That’s probably an okay title as well…but I wanted to focus on people. As I drove my dad to the...
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A Reed Ferguson Mystery In Spanish
“Source: To Become A Writer”One of the things I hear a lot is if you can get your ebooks translated into other languages, then you might be able to sell better because there is less competition in...
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Indie Authors – Think Quality Editing Doesn’t Matter?
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook I teach a class on self-publishing at a local community college, and the subject of editing comes up often. And the more I work with indie authors,...
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Indie Authors – What Is The Future of The E-reader?
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook I came across an interesting article the other day, one that has some bearing on us indie authors. The article is about brands that will disappear in...
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5 Things I Hate About Twitter (And Tips For Indie Authors)
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook I know that it’s the in thing for indie authors to use Twitter for marketing and making connections. That’s all fine, but there are some things that...
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Flipboard – What Is It And How Can Indie Authors Use It?
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook Will Flipboard be the next thing in book marketing? Indie authors are always on the lookout for new and creative ways to market their books (and let’s...
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Indie Authors – Do You Have An Amazon Author Central Page?
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook As you read that title, did you indie authors think one more thing to do? I get that feeling sometimes…but this post (and a few more in this short...
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Indie Authors – Amazon Author Central Sales Info And More
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook As we continue our Indie Authors and Amazon Author Central series, let’s discuss just a few more basic things you’ll want to address. But first, if...
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Indie Authors – More Tips For Your Author Central Page
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook We continue our Indie Authors and Amazon Author Central series, and before we get to adding books (you won’t want to miss this one as I’ve got some...
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Indie Authors – Adding Books To Your Amazon Author Central Page
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook As I wrap up my series on Amazon’s author central page (if you missed the previous posts, you can find them on the Promoting Your Books page), it’s...
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Indie Authors – Check Out Bunbury Magazine
“Source: To Become A Writer”A while back I was contacted by the folks from Bunbury Magazine. They complimented the work I do with indie authors (for which I am thankful), and asked if I would check...
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Saying No To Facebook
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook Those of you who know me, must be saying what? Renée is giving up Facebook? No, that’s not the case – I still believe in having a Facebook fan page,...
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Indie Authors And The Future Of Twitter
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook As you may know, Twitter is about to go public, and this brings up some interesting things for indie authors who use Twitter as a marketing tool. Now,...
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Indie Authors And Goodreads Review Policies
“Source: To Become A Writer”Indie Author Handbook Earlier this month, I saw some articles about Goodreads and their new review policies, and I wonder if it will impact indie authors like the whole...
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