Summary: Learn how to get your book publicity campaign moving despite the current economic recession by trying these practically economical methods of book marketing.
Whether you are an upstart author or a self published author, an efficient book marketing plan in these times of economic recession need not be expensive if you just know your target [...]

Summary: Learn how to increase your book sales as a self-published author by trying an online press release campaign, in order to connect with the right demographic and significantly improve the sales returns of your book.
As a self-published author, you can generate considerable sales returns for your book by resorting to issuing well-written press release [...]

Summary: Learn to distinguish the “Do’s” and “Dont’s” in carefully planning for and proceeding with an email ad campaign to market and promote your book, in order to connect with the right demographic and significantly improve the technical effectiveness of your book-selling strategy.
For an upstart author with limited resources, marketing the book by email ad [...]

Sometimes when you create a Kindle edition, it is posted separately from the print edition so it is appears to be an entirely different book, with two distinct pages.  There’s no rhyme or reason why this happens to some books and not others, but it can be a real problem – especially when you’ve cultivated [...]

Missed this post last month, and it’s an important one: Share The Wealth: A Radical Solution To Translation Costs
The main idea: get your book translated into different languages by promising the translator money on the back end after the book sells, rather than an upfront fee. Scott Nicholson writes on David Gaughran’s blog:
Amazon just [...]

There are good arguments for both sides of the issue on eBook pricing. A lower price may devalue your work, but it may also drive sales. There’s also the option of giving it away for free.
Henry’s recent experiment with giving his novel away for free got me thinking about doing the same with mine. I [...]

By Wesley Craig Green – a writer of comics & movies, occasional entrepreneur, pop culture junkie, and lover of all things 70s.
Till only a few years ago, making a successful go at self-publishing (by “successful”, I mean having a growing audience which actively supports your work) was not the norm. For every [...]

Kindle has released its specs for the Kindle Fire and beyond, which now support HTML 5.
We’re pleased to announce a wide range of new features and enhancements – including HTML5 support – coming in Kindle Format 8 (KF8). KF8 is the next generation file format for Kindle books – replacing Mobi 7. As [...]

To eBook authors, marketing can be a daunting task. Whether you’re an indie publisher or you are using a traditional publisher, the marketing is usually left up to you.
It is a digital world now and self-publishers are not tied to bookstores with limited shelf space and a revolving inventory. In fact it will be on [...]

Storify is the next big thing.  Or maybe it’s already the big thing and I’m just hearing about it. Given that their Facebook page has around 4000 likes, word hasn’t gotten out in a huge way about the service.  It should be of immediate use to writers, and offers a new way to promote a [...]