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Blogads for book sales? Where and how to advertise your self-published book.

For the past few months I’ve been trying just about everything to get people to read and comment on my indie non-fiction. I’m giving it away for free on my website. I sent out massive email campaigns to related bloggers, basically begging them to take a look at get the free copy. Response has been good – but limited. As of right now I’ve got only a handful of amazon comments and the book is ranked well over the 1,000,000 mark on amazon. But I’m still optimistic, even excited, because I’m learning a lot about what works and what doesn’t, […]

2017-03-24T09:22:57+02:00April 1st, 2011|Categories: Resources|Tags: , |

eBook Authors: Use The POWER of Links

One of the first things an eBook Author must learn to use is the power of links. Whether you’re creating your ebook, setting up your web site, writing a blog or joining a group on the Internet, hyperlinks are what make things happen. The more clicks, the more chances of your success. The synergy created by links is a powerful thing.

With that said, where should you put links? The following is a list of possible opportunities for linking.

Your eBook Author Page

Let’s start with your ebook. You should always have an author page with links to everything in […]

2019-02-18T12:22:05+02:00March 24th, 2011|Categories: Member Blog, Resources|Tags: , |

Kindle Chat: A New Forum for Kindle Authors

Heads up, Kindle authors. A new Kindle forum has arrived on the scene with its doors wide open to welcome new members. Kindle Chat is the brainchild of author and Book Chatter host Stacey Cochran, and you’re probably wondering about the need for another Kindle forum when sites like kindleboards are so popular. I wondered the same thing, so I contacted Stacey with some questions about why he decided to start the site:

“I started the kindlechat.org site largely because I used to enjoy kindleboards.com but that site has become an unwelcome place, with moderators who frequently resort to bullying

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2018-10-29T12:11:12+02:00March 21st, 2011|Categories: News, Resources|

How to create a Kindle ebook? Anyone can make this stuff up.

The following is a recipe for the creation of a Kindle ebook.  The results can be viewed on a Kindle ereader or by any of the ‘Kindle for’ software apps including MAC, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry or Android Phone.

Recipe for Great Stuff(ing), Kindle Style

Starting Ingredients

1 Windows PC

1 Microsoft Word

1 Kindlegen Software app from Amazon (Download)

1 Kindle for PC Software app from Amazon (Download)

Instructions

Write your content in a Microsoft Word document (merge text, links and pictures as needed)

Save content as a Microsoft Word DOC file format (DOC is preferred […]

2019-02-18T12:22:11+02:00March 12th, 2011|Categories: Member Blog, Resources|Tags: |

How to Write Kindle Articles: Kate Harper

I’m Kate Harper and I write articles for the Kindle. I recently published a 43 page booklet called “How to Publish and Sell Your Article on the Kindle: 12 Steps for Short Documents.” I’ve found that most people don’t realize you can publish and sell articles and short documents on the Kindle.

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

It was actually an accident.  I was helping a girlfriend convert her book for the Kindle but before I posted it, I wanted to experiment on something small, so I pulled a travel article […]

2011-02-25T15:45:41+02:00February 25th, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Resources|

Self-publishing and social networking

A Heart to Mend

The main advantage of self-publishing for me is that as the author, I have full control over the content, design, and marketing of my book. I also decide when it goes to press and I retain all the publication and subsidiary rights. Thus, I was free to penetrate a niche market in foreign romance, which a commercial publisher would have ignored. I also believe that my book had a greater chance of success because I was very committed to promoting it, more than say, a publisher who has hundreds of other titles.

In terms of sales, A Heart to Mend […]

2020-02-21T03:58:11+02:00February 21st, 2011|Categories: Features, Resources|Tags: |

Promoting Your Ebook with Online Advertising: Four Options

We can talk all day about the importance of good writing/editing, good cover art, and good blurbs when it comes to selling ebooks, but obscurity is the toughest thing for us to overcome. Whether you’ve written a thrilling science fiction adventure or a manual on dog training, nobody is going to line up to buy it if they don’t know it exists.

Advertising is one way to create awareness of your ebooks.

Advertising can be hit or miss, though, and many authors end up spending more money on the ads than they recoup in royalties. Two decent places I’ve found […]

2020-02-21T04:36:17+02:00February 15th, 2011|Categories: Resources|Tags: , |

One from the Editor: Things to Consider Before You Post

Hello, everyone. I apologize for my relative silence for the last week or so. I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, but I simply haven’t had the time. I also checked in with Henry about this just to make sure, and he’s cool with it, so I’m going to go ahead here while I’ve got a few minutes.

I’m all for you submitting content. We wouldn’t have a website without it, or without you. However, with that being said, I feel there’s a need to discuss a couple of things which I’ve noticed over the last […]

2011-02-15T15:26:49+02:00February 15th, 2011|Categories: Resources|
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