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Marketing an ebook is probably the most important part of being an author. The reason for this is pretty simple – without ebook marketing, you probably won’t sell any books! In order to make money you have to take advantage of the different options you have, like the web and social media, for marketing your ebook.

Here are a few different options that have been proven to work. Be careful, it’s easy to fall into the trap of ignoring a particular marketing outlet just because you’re not use to using it. Over time you want to have many different channels […]

Taking the right approach to marketing an ebook is critical to selling it to your potential audience, and as long as you understand a couple of factors pertinent to decision-making, you should be able to quickly drive more sales without even having to be a qualified marketing expert.

Give It Away for Free
A great marketing strategy you should be using is giving away your eBook for a limited period of time, such as 30 or 60 days, before starting to charge money for it. Free ebook giveaways are typically best to generate word of mouth, and enable […]

Who’s your favourite singer, are they human and are you sure?

Don’t be too quick to answer. You may be cheering on a holographic image. That was certainly the case when in 2010, a Japanese hologram belted out pop songs to sold-out concerts.

A trick of light creates an image that looks three-dimensional and, in the case of Hatsune Miku, sings to and interacts with a crowd of fans. While she does have certain cartoonish features, Miku is impressively solid-looking nonetheless.

I wonder if rock stars shuddered and actors groaned. If this technology gets any better, movie directors and music […]

The answer is yes, Yes, YES! For those of you that are rushed for time and have no interest in reading an entire blog article, that’s all you need to know. I know you don’t want to spend the money and I can’t blame you. Just do it. Search the internet and find someone in your price range with a good reputation. You may now return to your normal life. If you want to know why I’m so emphatic about copy editors, then, by all means, read on.

Like all self-published writers, I can’t (or is it won’t?) afford to […]

Fighting words, but Ron Charles at The Washington Post has a point.

At The Post, we’re getting about 150 books a day. A day. And these are books that had to find an agent. And then a publisher. And then were professionally edited. And now are being professionally marketed by people with money on the line. Many of these books, of course, are bad, but many — far more than we can review — are interesting, engaging, informative, moving, timely and/or newsworthy for various reasons.

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Are there great, truly great self-published books being produced — and ignored —

  I’ve had three serious jolts to my head, all were life altering.  Brain science is still a subject that needs a lot more study and investigation in my opinion.  The brain goes through so many changes in a lifetime: car accidents, sports accidents, kids falling down hitting their heads, hormonal changes, diet, old age . . . it’s a wonder we survive all of this trauma.  The big problem is that when these injuries occur, most people don’t realize any damage has been done.  They just know that people suddenly are reacting differently to them, they can’t do math any […]

Every writer tries to write every day even if they experience a bad case of constant writer’s block. Crafting contents which can pique reader’s interest instantly is already a challenging task. However, apart from writing, there is an important skill that all writers must learn to develop. It is editing or proofreading their own work.

Some writers think like they don’t need to worry about their spelling and grammar. They believe that it is their editor’s job to pick up spelling mistakes and some basic grammar problems on their written work. Sorry to disappoint you, but it’s also the writer’s […]