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Does the timing of your book release really matter all that much?

by T. W. Seller | Feb 27, 2015 | Marketing and Promotion, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

I very carefully chose a release date for my book and I think that may have been a waste of time. ...

Smashwords’ NaNoWriMo Promotion will promote your work in progress. How is that helpful to authors?

by T. W. Seller | Oct 22, 2014 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

The publishing platform, Smashwords, is having a promotion in honor of National Novel Writing...

In which Amazon’s KDP accuses me of plagiarizing… myself.

by T. W. Seller | Jun 1, 2012 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

If you aren’t up on your eBook news, you may not have heard of this scam that’s been...

Lulu.com announces business model reinvention: What does this mean for authors, creators and users?

by T. W. Seller | Jun 14, 2011 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

Two big announcements out of Lulu today. The first is that they are retiring CDs, DVDs, brochures,...

5 tips for formatting your eBook content to publish on Amazon’s Kindle

by T. W. Seller | Jun 1, 2011 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Five Tips to Kindle-Ize Your Book (Guest Post from Elmore Hammes) Back in May, Amazon announced...

Publish your ebook on Amazon’s Kindle: How To, tips from authors, reviews, pitfalls & what to expect

by T. W. Seller | May 31, 2011 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

One of the most popular series on this site is our series about publishing eBooks on...

Amazon Author Central adds Twitter updates, public notes & Shelfari books extras to author pages

by T. W. Seller | Apr 27, 2011 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Marketing and Promotion, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Social Networking and Blogging | 0 |

There are several things to get excited about with the new release for Amazon Author Central. The...

Professionalism is key when dealing with negative feedback or reviews

by T. W. Seller | Mar 30, 2011 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging | 0 |

We’ve all been there. We get a really nasty review of our store, our blog, our book. Maybe a...

Disadvantages of Self-Publishing: Being your own publisher is a lot of work

by T. W. Seller | Mar 23, 2011 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

If you’re just tuning in, my self-published play was already successful but I decided to...

Disadvantages of Self-Publishing: Piracy, copyright & having to be the bad guy

by T. W. Seller | Mar 21, 2011 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

If you’re just tuning in, my self-published play was already successful but I decided to...

Amazon Shorts returns from the grave as Kindle Singles: publishing for short fiction & articles

by T. W. Seller | Jan 28, 2011 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

Ever since the Kindle platform launched, authors and publisher alike have been using it to publish...

Lend an eBook to a friend with Amazon’s Kindle Book Lending Program (Writer, Reader & Retailer Perspectives)

by T. W. Seller | Jan 4, 2011 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 2 |

Some really exciting news out of Amazon in the last few days: You can now let a friend borrow one...

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