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Why I turned down my book deal: on eBooks, printed books and pricing (Guest post from author Gary Ponzo)

by Guest Whiner | May 26, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

Today’s Guest post is about something I know many readers, writers and publishers will be...

How to run a Twitter contest

by T. W. Seller | Sep 28, 2009 | Marketing and Promotion, Social Networking and Blogging, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 2 |

You are looking for a little marketing juice for your store or book or maybe just a few more Twitter followers. What better way to get some traffic or attention than a contest? People love to win stuff and if your prize is...

Lulu contest rewards the self-published author for marketing their own work

by T. W. Seller | Feb 27, 2009 | 2 |

There is a lot to love in the new contest Lulu just announced. Instead of judging a contest based on content (which never fully allows for huge variety of POD books out there) this contest is based solely on how well your book...

Lulu.com loses NaNoWriMo partnership to Amazon’s CreateSpace

by T. W. Seller | Oct 23, 2008 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD | 0 |

Right on the heels of the Nickelodeon partnership, CreateSpace has scored another partnership coup. NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month, a month long free to enter contest held every November where writers try to...

Five Ways to Tweak Your Marketing for a Sluggish Economy

by T. W. Seller | Oct 22, 2008 | Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

With the economy right now being, shall we say, less than ideal, competition for buyer’s eyes is fierce. It’s not that buyers aren’t spending money, it’s just that they are being more careful in how they...