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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...

Amazon lets authors profit share in the Kindle Lending Library in exchange for 90 days of exclusivity

by T. W. Seller | Dec 9, 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 | 1 |

Amazon recently announced that Amazon Prime members get access to the Kindle Lending Library which...

Making NaNoWriMo a blogging challenge: 30 days for over a year’s worth of blog posts

by T. W. Seller | Oct 24, 2011 | Marketing and Promotion, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 3 |

I’m a volunteer for The Office of Letters and Light, a non-profit in support of the arts....

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...

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...

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...

Making money from writing online: Content Aggregators or blogging?

by T. W. Seller | Jan 22, 2010 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 2 |

There was an article in the Nov/Dec ’09 issue of Writer’s Digest (I’m behind, I...

For the writers in your life, give the gift of editing this holiday season (no, seriously!)

by T. W. Seller | Dec 8, 2009 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Your friend is a writer. You love your friend and you want to support their interests, but you...

I’m doing a blog tour. Can I stop by your site?

by T. W. Seller | Aug 26, 2009 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance | 2 |

Hmm, I thought Hillary was tweeting out a link to her own site but it looks like. . . wait a minute! Is this The Whine Seller? What the hell? It looks nothing like itself. When did she . . . where is the . . . God, I need a...

Publishing on Amazon’s Kindle: Author Gregory Bernard Banks shares his insights & experience

by Guest Whiner | Mar 10, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Misc, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 1 |

As regular readers of The Whine Seller know, I like to write from personal experience. So, with...

How important is the discussion board community on eBay?

by T. W. Seller | Feb 16, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 16 |

On Friday, I opened a unholy can of worms with this statement:I’m having a lot of trouble getting upset about the loss of community on eBay. That was always my least favorite part about it.Shortly after making this...