by Joel Friedlander | Jan 16, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
We’re deep in winter now, and news in the book business continues to pile up at a furious pace. This week’s reads look at the power of Amazon, how ebooks fail, social media strategies, keeping focused on your work, and one person’s journey on the...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 21, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Parking lots at the local food markets are filling up, there’s no denying we’re head first into the holiday season. Ebooks are on people’s minds, and we’re meeting more and more self-published authors, each with their own story. And it’s...
by Joel Friedlander | Oct 17, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
We’re deep into fall and I’ve been experiencing frosty evening in the Pacific Northwest this week. I’ve got a fun blog from Hamish MacDonald from the Scottish Poetry Library’s annual small press fair, Zoe Winters’ take on PubIt...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 26, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
As the fall heats up, so too do the blogs where people talk books, book marketing, self-publishing and the new world that’s unfolding around us. This week is an unusually rich stew of talk, ideas, suggestions, transcendental design and practical, down-to-earth...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 22, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
You can feel the new season stirring to life here in the west. Driving into town, there was a soccer game on the big field at the local high school, teenagers in uniforms streaking up and down the field. Can Friday night football be far behind? This week we have a...