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Dan Poynter

This Week in the Blogs, September 12 – 18, 2010

September 19, 2010 3 comments
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This Week in the Self-Publishing Blogs, September 12 – 18, 2010 including Jane Friedman, Mark Coker, S.G. Royale, Dan Poynter and L.J. Sellers on subjects of interest to writers and self-publishers.

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Review: The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Marilyn Ross and Sue Collier

July 28, 2010 17 comments
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The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Marilyn Ross and Sue Collier is an update of a self-publishing classic, and highly recommended. It provides a practical overview to the writing, publishing and selling of an author’s own book.

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How To Write Book Titles for People & Robots

June 16, 2010 28 comments
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For nonfiction books, combine an attention-getting short title with a long, specific and keyword-rich subtitle to achieve the best discoverability for your book. Your title will appeal to people browsing in bookstores or online, and your subtitle will flag search engine robots about the subjects in your book.

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The Self-Publisher’s Self-Questionnaire

April 22, 2010 19 comments

I talk to writers every week who are thinking about self-publishing. It’s a major step, and each person takes that step in their own way. People seem to be most influenced by their own professional background, and sometimes by knowing someone who published a book. A big part of my job in these talks is [...]

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How Apple’s App Store is Changing Bookselling

April 15, 2010 17 comments

Soon after the iPhone was introduced, Apple rolled out its extension of the wildly successful iTunes store, the App store. The easy and cheap availability of thousands of apps, combined with the groundbreaking touchscreen interface of the iPhone, created a wave of e commerce that’s been rolling ever since. In January 2010, there were over [...]

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