by Joel Friedlander | Aug 13, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Marketing, Self-Publishing
It seems that authors fall into two categories when it comes to author blogging: Authors who are blogging regularly Authors who think they should be blogging regularly If you read blogs you come to the conclusion that there are lots of reasons authors are blogging....
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 12, 2012 | Cover Design, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
Welcome to this edition of the e-Book Cover Design Awards. This edition is for submissions during July, 2012. Here’s what we received: 109 covers in the Fiction category 27 covers in the Nonfiction category Award Winners and Listing Guest judge this month is...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 11, 2012 | Cover Design, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
We’re getting ready to post the latest roundup of ebook cover designs, this group for covers submitted during July, 2012. But wait! I have a surprise in store for all the people who entered: I didn’t judge them. That’s right, no snarky comments from...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 10, 2012 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
by Laura Pepper Wu (@LauraPepWu) Laura is a best-selling self-published author and a blogger who likes WordPress so much she is busy working on ways to help authors make the most of the blogging experience. She is a frequent commenter here and I was happy that she...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 8, 2012 | Interviews, Marketing, Podcasts, Self-Publishing
When you get ready to launch your self-published book, one of the best tools you have to help is publicity. Why? It’s one of the greatest ways to get your book in front of a lot of people and, if you’re on a budget, you can do a lot of it yourself. Joan...