by Jason Matthews | Dec 17, 2014 | E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
By Jason Matthews Hard to believe it’s only been seven years since Amazon released the Kindle. It happened in November of 2007, and while ebooks existed before then, that was a pivotal event for the future of publishing. More specifically, for the future of...
by Jason Matthews | Nov 12, 2014 | Contributing Writers, Marketing, Self-Publishing
By Jason Matthews What have you done with video to assist your writing projects? I posed this question in two active Facebook author groups. Hardly anyone responded, which led me to three possibilities: People don’t like me so much. They didn’t comment because they...
by Jason Matthews | Oct 8, 2014 | Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing
By Jason Matthews At a recent writers conference I listened to a lecture from Laurie McLean of Foreword Literary, an agent I admire. She discussed the challenges of getting published and how writers can increase their chances by building a stronger author platform...
by Jason Matthews | Sep 3, 2014 | Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing
By Jason Matthews Authorly turns books into apps. Don’t feel bad if you’ve heard the term a thousand times but still don’t know exactly what an “app” is; the tech learning curve never ends. App is short for application though that probably doesn’t clarify much. This...
by Jason Matthews | Jul 30, 2014 | Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing
By Jason Matthews In 2012, Forrester Research reported that more people use Amazon’s search engine than Google’s when searching for products to buy. That wasn’t a surprise. Google’s search engine was designed to provide information and sell advertising while Amazon’s...
