by Joel Friedlander | Jan 20, 2013 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Lots going on this week, with the end-of-the-year and beginning-of-the-year posts running dry, bloggers are returning to the basics of book making. And while there’s another presidential inauguration going on, we’ll be looking at print, planning for your...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 13, 2013 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Sometimes it seems like the markets we sell in are themselves living, changing things. Almost everything on today’s reading menu is concerned one way or another with the ever-evolving markets for print and ebooks, and the ways we go about learning our markets....
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 6, 2013 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
So how does your year look so far? It’s early days yet, but it’s surprising how quickly things start up again after the holidays. We’re fully in the swing of things here with a big roundup on ebook progress, another vote for print, some tough love...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 30, 2012 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for December, 2012. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 23, 2012 | Marketing, Social Media
We are down to the nub-end of the year, with holidays piling on top of each other in a blizzard of family, home, friends, food, gifts, gratitude, and a new perspective gained from looking forward to the new year as much as looking back over the ruins of the old. But...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 19, 2012 | Marketing, Social Media
Twitter, my favorite social media site, is a very simple service. Sometimes it seems that it’s so simple and direct that new users don’t really “get it” and wonder what the heck it’s all about. But the fact that it’s simple...