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Two New Publishing Events You Don’t Want to Miss: Thomson-Shore Booktoberfest and BookBaby Independent Authors Conference

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Fall is conference time in the publishing world, and it’s a great time to travel to these conferences to meet other authors, vendors of publishing services, to get great education in how to produce and market your books. And hey, it’s just a lot of fun! While there are over 40 writers conferences, there have […]

Anatomy of the Bonus: Checklists, Cheatsheets, Worksheets, and More

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One of the constants in the internet marketing world is the awarding of “bonuses” with almost any kind of product, including books. In its most basic form, a bonus could be considered anything extra that has value. By “extra” we mean that a bonus is something added to something else, perhaps a thing you weren’t […]

Successful Print, Ebook, and Audiobook Publishing with Amazon

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Last week we introduced our new Amazon Success Toolkit, a collection of guidelines and productivity tools for publishers using CreateSpace, Kindle Direct Publishing, or Audible, all portals for Amazon. The response has been impressive, and I can see why. Keeping track of all the policies, procedures, and programs at Amazon is more than most of […]

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