by Joel Friedlander | Feb 15, 2011 | Social Media
It’s an old truism that we often learn best by teaching. I was asked to give a presentation on Author Blogging and the opportunity to pull back and think about the whole phenomenon was incredibly educational for me. Writing a blog and running a business...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 16, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
We’re deep in winter now, and news in the book business continues to pile up at a furious pace. This week’s reads look at the power of Amazon, how ebooks fail, social media strategies, keeping focused on your work, and one person’s journey on the...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 19, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
As we glide toward fall, plans turn to ramping up publishing and promotion plans. The holidays aren’t far away, and projects we wanted to finish in 2010 are looking at final deadlines as the months dwindle away. It’s the second half of September, and a few...
by Joel Friedlander | Jul 25, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
More authors seem to be slipping the leash of big publishing contracts, and ebooks are elbowing their way toward the mainstream of publishing. This week we’ve got writing on community; another fan of the iPad; great books for writers; the figures on sales of...