by Joel Friedlander | Jul 13, 2015 | Self-Publishing
Editor’s Note: The monthly Ebook Cover Design Awards will appear here next Monday, July 20th, and on approximately the same date in coming months. As you probably know, I go to a lot of publishing events and I really enjoy doing that. There’s an excitement and...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 20, 2015 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
Response to the launch on Wednesday of my new Book Launch Toolkit—developed with blogger and writer platform expert Kimberley Grabas—has been remarkable. I love it when you hit on something that people really want, it tells me I’m going in the right direction....
by Jason Kong | May 20, 2015 | Marketing
By Jason Kong You’ve seen plenty of author interviews on the internet. You should really consider doing one yourself. Not as the subject answering questions, but as the person asking them. Identify an author who writes for an audience similar to yours, and...
by Joel Friedlander | May 11, 2015 | Author Blogging 101, Social Media
Last week Stephanie Chandler invited me to do a presentation for the Nonfiction Writer’s Conference, an online event featuring lots of speakers on topics of interest to self-publishers and nonfiction authors. The topic was “Essentials for Author Websites,...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 6, 2015 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
When you’re publishing your own books easy to get so busy and wrapped up in details that you often miss book marketing opportunities along the way. For instance, I see lots of indie authors publishing books that would be great additions to public libraries. Have...